Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2007
High Wind Warning 11, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Oct 16, 2007, 9:05 PM PDT for Inyo County, California. It took effect at Oct 16, 2007, 10:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 8 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2007, 9:05 PM PDT (04:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 16, 2007, 10:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 17, 2007, 6:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
County Inyo County, CA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 11:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 19 S Olancha, CA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Mercury/Desert R, NV (KDRA), launched 00:00Z, 4.1 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -91 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2410 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 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 170405 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 905 PM PDT TUE OCT 16 2007 .STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS PUSHING ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL PRODUCE HIGH WINDS IN THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS IN THE OWENS VALLEY AND WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT TROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WITH SUDDEN PERIODS OF LOWERED VISIBILITY. THE STRONGEST CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR ON NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS OF ROADS. CAZ519-171100- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0011.071017T0500Z-071017T1300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 905 PM PDT TUE OCT 16 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA ABOVE 5000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. STRONG WINDS BLOWING ACROSS THE RIDGES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA OVERNIGHT WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF HIGH DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 80 MPH AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. $$ CAZ520-171100- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0036.071017T0500Z-071017T1300Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 905 PM PDT TUE OCT 16 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL IMPACT AREAS OF THE OWENS VALLEY OVERNIGHT AND WILL PRODUCE STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...AND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. THE STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ALONG HIGHWAY 395 UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ CAZ523-525-171100- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-071017T1300Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 905 PM PDT TUE OCT 16 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO BASIN. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS...INCLUDING THE MORONGO BASIN... THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND THROUGH THE REST OF TONIGHT. $$ JGA
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KVEF 170945 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 245 AM PDT WED OCT 17 2007 .STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS PUSHING ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL PRODUCE HIGH WINDS IN THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS IN THE OWENS VALLEY AND WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT TROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WITH SUDDEN PERIODS OF LOWERED VISIBILITY. THE STRONGEST CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR ON NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS OF ROADS. CAZ519-171300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071017T1300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 245 AM PDT WED OCT 17 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. STRONG WINDS BLOWING ACROSS THE RIDGES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA OVERNIGHT WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF HIGH DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 80 MPH AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. $$ CAZ520-523-525-171300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-071017T1300Z/ OWENS VALLEY-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 245 AM PDT WED OCT 17 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS...INCLUDING THE MORONGO BASIN... THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND THROUGH THE REST OF TONIGHT. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 171250 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 550 AM PDT WED OCT 17 2007 CAZ519-171400- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071017T1300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 550 AM PDT WED OCT 17 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS HAVE BEEN DECREASING EARLY THIS MORNING AND WERE BELOW WARNING AND ADVISORY CRITERIA. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS GENERALLY IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH. $$ CAZ520-525-171400- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-071017T1300Z/ OWENS VALLEY-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 550 AM PDT WED OCT 17 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS HAVE BEEN DECREASING EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. $$ CAZ523-171900- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-071017T1900Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 550 AM PDT WED OCT 17 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS THROUGH THE MORNING. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND THROUGH THE REST OF TONIGHT. $$
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.