Alert archive / California / Flash Flood Warnings in 2010
Flash Flood Warning 68, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this flash flood warning at Dec 20, 2010, 2:00 PM PST for San Bernardino County, California. It was in force for 18 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2010, 2:00 PM PST (22:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2010, 8:00 AM PST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County San Bernardino County, CA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 4:38 PM PST | FLASH FLOOD | 2 W Barstow, CA | CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED JASPER ROAD AT CEDAR ROAD WAS FLOODED WITH 8 TO 10 INCHES OF WATER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this flash flood warning; the first came 158 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 274 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
- 170 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 447 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
051
WGUS55 KVEF 202200
FFWVEF
CAC071-210400-
/O.NEW.KVEF.FF.W.0068.101220T2200Z-101221T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
200 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE LOCATIONS OF...DAGGETT...BARSTOW...
* UNTIL 800 PM PST
* AT 155 PM PST...RADAR SHOWED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO
THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. FORT IRWIN
OFFICIALS REPORTED ROADS ONTO AND OFF THEIR PROPERTY WERE STILL
FLOODED AND WITH ADDITIONAL RAIN MOVING IN THIS MAY WORSEN
EXISTING FLOODING OR CAUSE NEW AREAS TO FLOOD.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DUMONT
DUNES AND TRONA
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL CAUSE FAST RISING WATER AND FLASH FLOODING OF WASHES...DRAINAGE
AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS. WHEN FLASH
FLOODING IS OBSERVED...MOVE QUICKLY TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD
WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS
RISING. IT ONLY TAKES 18 INCHES OF SWIFTLY MOVING WATER TO SWEEP A
VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD...AND LESS THAN SIX INCHES OF SWIFTLY MOVING
WATER TO SWEEP A PERSON OFF THEIR FEET.
NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. WHEN YOU APPROACH
FLOOD WATERS MAKE THE SMART DECISION...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN!
REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN LAS VEGAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3483 11765 3509 11766 3511 11764 3565 11765
3566 11763 3567 11765 3578 11765 3579 11621
3473 11616 3474 11644
$$
STACHELSKI14 follow-up statements
473
WGUS75 KVEF 202331
FFSVEF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
331 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010
CAC071-210400-
/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0068.000000T0000Z-101221T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN BERNARDINO CA-
331 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM PST FOR
NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...
AT 325 PM PST...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS NORTHWESTERN
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OVER
THE WARNED AREA. ROADS WERE STILL REPORTED ON FORT IRWIN EARLIER
THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RAIN MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL CONTINUE
TO WORSEN EXISTING FLOODING CONDITIONS OR CREATE NEW AREAS OF
FLOODING.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT
IRWIN...TRONA AND DUMONT DUNES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL CAUSE FAST RISING WATER AND FLASH FLOODING OF WASHES...DRAINAGE
AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS. WHEN FLASH
FLOODING IS OBSERVED...MOVE QUICKLY TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD
WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS
RISING. IT ONLY TAKES 18 INCHES OF SWIFTLY MOVING WATER TO SWEEP A
VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD...AND LESS THAN SIX INCHES OF SWIFTLY MOVING
WATER TO SWEEP A PERSON OFF THEIR FEET.
NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. WHEN YOU APPROACH
FLOOD WATERS MAKE THE SMART DECISION...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN!
REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN LAS VEGAS.
LAT...LON 3483 11765 3509 11766 3511 11764 3565 11765
3566 11763 3567 11765 3578 11765 3579 11621
3473 11616 3474 11644
$$
STACHELSKI997
WGUS75 KVEF 210047
FFSVEF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
447 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010
CAC071-210400-
/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0068.000000T0000Z-101221T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN BERNARDINO CA-
447 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM PST FOR
NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...
AT 439 PM PST...THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED THAT THE
INTERSECTION OF CEDAR AND JASPER STREETS IN BARSTOW WAS FLOODED.
RADAR INDICATED MORE RAIN ON THE WAY...WHICH WILL WORSEN THE
SITUATION THROUGH THE EVENING.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...DUMONT DUNES AND TRONA
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL CAUSE FAST RISING WATER AND FLASH FLOODING OF WASHES...DRAINAGE
AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS. WHEN FLASH
FLOODING IS OBSERVED...MOVE QUICKLY TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD
WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS
RISING. IT ONLY TAKES 18 INCHES OF SWIFTLY MOVING WATER TO SWEEP A
VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD...AND LESS THAN SIX INCHES OF SWIFTLY MOVING
WATER TO SWEEP A PERSON OFF THEIR FEET.
NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. WHEN YOU APPROACH
FLOOD WATERS MAKE THE SMART DECISION...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN!
REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN LAS VEGAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3483 11765 3509 11766 3511 11764 3565 11765
3566 11763 3567 11765 3578 11765 3579 11621
3473 11616 3474 11644
$$
MORGAN477
WGUS75 KVEF 210211
FFSVEF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
611 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010
CAC071-210400-
/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0068.000000T0000Z-101221T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN BERNARDINO CA-
611 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM PST FOR
NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...
AT 607 PM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE RAIN OVER MUCH OF NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. A
TRAINED SPOTTER AND THE SHERIFFS OFFICE HAD REPORTED SCATTERED
STREET FLOODING IN BARSTOW. RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE
EVENING...SO THE FLOODING WILL PERSIST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL CAUSE FAST RISING WATER AND FLASH FLOODING OF WASHES...DRAINAGE
AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS. WHEN FLASH
FLOODING IS OBSERVED...MOVE QUICKLY TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD
WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS
RISING. IT ONLY TAKES 18 INCHES OF SWIFTLY MOVING WATER TO SWEEP A
VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD...AND LESS THAN SIX INCHES OF SWIFTLY MOVING
WATER TO SWEEP A PERSON OFF THEIR FEET.
NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. WHEN YOU APPROACH
FLOOD WATERS MAKE THE SMART DECISION...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN!
REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN LAS VEGAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3483 11765 3509 11766 3511 11764 3565 11765
3566 11763 3567 11765 3578 11765 3579 11621
3473 11616 3474 11644
$$
MORGAN906
WGUS75 KVEF 210300
FFSVEF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
700 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010
CAC071-210400-
/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0068.000000T0000Z-101221T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN BERNARDINO CA-
700 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM PST FOR
NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...
AT 654 PM PST...FORT IRWIN RANGE CONTROL REPORTED THAT FLASH
FLOODING WAS CONTINUING ON THE BASE. RADAR INDICATED RAIN CONTINUING
OVER MUCH OF NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...SO FLOODING IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...DUMONT DUNES AND TRONA
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL CAUSE FAST RISING WATER AND FLASH FLOODING OF WASHES...SMALL
STREAMS...DRAINAGE AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS...RURAL DIRT ROADS AND
LOW WATER CROSSINGS. WHEN FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...MOVE QUICKLY
TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. IT ONLY TAKES 18
INCHES OF SWIFTLY MOVING WATER TO SWEEP A VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD...AND
LESS THAN SIX INCHES OF SWIFTLY MOVING WATER TO SWEEP A PERSON OFF
THEIR FEET.
NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. WHEN YOU APPROACH
FLOOD WATERS MAKE THE SMART DECISION...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN!
REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN LAS VEGAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3483 11765 3509 11766 3511 11764 3565 11765
3566 11763 3567 11765 3578 11765 3579 11621
3473 11616 3474 11644
$$
MORGAN106
WGUS55 KVEF 210355
FFWVEF
CAC071-210700-
/O.EXT.KVEF.FF.W.0068.000000T0000Z-101221T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
755 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE LOCATIONS OF...DAGGETT...BARSTOW...
* UNTIL 1100 PM PST
* AT 747 PM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED
TO INDICATE RAIN OVER MUCH OF NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
FLASH FLOODING WAS STILL ONGOING OVER FORT IRWIN...AND MORE
FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE COUNTY
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...DUMONT DUNES AND TRONA
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL CAUSE FAST RISING WATER AND FLASH FLOODING OF WASHES...SMALL
STREAMS...DRAINAGE AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS...RURAL DIRT ROADS AND
LOW WATER CROSSINGS. WHEN FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...MOVE QUICKLY
TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. IT ONLY TAKES 18
INCHES OF SWIFTLY MOVING WATER TO SWEEP A VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD...AND
LESS THAN SIX INCHES OF SWIFTLY MOVING WATER TO SWEEP A PERSON OFF
THEIR FEET.
NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. WHEN YOU APPROACH
FLOOD WATERS MAKE THE SMART DECISION...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN!
REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN LAS VEGAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3483 11765 3509 11766 3511 11764 3565 11765
3566 11763 3567 11765 3578 11765 3579 11621
3473 11616 3474 11644
$$
MORGAN361
WGUS75 KVEF 210502
FFSVEF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
902 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010
CAC071-210700-
/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0068.000000T0000Z-101221T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN BERNARDINO CA-
902 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM PST FOR
NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...
