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High Wind Warning 5, NWS Las Vegas, NV

February 13, 20084 counties in Nevada

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Feb 13, 2008, 10:00 PM PST for 4 counties in Nevada. It was in force for 7 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
Feb 13, 2008, 10:00 PM PST (06:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 14, 2008, 4:41 AM PST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV

The radar

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 215 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 13, 10:30 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND DMG10 Ene Death Valley Jun, NV12 IN DIA FRUIT TREES BLOWN OVER. 12 IN DIA LIMBS FROM ELM TREE SNAPPED OFF. 8-9 IN DIA PINE TREES BENT OVER. 100 SQ FT OF HOME ROOFING BLOWN OFF. ALL BLOWN TOWARDS THE SE.

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, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 89 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Mercury/Desert R, NV at 00:00Z on 2008-02-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 17 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Mercury/Desert R, NV at 00:00Z on 2008-02-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 11 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
17 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2911 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WWUS75 KVEF 140600
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008

.A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND
THE MOJAVE DESERT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO
GENERATE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND STRONG
NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE SIERRA
EAST SLOPES AND INTO THE OWENS VALLEY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
EVENING CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

NVZ014-141400-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080214T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080214T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0005.080214T0600Z-080214T1800Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS EXTENDED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS
NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY.

NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NEVADA TEST SITE
AREA. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT
TIMES.

$$

CAZ522-141400-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080214T0600Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080214T1800Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA
1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ALLOWED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY.

NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN NORTH
SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST WEST
ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 190 BETWEEN THE OWENS VALLEY AND DEATH
VALLEY JUNCTION. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR
ZERO AT TIMES.

$$

CAZ520-141400-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080214T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080214T1800Z/
OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ALLOWED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM. A WIND
ADVISORY REMAINS EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY.

NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE
DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT ALONG HIGHWAY 395...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY
AT TIMES FROM BLOWING DUST AND SAND.

$$

CAZ523-140700-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080214T1800Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

WEST WINDS HAD SUBSIDED WEDNESDAY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVED
THROUGH THE REGION. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NVZ018-141400-
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0005.080214T0600Z-080214T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080215T0200Z/
SHEEP RANGE-
1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS UPGRADED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE SHEEP RANGE TO A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY.

NORTH WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH.

$$

AZZ001-036-NVZ015>017-019>022-141400-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080215T0200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...
HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 /1100 PM MST WED FEB 13 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/
THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LINCOLN COUNTY...SOUTHERN
NYE COUNTY...NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY AND MUCH OF CLARK COUNTY
UNTIL 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ THURSDAY.

NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL PERSIST
THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR
IN NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON AREA
ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST WILL
CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY TO LESS THAN A MILE.

$$

AZZ002-003-CAZ524>527-141400-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.080214T0600Z-080215T0400Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES...
KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...
VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS
1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 /1100 PM MST WED FEB 13 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST /9 PM MST/
THURSDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS OF
MOHAVE COUNTY AND THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY UNTIL 8 PM PST
/9 PM MST/ THURSDAY.

NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED
BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA LATE
WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN NORTH SOUTH
ORIENTED VALLEYS...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON ALL AREA
ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40 AND ROUTE 66. BLOWING DUST MAY
ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES.

$$

MORGAN
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 140714 CCA
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008

.A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE MOJAVE DESERT TONIGHT WILL 
CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG NORTH WINDS TO MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT 
AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN.

NVZ014-141400-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080214T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080214T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0005.080214T0600Z-080214T1800Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS EXTENDED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS
NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY.

NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NEVADA TEST SITE
AREA. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT
TIMES.

$$

CAZ522-141400-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080214T0600Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080214T1800Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA
1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ALLOWED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY.

NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN NORTH
SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST WEST
ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 190 BETWEEN THE OWENS VALLEY AND DEATH
VALLEY JUNCTION. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR
ZERO AT TIMES.

$$

CAZ520-141400-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080214T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080214T1800Z/
OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ALLOWED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM. A WIND
ADVISORY REMAINS EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY.

NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE
DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT ALONG HIGHWAY 395...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY
AT TIMES FROM BLOWING DUST AND SAND.

$$

CAZ523-140700-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080214T1800Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

WEST WINDS HAD SUBSIDED WEDNESDAY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVED
THROUGH THE REGION. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NVZ018-141400-
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0005.080214T0600Z-080214T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080215T0200Z/
SHEEP RANGE-
1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS UPGRADED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE SHEEP RANGE TO A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY.

NORTH WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH.

$$

AZZ001-036-NVZ015>017-019>022-141400-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080215T0200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...
HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 /1100 PM MST WED FEB 13 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/
THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LINCOLN COUNTY...SOUTHERN
NYE COUNTY...NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY AND MUCH OF CLARK COUNTY
UNTIL 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ THURSDAY.

NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL PERSIST
THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR
IN NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON AREA
ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST WILL
CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY TO LESS THAN A MILE.

$$

AZZ002-003-CAZ524>527-141400-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.080214T0600Z-080215T0400Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES...
KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...
VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS
1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 /1100 PM MST WED FEB 13 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST /9 PM MST/
THURSDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS OF
MOHAVE COUNTY AND THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY UNTIL 8 PM PST
/9 PM MST/ THURSDAY.

NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED
BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA LATE
WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN NORTH SOUTH
ORIENTED VALLEYS...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON ALL AREA
ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40 AND ROUTE 66. BLOWING DUST MAY
ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES.

$$

MORGAN
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 141241
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
441 AM PST THU FEB 14 2008

.AN UPPER LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA THIS MORNING AND
BE OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON. DUE TO A FURTHER WEST 
TRAJECTORY OF THE UPPER LOW THE STRONGEST BELT OF WINDS WILL BE
WEST OF THE LAS VEGAS AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY TODAY. 

NVZ018-142000-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080214T1800Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080215T0200Z/
SHEEP RANGE-
441 AM PST THU FEB 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR THE SHEEP RANGE. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

NVZ014-142000-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080214T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080215T0200Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
441 AM PST THU FEB 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

AZZ001-036-NVZ016-020>022-141345-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080215T0200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...
BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
441 AM PST THU FEB 14 2008 /541 AM MST THU FEB 14 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR EASTERN CLARK AND NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTIES.

FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A POWERFUL COLD FRONT LAST EVENING NORTH
WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA IN EASTERN CLARK AND
NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTIES. IT WILL REMAIN WINDY TODAY WITH
SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AT
TIMES. 

$$

AZZ002-003-CAZ524>527-141345-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080215T0400Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES...
KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...
VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS
441 AM PST THU FEB 14 2008 /541 AM MST THU FEB 14 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO AND SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTIES. 

FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A POWERFUL COLD FRONT LAST EVENING NORTH
WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA IN EASTERN CLARK AND
NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTIES. IT WILL REMAIN WINDY TODAY WITH
SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AT
TIMES. 

$$

CAZ519-521-523-142000-
/O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080215T0200Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BARSTOW...
DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
441 AM PST THU FEB 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE EAST SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WESTERN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON.

NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

CAZ520-522-142000-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080215T0200Z/
OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA
441 AM PST THU FEB 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND DEATH VALLEY IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY
TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

$$

NVZ015-017-019-142000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080215T0200Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
441 AM PST THU FEB 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR LINCOLN...SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES AND THE
SPRING MOUNTAINS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. 

$$

PIERCE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 14, 5:52 AM PSTRed Flag WarningVEFClark8 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Nevada, 2008Every high wind warning in 2008

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.