Tornado Warning 1, NWS Las Vegas, NV

Issued

Sep 8, 2006, 2:34 PM PDT (21:34 UTC)

Expired

Sep 8, 2006, 3:00 PM PDT

In force

26 min

Issued by

NWS Las Vegas, NV

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS55 KVEF 082134
TORVEF
CAC071-NVC003-082200-
/O.NEW.KVEF.TO.W.0001.060908T2134Z-060908T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
234 PM PDT FRI SEP 8 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...
  SOUTH CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEVADA...

* UNTIL 300 PM PDT.

* AT 232 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER
  NORTHEASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...OR ABOUT 8 MILES WEST OF CAL
  NEV ARI...AND WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

* THE TORNADO IS WILL BE NEAR...
  RURAL NORTHEASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AROUND 250 PM PDT.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.

LAT...LON 3534 11488 3542 11508 3522 11523 3512 11499

$$

000 
WWUS55 KVEF 082148
SVSVEF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
246 PM PDT FRI SEP 8 2006

CAC071-NVC003-082200-
/O.CON.KVEF.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060908T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO CA-CLARK NV-
246 PM PDT FRI SEP 8 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM PDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL CLARK AND EAST CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES...

AT 242 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS 
LOCATED 9 MILES WEST OF CAL NEV ARI IN OPEN COUNTRY AND WAS NEARLY 
STATIONARY. THIS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL... 
DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.

LAT...LON 3534 11488 3542 11508 3522 11523 3512 11499

$$

000 
WWUS55 KVEF 082200
SVSVEF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
258 PM PDT FRI SEP 8 2006

CAC071-NVC003-082208-
/O.EXP.KVEF.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060908T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO CA-CLARK NV-
258 PM PDT FRI SEP 8 2006

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CLARK AND EAST CENTRAL SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 300 PM PDT...

DOPPLER RADAR HAS SHOWN A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN ROTATION WITH THIS 
THUNDERSTORM OVER THE LAST 10 MINUTES...AND WHILE IT CONTINUES TO BE 
STRONG...IT IS LIKELY NOT SEVERE ANY MORE. HOWEVER IT WILL STILL BE 
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...STRONG WINDS 
AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LAT...LON 3534 11488 3542 11508 3522 11523 3512 11499

$$

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