Alert archive / California / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this tornado warning at Aug 3, 2008, 5:11 PM PDT for San Bernardino County, California. It was in force for 18 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 3, 2008, 5:11 PM PDT (00:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2008, 5:29 PM PDT
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County San Bernardino County, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS55 KVEF 040011 TORVEF CAC071-040045- /O.NEW.KVEF.TO.W.0001.080804T0011Z-080804T0045Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 511 PM PDT SUN AUG 3 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA... * UNTIL 545 PM PDT. * AT 504 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...OR 24 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BAKER...AND WAS MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... 8 MILES NORTH OF MILE MARKER 110 ON INTERSTATE 15 RURAL CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AROUND 520 PM PDT. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3532 11653 3524 11626 3507 11642 3510 11653 TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 195DEG 9KT 3516 11645 $$ SC
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS55 KVEF 040029 SVSVEF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 529 PM PDT SUN AUG 3 2008 CAC071-040036- /O.CAN.KVEF.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080804T0045Z/ SAN BERNARDINO CA- 529 PM PDT SUN AUG 3 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IS CANCELLED... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATES THAT THE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED SIGNIFICANTLY AND NO LONGER INDICATES ANY ROTATION WITHIN THE STORM. THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAT...LON 3532 11653 3524 11626 3507 11642 3510 11653 TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 195DEG 9KT 3520 11644 $$ SC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 5:32 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 88 min |
| Aug 3, 5:57 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 4:05 AM PDT | Flash Flood Watch | VEF | San Bernardino | 17 hr |
| Aug 4, 11:59 AM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 1:14 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 1:44 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 46 min |
| Aug 4, 1:57 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 2:52 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 3:05 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 115 min |
| Aug 4, 3:27 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 48 min |
| Aug 4, 3:58 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 2 hr |
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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.