Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS Las Vegas, NV

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WGUS75 KVEF 260102
FFSVEF

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

CAC071-260200-
SAN BERNARDINO CA-
559 PM PDT WED JUL 25 2007

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM PDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...

AT 555 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 28 MILES SOUTH OF NEEDLES...OR ABOUT 17 MILES NORTH OF VIDAL 
JUNCTION...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN WEST OF 
HIGHWAY 95 IN THE CHEMEHUEVI WASH. RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAIN WEST 
OF HIGHWAY 95 COULD MAKE IT OVER HIGHWAY 95. 

THIS THUNDERSTORM WITH EXCESSIVE RAIN WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY.

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.

IN DESERT TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. SEVERAL INCHES OF SWIFTLY
FLOWING WATER CAN CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

LAT...LON 3424 11490 3425 11444 3471 11448 3473 11453
      3483 11458 3488 11464 3501 11465 3507 11497

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PIERCE

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

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

0345 PM     FLASH FLOOD      NEEDLES                 34.81N 114.61W
07/25/2007                   SAN BERNARDINO     CA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER THE ROAD I40 FROM NEEDLES TO LAUGHLIN. WASHES
            ALONG US HWY 95 N AND S RUNNING HIGH.

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