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Flash Flood Warning 73, NWS Las Vegas, NV

October 18, 2005Clark County, Nevada

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this flash flood warning at Oct 18, 2005, 10:26 AM PDT for Clark County, Nevada. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Oct 18, 2005, 10:26 AM PDT (17:26 UTC)
Expired
Oct 18, 2005, 1:30 PM PDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Clark County, NV

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Mercury/Desert R, NV (KDRA), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 101 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Mercury/Desert R, NV at 12:00Z on 2005-10-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Mercury/Desert R, NV at 12:00Z on 2005-10-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 122 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1070 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
122 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
152 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGUS55 KVEF 181728
FFWVEF
NVC003-182030-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1026 AM PDT TUE OCT 18 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEVADA

* UNTIL 130 PM PDT

* AT 1020 AM PDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLASH           
  FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE LAS     
  VEGAS VALLEY...PARTICULARLY ALONG BOULDER HIGHWAY. SEVERAL FEET OF 
  WATER IS CURRENTLY FLOWING OVER THE ROADWAYS. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL OCCUR OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS... 
PROLONGING THE CURRENT FLOODING...OR POTENTIALLY ENHANCING THE 
CURRENT FLOODING PROBLEMS.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

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.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 3606 11508 3607 11496 3623 11499 3621 11514

$$

SC
3 follow-up statements
000
WGUS75 KVEF 181814
FFSVEF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1112 AM PDT TUE OCT 18 2005

NVC003-182030-
CLARK NV-
1112 AM PDT TUE OCT 18 2005

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 130 PM PDT FOR CENTRAL 
CLARK COUNTY...

AT 1105 AM PDT...ANOTHER BAND OF HEAVY RAINFALL IS MOVING INTO THE 
SOUTHEAST LAS VEGAS VALLEY...THROUGH BOULDER CITY AND INTO 
HENDERSON. THIS AREA OF HEAVY RAINFALL IS MOVING INTO THE FLASH 
FLOOD WARNING AREA...WHICH IS IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE LAS 
VEGAS VALLEY...PARTICULARLY ALONG BOULDER HIGHWAY FROM SUNSET ROAD 
TO CHARLESTON BLVD AND NORTHWARD TO LAKE MEAD BLVD.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CHARLESTON
AND NELLIS BOULEVARD.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF INCH ARE LIKELY IN THE 
WARNED AREA THROUGH 1 PM PDT.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

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 3606 11508 3607 11496 3623 11499 3621 11514

$$

SC
000
WGUS75 KVEF 181905
FFSVEF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1205 PM PDT TUE OCT 18 2005

NVC003-182030-
CLARK NV-
1205 PM PDT TUE OCT 18 2005

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 130 PM PDT FOR CENTRAL 
CLARK COUNTY...

AT 1155 AM PDT...FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING ACROSS MANY PARTS OF 
THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. WATER...AND RUNOFF SEVERAL FEET DEEP IS 
CURRENTLY IMPACTING MANY ROADWAYS AND INTERSECTIONS...ON THE WEST 
PART OF THE VALLEY INCLUDING DECATUR BOULEVARD AND OBANNON...IN THE 
EAST SIDE OF THE VALLEY INCLUDING BOULDER HIGHWAY AND BROADBENT... 
BOULDER HIGHWAY AND NELLIS BOULEVARD...IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE 
VALLEY INCLUDING CHEYENNE AVENUE AND PECOS ROAD. 

ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 
200 PM...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF 
THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF 
INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS THE VALLEY HAVE AVERAGED BETWEEN ONE AND TWO 
INCHES IN THE PAST TWENTY FOUR HOURS. THE HIGHEST MEASURED RAINFALL 
HAS BEEN NEAR NELLIS AFB IN THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE VALLEY 
WHERE 2.32 INCHES HAS FALLEN.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING 
OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND 
UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

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.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 3606 11508 3607 11496 3623 11499 3621 11514

$$
SC
000
WGUS75 KVEF 182022
FFSVEF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
120 PM PDT TUE OCT 18 2005

NVC003-182030-
CLARK NV-
120 PM PDT TUE OCT 18 2005

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO 
EXPIRE AT 130 PM PDT...

AT 120 PM PDT...THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE EXITED THE WARNED AREA. 
ALTHOUGH SOME MINOR PONDING OF WATER CONTINUES ACROSS PARTS OF THE 
VALLEY...FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS HAVE COME TO AN END AND THEREFORE 
THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 130 PM PDT.

