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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Las Vegas, NV

July 12, 2008Inyo County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this flash flood warning at Jul 12, 2008, 8:34 PM PDT for Inyo County, California. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 12, 2008, 8:34 PM PDT (03:34 UTC)
Expired
Jul 12, 2008, 10:41 PM PDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Inyo County, CA

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGUS55 KVEF 130338
FFWVEF
CAC027-130630-
/O.NEW.KVEF.FF.W.0013.080713T0334Z-080713T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
834 PM PDT SAT JUL 12 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL INYO COUNTY IN EASTERN CALIFORNIA...

* UNTIL 1130 PM PDT.

* AT 826 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM SEVERAL THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.
  THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE SOUTH OF FURNACE CREEK ALONG HIGHWAY 
  178 AND ALSO WEST OF FURNACE CREEK JUST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 190.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FURNACE CREEK.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE 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. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES.

LAT...LON 3594 11674 3614 11719 3658 11689 3645 11662

$$

PIERCE
1 follow-up statement
800 
WGUS75 KVEF 130541
FFSVEF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1039 PM PDT SAT JUL 12 2008

CAC027-130549-
/O.CAN.KVEF.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080713T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
INYO CA-
1039 PM PDT SAT JUL 12 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL INYO
COUNTY...

THE THUNDERSTORMS NEAR FURNACE CREEK HAVE WEAKENED. THE FLASH FLOOD 
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THE REST OF TONIGHT.

LAT...LON 3594 11674 3614 11719 3658 11689 3645 11662

$$

PIERCE

The office that day

Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 12, 5:14 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryVEFSan Bernardino2 hr
Jul 12, 5:48 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryVEFInyo117 min
Jul 12, 6:15 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningVEFInyo2 hr
Jul 12, 6:16 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFSan Bernardino29 min
Jul 12, 6:19 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFInyo26 min
Jul 12, 6:38 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningVEFInyo2 hr
Jul 12, 6:38 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningVEFInyo4 hr
Jul 12, 7:41 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningVEFSan Bernardino2 hr
Jul 12, 7:43 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryVEFInyo2 hr
Jul 12, 8:13 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningVEFInyo92 min
Jul 12, 9:00 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningVEFInyo2 hr
Jul 12, 9:47 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningVEFInyo, San Bernardino3 hr
Jul 13, 4:24 AM PDTFlash Flood WatchVEFInyo, San Bernardino17 hr
Jul 13, 11:13 AM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryVEFSan Bernardino2 hr
Jul 13, 1:18 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningVEFSan Bernardino3 hr
Jul 13, 1:31 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningVEFInyo71 min
Jul 13, 3:17 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningVEFInyo58 min
Jul 13, 3:39 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryVEFSan Bernardino2 hr
Jul 13, 4:37 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningVEFSan Bernardino113 min

Nearby

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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.