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Flash Flood Warning 65, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this flash flood warning at Aug 14, 2005, 5:45 PM MST for Mohave County, Arizona; San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Nevada. It was in force for 2 hr. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2005, 5:45 PM MST (00:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2005, 7:45 PM MST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Mohave County, AZ, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 6:05 PM MST | FLASH FLOOD | Desert Hills, AZ | |
| Aug 14, 6:05 PM MST | FLASH FLOOD | Lake Havasu City, AZ | HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING REPORTED IN DESERT HILLS ARIZONA |
| Aug 14, 6:10 PM MST | FLASH FLOOD | Lake Havasu City, AZ | 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN IN LESS THAN AN HOUR |
| Aug 14, 6:10 PM MST | FLASH FLOOD | Lake Havasu City, AZ | HEAVY RAIN...1.5 INCHES IN LESS THAN AN HOUR...AND FLASH FLOODING REPORTED IN LAKE HAVASU CITY AREA |
| Aug 14, 6:10 PM MST | FLASH FLOOD | Mohave Valley, AZ | |
| Aug 14, 6:13 PM MST | FLASH FLOOD | 5 N Needles, AZ | HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING REPORTED IN MOHAVE VALLEY ARIZONA |
| Aug 14, 6:42 PM MST | FLASH FLOOD | Needles, CA | NORTHBOUND HIGHWAY 95 AT INTERSTATE 40 CLOSED BRIEFLY DUE TO FLASH FLOOD |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS55 KVEF 150049 FFWVEF AZC015-CAC071-NVC003-150245- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 545 PM PDT SUN AUG 14 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN MOHAVE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARIZONA EXTREME EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEVADA * UNTIL 745 PM PDT (745 PM MST) * AT 538 PM PDT (538 PM MST)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM SOUTH OF CAL-NEV-ARI TO LAKE HAVASU CITY. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH AND ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN IN LESS THAN AN HOUR. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAKE HAVASU CITY...NEEDLES...MOHAVE VALLEY...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...AND CAL-NEV-ARI. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF WASHES... HIGHWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND OTHER LOW-LYING AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. LAT...LON 3486 11473 3443 11435 3449 11418 3492 11441 3536 11442 3535 11493 $$ RUNK
2 follow-up statements
000
WGUS75 KVEF 150123
FFSVEF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
620 PM PDT SUN AUG 14 2005
AZC015-CAC071-NVC003-150245-
MOHAVE AZ-SAN BERNARDINO CA-CLARK NV-
620 PM PDT SUN AUG 14 2005
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 745 PM PDT(745 PM MST) FOR
EXTREME SOUTHERN CLARK...EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO AND SOUTHWESTERN
MOHAVE COUNTIES...
AT 613 PM PDT (613 PM MST)...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED
FLOODING IN THE ARIZONA COMMUNITIES OF MOHAVE VALLEY...DESERT
HILLS...AND LAKE HAVASU CITY. RAINFALL IS BEGINNING TO DIMINISH
IN INTENSITY BUT RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS
IN THE AREA UNTIL AT LEAST 745 PM.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 3486 11473 3443 11435 3449 11418 3492 11441
3535 11493
$$
RUNK000 WGUS75 KVEF 150237 FFSVEF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 733 PM PDT SUN AUG 14 2005 AZC015-CAC071-NVC003-150245- MOHAVE AZ-SAN BERNARDINO CA-CLARK NV- 733 PM PDT SUN AUG 14 2005 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE UNTIL 745 PM PDT (745 PM MST) FOR EXTREME SOUTHERN CLARK...EXTREME EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO AND SOUTHWESTERN MOHAVE COUNTIES... AT 730 PM PDT (730 PM MST)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNING AREA BUT RAINFALL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY HAVE DIMINISHED. THE THREAT OF SERIOUS FLOODING HAS ENDED BUT RUNOFF MAY CONTINUE TO CREATE MINOR NUISANCE FLOODING FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF HOURS. REPEATING...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE AT 745 PM PDT. LAT...LON 3486 11473 3443 11435 3449 11418 3492 11441 3535 11493 $$ RUNK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 6:47 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 43 min |
| Aug 15, 2:59 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 46 min |
| Aug 15, 3:44 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 46 min |
| Aug 14, 5:45 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | Nye | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 5:46 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | Lincoln | 119 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Arizona, 2005Flash Flood Warnings in California, 2005Flash Flood Warnings in Nevada, 2005Every flash flood warning in 2005
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.