Severe Thunderstorm Warning 29, NWS Las Vegas, NV

Issued

Aug 30, 1998, 4:59 PM MST (23:59 UTC)

Expired

Aug 30, 1998, 6:00 PM MST

In force

61 min

Issued by

NWS Las Vegas, NV

Area

Whole counties

Counties Mohave County, AZ, Clark County, NV

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WUUS1 KLAS 310000
SVRLAS
AZC015-NVC003-310100-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
459 PM PDT (459 PM MST) SUN AUG 30 1998


*  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR
   EAST CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEVADA
   WEST CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA

*  UNTIL 600 PM PDT (600 PM MST)

*  SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED
   LAS VEGAS BAY
   CALVILLE BAY
   BOULDER BEACH

*  AT 450 PM...THE PARK SERVICE DISPATCH AT LAKE MEAD
   REPORTED A WIND GUST TO 70 MPH AT THE LAS VEGAS BAY
   MARINA. RADAR INDICATED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
   LAKE MEAD RECREATION AREA MOVING TO THE EAST AT 15 MPH.

   DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE... SEEK REFUGE FROM THE STORM IN A
STRONG BUILDING. BOATERS ON AREA LAKES SHOULD TAKE SHELTER.
DAMAGING WIND... LARGE HAIL... VERY HEAVY RAIN... AND DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING ARE ALL LIKELY. DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES OR OTHER
ISOLATED TALL OBJECTS. THESE ATTRACT LIGHTNING. DO NOT DRIVE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

KOSIER

NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 30, 2:20 PM MST, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.

MOJAVE DESERT/SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
220 PM PDT SUN AUG 30 1998

SYNOPSIS...LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT
BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THIS WEEK. THIS
WILL RESULT IN A CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
EACH DAY. AT THE SAME TIME...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN
OVER THE AREA KEEPING TEMPERATURES WARMER THAN NORMAL.

DISCUSSION...SATELLITE AND RADAR DETECTING ISOLATED/SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION. THUNDERSTORMS HUGGING CLOSE TO
THE HIGHER TERRAIN CURRENTLY WITH ANVIL BLOWOFF STREAMING TO THE
EAST-SOUTHEAST. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN GREATEST POTENTIAL AND CONTINUALLY
MONITORING POSSIBLE NEED FOR ADVISORY OR WATCH. SHORT WAVE TROUGH
MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN ADDING ADDITIONAL LIFT TO EAST
CENTRAL NEVADA. DYNAMICS FROM SHORT WAVE SHIFT EAST MONDAY BUT LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE AND COOLER AIR ALOFT WILL PRODUCE ANOTHER DAY OF
ISOLATED/SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH CENTER RETROGRADES
OFF THE WEST COAST TUESDAY WITH DRIER/WARMER AIR ALOFT SPREADING BACK
INTO THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA. THIS ONLY TREND I
COULD LATCH ONTO SO SHOWING AM SCALING BACK AREAL COVERAGE ON
TUESDAY. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS OFFERING ANY NUMBER OF SOLUTIONS. BUT
WILL BRING DRYING TREND ALL THE WAY INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. LAS 3221. PIERCE

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