ISOLATED HEAVY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE FOR THE 
REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON.

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 3606 11508 3607 11496 3623 11499 3621 11514

$$

SC

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Oct 18, 3:00 AM PDT, 7 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 18, 3:00 AM PDT, 7 hours 26 minutes before
ZONE FORECASTS FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
300 AM PDT TUE OCT 18 2005

NVZ020-190415-
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...
BOULDER CITY
300 AM PDT TUE OCT 18 2005

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...
THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. COOLER. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT WIND.
.TONIGHT...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. LIGHT WIND. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
60 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT WIND.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT WIND.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT WIND.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.

NVZ018-019-190415-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
300 AM PDT TUE OCT 18 2005

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. PATCHY
FOG. COOLER. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. EAST WIND 10 TO 15
MPH.
.TONIGHT...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. LIGHT WIND
BECOMING NORTH AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS 60 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH
WIND AROUND 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 60. LIGHT WIND.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.

AZZ036-NVZ021-190415-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
INCLUDING...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM
300 AM PDT TUE OCT 18 2005 /300 AM MST TUE OCT 18 2005/

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 60 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
EARLY IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT WIND.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT
WIND.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. LIGHT WIND.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90.

AZZ002-CAZ029-190415-
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES
300 AM PDT TUE OCT 18 2005 /300 AM MST TUE OCT 18 2005/

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY
PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT
WIND. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 40 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT WIND.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WIND.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. LIGHT WIND.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.

NVZ016-190415-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA
300 AM PDT TUE OCT 18 2005

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY...COOLER.
SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT WIND. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
60 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO
10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT
WIND.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT WIND.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.

NVZ017-190415-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY
300 AM PDT TUE OCT 18 2005

.TODAY...RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...
THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. COOLER. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. LIGHT WIND. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS 50 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT WIND.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT WIND.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT WIND.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.

NVZ022-190415-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
300 AM PDT TUE OCT 18 2005

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...
THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. COLDER. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...
THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. SOUTH WIND AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
50 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WIND.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT WIND.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT WIND.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.

NVZ014-190415-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
300 AM PDT TUE OCT 18 2005

.TODAY...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN
THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 MPH IN
THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
70 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. LIGHT WIND.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT WIND.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 40S. LIGHT WIND.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT WIND.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.

NVZ015-190415-
LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL
300 AM PDT TUE OCT 18 2005

.TODAY...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER.
SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S. LIGHT WIND. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
70 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND
70. LIGHT WIND BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. LIGHT WIND.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT WIND.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.

AZZ001-190415-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON
300 AM MST TUE OCT 18 2005

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
LIGHT WIND.
.TONIGHT...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. LIGHT WIND. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
70 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
LIGHT WIND BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST
WIND AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT WIND.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.

AZZ003-190415-
NORTHWEST DESERTS-
INCLUDING...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP
300 AM MST TUE OCT 18 2005

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
EAST WIND AROUND 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...
THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS
MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
SOUTH WIND AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 50 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT WIND.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. LIGHT WIND.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT WIND.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.

CAZ026-190415-
OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING...BISHOP...ASPENDELL...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA...MT WHITNEY
300 AM PDT TUE OCT 18 2005

.TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING...THEN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL
ABOVE 8000 FEET. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WIND AROUND 10 MPH
IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING. SNOW LEVEL ABOVE 8000 FEET IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT WIND.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. LOWS
AROUND 40. LIGHT WIND.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT WIND.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.

CAZ027-190415-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA
300 AM PDT TUE OCT 18 2005

.TODAY...RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...
THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. COOLER. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL ABOVE 8000 FEET IN THE
MORNING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 MPH IN THE
MORNING BECOMING LIGHT.
.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. COOLER. SNOW
LEVEL ABOVE 7500 FEET IN THE EVENING. LOWS AROUND 60. LIGHT WIND.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 20 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. LIGHT
WIND.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WIND.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. LIGHT WIND.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90.

CAZ028-190415-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...BAKER...FORT IRWIN...
TWENTYNINE PALMS
300 AM PDT TUE OCT 18 2005

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...
THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS 40 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. LOWS
IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT WIND.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT WIND.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.

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