Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2009
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Mar 26, 2009, 9:35 AM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada. It was in force for 10 hr. 6 reports 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
- Mar 26, 2009, 9:35 AM PDT (16:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2009, 7:18 PM PDT
- In force
- 10 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 16:39 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 9:50 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 40 | E Pahrump W7las, NV | THE GUSTY WINDS WERE KICKING UP DUST AND DEBRIS. VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED TO 2 MILES IN BLOWING DUST AT TIMES. |
| Mar 26, 10:41 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Ene Kane Springs Raws, NV | MEASURED AT THE KANE SPRINGS RAWS SITE...ELEVATION 4382 FEET. |
| Mar 26, 10:57 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 5 Wnw Pahrump, NV | MEASURED AT THE PAHRUMP CW9143 SITE...ELEVATION 2540 FEET. |
| Mar 26, 10:59 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 46 | North Las Vegas, NV | NORTH LAS VEGAS ASOS MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 46 MPH OUT OF THE NORTH. |
| Mar 26, 1:24 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | 2 Wnw Fossil Ridge, NV | A 48 MPH GUST FROM THE NORTHWEST WAS MEASURED AT THE YUCCA GAP RAWS SITE. GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER WERE RECORDED EACH HOUR FROM 924 AM THROUGH 424 PM. |
| Mar 26, 1:56 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 49 | Henderson, NV | A NORTHERLY WIND GUST OF 49 MPH WAS MEASURED AT THE HENDERSON ASOS. |
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 12:00Z, 4.6 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2746 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 89 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 250 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 261635 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 935 AM PDT THU MAR 26 2009 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH UTAH TODAY PUSHING A COLD FRONT SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH LIKELY OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF LINCOLN...SOUTHERN NYE...ESMERALDA COUNTIES AND THE MOUNTAIN RANGES OF CLARK COUNTY. GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITHIN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM HOOVER DAM SOUTH TO LAKE HAVASU CITY. THE WIND WILL START TO SUBSIDE LATE THIS EVENING. NVZ014-015-270215- /O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-090327T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0003.090326T1635Z-090327T0500Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 935 AM PDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE DEVELOPING THIS MORNING. WINDS GUSTING OVER 60 MPH ARE LIKELY IN NARROW GAPS AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. BELOW 5000 FEET WINDS WILL GUST TO NEAR 45 MPH WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NVZ018-019-270215- /O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.090326T1900Z-090327T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0003.090326T1635Z-090327T0500Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 935 AM PDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING. THE MOST LIKELY AREA FOR THE STRONGEST WILL BE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET AND IN PASSES AND GAPS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ CAZ521-522-270215- /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-090327T0500Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA 935 AM PDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT THAT PASSED LAST NIGHT. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE DURING THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING WHEN WIND GUSTS WILL BE UP TO 45 MPH. SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ524>527-NVZ016-017-020>022-270215- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.090326T1614Z-090327T0500Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS... NEEDLES...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY... HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 935 AM PDT THU MAR 26 2009 /935 AM MST THU MAR 26 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTATED VALLEYS SUCH AS THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY WHERE GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY... OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES... AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES. $$ CAZ520-270215- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-090327T0500Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 935 AM PDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE DURING THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING WHEN WIND GUSTS WILL BE UP TO 45 MPH. SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS75 KVEF 270218 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 718 PM PDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING AND WIND ADVISORY FOR PASTS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED... NVZ014-015-018-019-270330- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090327T0500Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 718 PM PDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA...INCLUDING THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. SINCE LATE AFTERNOON NORTH WINDS HAVE STEADILY BEEN DECREASING IN THE WARNED AREA. THE WIND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING WITH SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THE REST OF TONIGHT. $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ520>522-524>527-NVZ016-017-020>022-270330- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-090327T0500Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-OWENS VALLEY- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BAKER... MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...NEEDLES...MESQUITE...OVERTON... MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM... JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 718 PM PDT THU MAR 26 2009 /718 PM MST THU MAR 26 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA. SINCE LATE AFTERNOON NORTH WINDS HAVE STEADILY BEEN DECREASING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THE WIND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING WITH SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THE REST OF TONIGHT. $$ PIERCE
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.