Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS Las Vegas, NV

Issued

Sep 2, 1997, 5:03 PM MST (00:03 UTC)

Expired

Sep 2, 1997, 6:00 PM MST

In force

57 min

Issued by

NWS Las Vegas, NV

Area

Whole counties

Counties Mohave County, AZ, Clark County, NV

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TTAA00 KLAS 030007 RRA
SVRLAS
AZC015-NVC003-030100-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
503 PM PDT (503 PM MST) TUE SEP 2 1997
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  600 PM PDT (600 PM MST)
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...S...
 
IN NORTHWEST ARIZONA
 
   ...WEST CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY
 
 
IN SOUTH NEVADA
 
   ...EAST CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY
 
THIS INCLUDES THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.
 
AT 500 PM...LAS VEGAS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
OVER WEST CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY ABOUT 10 MILES NORTH OF DOLAN SPRINGS.
 
MOVEMENT OF THIS STORM WAS TO THE NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH AND WILL LIKELY
MOVE OVER THE LAKE MEAD AREA BETWEEN CALVILLE BAY AND TEMPLE BAR
DURING THE NEXT HOUR.
 
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM.  IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD
PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND
DEADLY LIGHTNING.  PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
 
KOSIER

NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Sep 2, 2:07 PM MST, 2 hours 56 minutes earlier.

MOJAVE DESERT/SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
205 PM PDT TUE SEP 2 1997

RADAR AND STLT BOTH INDICATE MOST OF FCST AREA CONVECTION-FREE WITH
EXCEPTION OF ERN SLOPES OF SIERRA NEVADA.  SEVERAL FACTORS LIKELY
INHIBITING T-STORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON.  TEMPS AT 21Z STILL
ONLY IN LOWER 80S OVER SRN NV WHICH IS STILL WELL BELOW CONVECTIVE
TEMPS.  RAINFALL FROM LAST NIGHT ALSO LIKELY STABILIZED LOWER
LAYERS TO SOME DEGREE AND CAPPING INVERSION AT 6OO MB ALSO A
FACTOR.  WITH ALL THAT SAID...WILL TRIM PRECIP CHANCE A CATEGORY OR
TWO FOR TONIGHT INTO ISOLD OR SCT.  ALL MDLS SHOW LITTLE CHG FOR
THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH FCST AREA REMAINING UNDER A MOIST SOUTHEAST
FLOW WITH UNSTBL CONDS CONTINUING WITH FCST LI VALUES IN THE 0 TO
-2 CATEGORY.  THEREFORE...WILL CONTINUE BROAD-BRUSH APPROACH WITH
SCT POPS FOR MOST AREAS THROUGH THU.  LONGER RANGE MDLS CONTINUE TO
BRING TROUGH ALONG WEST COAST OVER THE WEEKEND WHICH SHOULD BRING A
DRIER SOUTHWEST FLOW THEREBY CUTTING OFF T-STORMS CHANCES.
LAS 2332. KOSIER

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

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