Flash Flood Warning 24, NWS Las Vegas, NV

Issued

Aug 9, 1997, 9:29 PM PDT (04:29 UTC)

Expired

Aug 9, 1997, 11:30 PM PDT

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Las Vegas, NV

Area

Whole counties

County Lincoln County, NV

000 
TTAA00 KLAS 100431
FFWLAS
NVC017-100630-
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
929 PM PDT SAT AUG 9 1997
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1130 PM PDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS......
 
IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA
 
   ...NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY
 
LAS VEGAS DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY
RAIN ACROSS NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS TOWARD THE NORTHEAST
AROUND 15 MPH.
 
THE LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED FLOODING IN THE VICINITY OF MT.
WILSON AND THE EAGLE VALLEY DAM.  PEOPLE ALONG THE MEADOW VALLEY WASH IN
THE MEADOW VALLEY CAMPGROUND AND SPRING VALLEY STATE PARK AS WELL AS
THOSE NEAR THE TOWN OF URSINE SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
 
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT.  IT'S
IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR
CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS.  CAMPERS SHOULD
AVOID CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING RAINS.

NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Aug 9, 2:17 PM PDT, 7 hours 12 minutes earlier.

MOJAVE DESERT/SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
215 PM PDT SAT AUG 9 1997

STLT LOOPER THIS AFTERNOON SHOWED T-STORMS OVER SPRING MTNS TO THE
NW OF LAS WITH OTHER STRONG STORMS NOTED OVER SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
EAST OF BARSTOW.  T-STORMS NOT NEARLY AS WIDESPREAD AS YESTERDAY
AND EXPECT FURTHER DECREASE SUNDAY AS SOUTHWEST FLOW INCREASES.  NO
ETA OR MESO-ETA TO LOOK AT BUT NGM AND AVN BOTH PRETTY SIMILAR IN
INDICATING DRYING TREND.  DON'T THINK NW AZ WILL TOTALLY DRY OUT
SUNDAY...THUS WILL LEAVE MENTION OF ISOLD T-STORMS FOR THAT AREA AS
WELL AS HIGHER TERRAIN OF CENTRAL NV.  UPPER TROUGH OFF PAC NW
COAST FCST TO MOVE SOUTH TO BE NEAR NRN CA COAST MON MORNING.
BREEZY CONDS EXPECTED NEXT FEW DAYS AS H7 AND SFC GRADS INCREASE.
DURING EXTENDED PERIOD...MDLS SHIFT H5 HIGH CENTER EST TO TX
PANHANDLE EARLY NEXT WEEK BEFORE MOVING BACK TO THE WEST LATER IN
THE WEEK.  HIGH SHOULD BE FAR ENOUGH EAST FOR DRY CONDS TUE AND WED
WITH RETURN TO SOUTHERLY SLOW FOR INCREASING CHC OF T-STORMS THU.
LAS -000.  KOSIER

SRN NV...NONE
ERN CA...NONE
NW AZ ...NONE

Flash Flood Warnings in Nevada, 1997Every flash flood warning in 1997

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