Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2006
High Wind Warning 7, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Sep 19, 2006, 12:52 PM PDT for Inyo County, California. It took effect at Sep 19, 2006, 5:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2006, 12:52 PM PDT (19:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 19, 2006, 5:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Sep 19, 2006, 11:55 PM PDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
County Inyo County, CA
The nearest sounding before it
Mercury/Desert R, NV (KDRA), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 127 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4316 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS75 KVEF 191952 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1252 PM PDT TUE SEP 19 2006 CAZ519-520-200400- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0007.060920T0000Z-060920T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 1252 PM PDT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA THIS EVENING WITH STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS. SUSTAINED WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AND ALONG THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS IN THE OWENS VALLEY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE INTO THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE OWENS VALLEY AS WELL. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA WITH POSSIBLE ENHANCEMENT AT THE MOUTH OF WEST TO EAST ORIENTED CANYONS. DRIVERS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 168 BETWEEN BISHOP AND ASPENDELL...ONION VALLEY ROAD WEST OF INDEPENDENCE AND ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG WINDS WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KVEF 200041 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 541 PM PDT TUE SEP 19 2006 CAZ519-520-200400- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-060920T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 541 PM PDT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH WILL LIKELY DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA...AND POSSIBLY DOWN INTO AREAS OF THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. THE MOST FAVORABLE TIME FOR THE HIGHEST WINDS IS BETWEEN 7 PM AND MIDNIGHT AND GUSTS OVER 70 MPH SHOULD GENERALLY BE CONFINED TO AREAS ABOVE 4500 FEET. STRONG WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE OWENS VALLEY...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395...WITH ENHANCED SPEEDS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE AT THE MOUTH OF WEST TO EAST ORIENTED CANYONS. DRIVERS ALONG HIGHWAY 168 BETWEEN BISHOP AND ASPENDELL...ONION VALLEY ROAD WEST OF INDEPENDENCE AND ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG WINDS WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ JGA
000 WWUS75 KVEF 200403 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 903 PM PDT TUE SEP 19 2006 CAZ519-520-200700- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-060920T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 903 PM PDT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. A WEATHER SPOTTER IN ASPENDELL REPORTED WINDS GUSTING UP TO 50 MPH AROUND 8 PM AND AUTOMATED WIND SENSORS HAVE RECORDED GUSTS UP TO 49 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF INDEPENDENCE. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH WILL REMAIN A THREAT DURING THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA...AND POSSIBLY DOWN INTO AREAS OF THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. THE MOST FAVORABLE TIME FOR THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE UNTIL MIDNIGHT AND GUSTS OVER 70 MPH SHOULD GENERALLY BE CONFINED TO AREAS ABOVE 4500 FEET. STRONG WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE OWENS VALLEY...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395...WITH ENHANCED SPEEDS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE AT THE MOUTH OF WEST TO EAST ORIENTED CANYONS. DRIVERS ALONG HIGHWAY 168 BETWEEN BISHOP AND ASPENDELL...ONION VALLEY ROAD WEST OF INDEPENDENCE AND ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG WINDS WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ JGA
000 WWUS75 KVEF 200655 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1155 PM PDT TUE SEP 19 2006 CAZ519-520-200800- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-060920T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 1155 PM PDT TUE SEP 19 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. AUTOMATED WIND SENSORS SHOWED THAT DOWNSLOPE WINDS WERE DECREASING IN THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY SINCE 10 PM AND HIGH WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA OR IN THE OWENS VALLEY THE REST OF THE NIGHT. PEAK WIND GUSTS UP TO 51 MPH WERE RECORDED IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF INDEPENDENCE BETWEEN 7 PM AND 8 PM AND A PEAK GUST OF 50 MPH WAS REPORTED AT ASPENDELL DURING THE SAME PERIOD. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL SPREAD DOWN THE OWENS VALLEY OVERNIGHT. $$ JGA
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.