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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Las Vegas, NV

February 7, 2009Inyo County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this flash flood warning at Feb 7, 2009, 5:54 PM PST 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: Feb 7, 2009, 5:54 PM PST (01:54 UTC)
Expired: Feb 7, 2009, 8:00 PM PST
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 080154
FFWVEF
CAC027-080400-
/O.NEW.KVEF.FF.W.0002.090208T0154Z-090208T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
554 PM PST SAT FEB 7 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 800 PM PST.

* AT 547 PM PST...THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
  REPORTED THAT ROADS REMAINED CLOSED IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK 
  DUE TO FLOODING. RAIN WAS CONTINUING TO FALL OVER THE AREA...AND 
  WILL TAPER OFF BY 8 PM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...DEATH VALLEY JUNCTION...FURNACE CREEK
  AND STOVEPIPE WELLS.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR WASHES WHICH CAN BECOME
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR
WASHES.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN LAS
VEGAS.

LAT...LON 3643 11729 3696 11756 3709 11739 3620 11619
      3602 11637

$$

MORGAN

2 follow-up statements

915 
WGUS75 KVEF 080259
FFSVEF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
659 PM PST SAT FEB 7 2009

CAC027-080400-
/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090208T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
INYO CA-
659 PM PST SAT FEB 7 2009

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM PST FOR
CENTRAL INYO COUNTY...

AT 651 PM PST...ROADS IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK REMAINED CLOSED 
DUE TO FLOODING. RAIN WAS BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF IN THE AREA...BUT 
RUNOFF WAS LIKELY STILL OCCURRING...AND DAMAGED ROADS COULD REMAIN 
CLOSED FOR SOME TIME. DRIVERS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID THE AREA.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FURNACE 
CREEK AND STOVEPIPE WELLS.

LAT...LON 3643 11729 3696 11756 3709 11739 3620 11619
      3602 11637

$$

MORGAN

707 
WGUS75 KVEF 080351
FFSVEF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
751 PM PST SAT FEB 7 2009

CAC027-080400-
/O.EXP.KVEF.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090208T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
INYO CA-
751 PM PST SAT FEB 7 2009

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 800 PM PST FOR CENTRAL 
INYO COUNTY...

AT 750 PM PST...RADAR AND RAIN GAGES INDICATED THAT RAIN HAD ENDED 
OVER MOST OF DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. ALTHOUGH ROADS ARE LIKELY 
STILL CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD DAMAGE...THE RISK OF NEW FLOODING HAS 
ENDED...SO THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM.

LAT...LON 3643 11729 3696 11756 3709 11739 3620 11619
      3602 11637

$$

MORGAN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 7, 9:44 PM PST	Areal Flood Advisory	VEF	San Bernardino	27 min
Feb 7, 10:10 PM PST	Flash Flood Warning	VEF	San Bernardino	2 hr
Feb 8, 4:16 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	VEF	Inyo	39 hr
Feb 8, 4:33 AM PST	Wind Advisory	VEF	San Bernardino	34 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.