Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Las Vegas, NV

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WGUS75 KVEF 252249
FFSVEF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
343 PM PDT WED JUL 25 2007

AZC015-252345-
MOHAVE AZ-
343 PM MST WED JUL 25 2007

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM MST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY...

AT 334 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WIKIEUP

AN AUTOMATED GAGE LOCATED NEAR WIKIEUP REPORTED NEARLY 2 INCHES OF 
RAIN IN LESS THAN THREE HOURS WITH AN INCH IN JUST ONE HOUR. 
ALTHOUGH RADAR INDICATES THAT HEAVY RAINFALL HAS MOVED TO THE WEST 
OF THE WARNED AREA...ADDITIONAL RUNOFF WILL DRAIN DOWN TO WIKIEUP 
WHICH MAY CAUSE RISES IN WASHES AND CAUSE MORE WATER TO GO OVER 
ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS 
DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY THOSE ON CHICKEN SPRINGS ROAD.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER
THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH
TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE
THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

LAT...LON 3453 11384 3461 11351 3480 11359 3474 11387

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WGUS75 KVEF 252344
FFSVEF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
439 PM PDT WED JUL 25 2007

AZC015-252349-
MOHAVE AZ-
439 PM MST WED JUL 25 2007

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 445 PM PDT(445 PM MST) FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY...

LAT...LON 3453 11384 3461 11351 3480 11359 3474 11387

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT RAIN HAS 
DECREASED IN INTENSITY AND NO ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED. THE 
PUBLIC DID REPORT HEAVY RAIN AND SOME FLOODING IN WIKIEUP BETWEEN 3 
AND 4 PM. ONE AUTOMATED GAGE IN WIKIEUP OWNED BY THE MOHAVE COUNTY 
REGIONAL FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT RECORDED 1.64 INCHES OF RAIN OVER 
THE PAST TWO HOURS. ANOTHER GAGE TO THE WEST OF WIKIEUP RECORDED 
NEARLY 3 INCHES OF RAIN DURING THE SAME TIME.

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
305 PM PDT WED JUL 25 2007

.SYNOPSIS...DEEP MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE MOJAVE
DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THROUGH THE WEEK AND UPCOMING
WEEKEND. AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH
DAY...BUT COVERAGE WILL DECREASE BEGINNING THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
ALOFT MOVES IN FROM THE EAST.
&&

.SHORT TERM...ACTIVE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON WITH PLENTY OF
CONVECTION OVER THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE CWA. SEVERAL FLASH FLOOD
WARNINGS HAVE BEEN SENT FOR MOHAVE...SOUTHERN CLARK...AND EASTERN
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES. SO FAR...NO LET UP IN THE STORMS AND EXPECT
THESE TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. DRIER AIR HAS WORKED INTO
THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE CWA AND A COUPLE OF STORMS
ON THE EDGE OF THE DRY AIR HAVE BEEN SEVERE. MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND WILL BECOME TRAPPED UNDER THE
HIGH AS THE CENTER MOVES FURTHER WEST. THIS WILL LEAD TO MORE
ISOLATED STORMS...BUT ALSO INCREASE THE CHANCE FOR HEAVIER RAIN DUE
TO LIGHT WINDS THROUGH THE LOWER 500 MB. KEPT THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH
IN PLACE THROUGH 9PM THIS EVENING.

.LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
AS THE HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE FOUR CORNERS REGION MOVES BACK OVER
THE FORECAST AREA AND SITS THERE...THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF LINGERING
MOISTURE TO WORK WITH EACH DAY.  THIS WILL YIELD SCATTERED AFTERNOON
AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AREA WIDE.  REALLY DON/T SEE A
TRIGGERING MECHANISM TO INDICATE ONE AREA OVER ANOTHER.  FEEL THE
STORMS WILL BE HEATING AND OROGRAPHICALLY INDUCED AND THEN WILL MOVE
BASED ON THE DOMINATE WIND DIRECTION.

NOTICED AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WERE A FEW DEGREES HIGHER THAN
ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE SO LOWERED TEMPERATURES TO BE MORE IN LINE.
REALLY DON/T SEE MUCH CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES AND EXPECT THEM TO
CONTINUE TO RUN A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

&&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...THE CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON/EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ONCE AGAIN TODAY.  COVERAGE WILL STILL
BE WIDESPREAD AND NOT EXACTLY SURE IT WILL RAIN ON THE AIRPORT
ITSELF.  AT THIS TIME WILL USE A VICINITY TERM IN THE TAF TO DENOTE
THE UNCERTAINTY.  THE BEST CHANCE FOR ORGANIZED ACTIVITY WILL BE TO
THE EAST OF LAS VEGAS VALLEY.  ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND
EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE WEEK AS MOISTURE BECOMES TRAPPED UNDER THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER
THAT WILL MOVE BACK OVER THE AREA.

FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. STORMS WILL BE MORE ORGANIZED AND HAVE A
BETTER CHANCE FOR TRAINING FOR MOHAVE COUNTY...EXTREME SOUTHERN
CLARK COUNTY AND THE EASTERN PART OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
OUTSIDE OF THOSE AREAS ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE.
WILL USE VICINITY FOR VGT...DRA...AND DAG.  THE LEAST CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE BIH SO WILL LEAVE ANY MENTION OUT OF THAT
TAF.  THE CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON/EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
DURING THE REST OF THE WEEK WITH LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED TO THE
WEATHER PATTERN.
&&

&&

.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.NV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 9PM FOR ZONES 021/022.
.AZ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 9PM FOR ZONES 001-003/36.
.CA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 9PM FOR ZONE 527.
&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1122 AM PDT WED JUL 25 2007

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-260930-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
1122 AM PDT WED JUL 25 2007 /1122 AM MST WED JUL 25 2007/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

DEEP MOISTURE AND UNSTABLE AIR WILL FUEL SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND
EVENING THUNDERSTORMS FROM NOW UNTIL 7 PM...OVER THE MOJAVE DESERT AND
SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING WILL
BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR LOCATIONS ACROSS MOHAVE COUNTY...EXTREME
EASTERN CLARK COUNTY AND EXTREME EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH
DAY...BUT COVERAGE WILL BE ON THE DECREASE. ISOLATED FLASH
FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
218 PM PDT WED JUL 25 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0150 PM     FLASH FLOOD      NEW KINGMAN-BUTLER      35.26N 114.03W
07/25/2007                   MOHAVE             AZ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ROAD IMPASSIBLE ACROSS SEVERAL LOCATIONS ON STOCKENHILLS
            RD DUE TO DEBREE BEING WASHED ACROSS THE ROAD.

&&

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