AT 857 PM PST...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE RAIN OVER MUCH OF
NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. FLOODING HAD BEEN REPORTED AT FORT
IRWIN AND ALONG HIGHWAY 178 NEAR TRONA...AND ADDITIONAL RAIN FALLING
THROUGH THE EVENING WILL CAUSE THE FLOOD THREAT TO CONTINUE.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...DUMONT DUNES AND TRONA
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL CAUSE FAST RISING WATER AND FLASH FLOODING OF WASHES...SMALL
STREAMS...DRAINAGE AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS...RURAL DIRT ROADS AND
LOW WATER CROSSINGS. WHEN FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...MOVE QUICKLY
TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. IT ONLY TAKES 18
INCHES OF SWIFTLY MOVING WATER TO SWEEP A VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD...AND
LESS THAN SIX INCHES OF SWIFTLY MOVING WATER TO SWEEP A PERSON OFF
THEIR FEET.
NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. WHEN YOU APPROACH
FLOOD WATERS MAKE THE SMART DECISION...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN!
REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN LAS VEGAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3483 11765 3509 11766 3511 11764 3565 11765
3566 11763 3567 11765 3578 11765 3579 11621
3473 11616 3474 11644
$$
MORGAN904
WGUS75 KVEF 210555
FFSVEF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
955 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010
CAC071-210700-
/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0068.000000T0000Z-101221T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN BERNARDINO CA-
955 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM PST FOR
NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...
AT 949 PM PST...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE RAIN OVER MUCH OF
NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL
REPORTED FLOODING PROBLEMS ON INTERSTATE 15 AT FORT IRWIN ROAD AS OF
9 PM...AND FLOODING REPORTS HAD ALSO BEEN RECEIVED EARLIER FROM FORT
IRWIN...BARSTOW...AND NEAR TRONA. MORE RAIN WILL FALL THROUGH THE
EVENING...AND THE FLOOD THREAT WILL CONTINUE.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...TRONA AND SEARLES VALLEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL CAUSE FAST RISING WATER AND FLASH FLOODING OF WASHES...SMALL
STREAMS...DRAINAGE AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS...RURAL DIRT ROADS AND
LOW WATER CROSSINGS. WHEN FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...MOVE QUICKLY
TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. IT ONLY TAKES 18
INCHES OF SWIFTLY MOVING WATER TO SWEEP A VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD...AND
LESS THAN SIX INCHES OF SWIFTLY MOVING WATER TO SWEEP A PERSON OFF
THEIR FEET.
NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. WHEN YOU APPROACH
FLOOD WATERS MAKE THE SMART DECISION...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN!
REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN LAS VEGAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3483 11765 3509 11766 3511 11764 3565 11765
3566 11763 3567 11765 3578 11765 3579 11621
3473 11616 3474 11644
$$
MORGAN810
WGUS55 KVEF 210653
FFWVEF
CAC071-211300-
/O.EXT.KVEF.FF.W.0068.000000T0000Z-101221T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1053 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE LOCATIONS OF...DAGGETT...BARSTOW...
* UNTIL 500 AM PST TUESDAY
* AT 1048 PM PST...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE RAIN OVER MUCH OF
NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. FORT IRWIN REPORTED THAT FLOODING
WAS STILL ONGOING ON THE BASE...AND ADDITIONAL RAIN OVERNIGHT WILL
BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE FLOODING.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...DUMONT DUNES AND TRONA
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL CAUSE FAST RISING WATER AND FLASH FLOODING OF WASHES...DRAINAGE
AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS. WHEN FLASH
FLOODING IS OBSERVED...MOVE QUICKLY TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD
WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS
RISING. IT ONLY TAKES 18 INCHES OF SWIFTLY MOVING WATER TO SWEEP A
VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD...AND LESS THAN SIX INCHES OF SWIFTLY MOVING
WATER TO SWEEP A PERSON OFF THEIR FEET.
NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. WHEN YOU APPROACH
FLOOD WATERS MAKE THE SMART DECISION...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN!
REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN LAS VEGAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3483 11765 3509 11766 3511 11764 3565 11765
3566 11763 3567 11765 3578 11765 3579 11621
3473 11616 3474 11644
$$
MORGAN689
WGUS75 KVEF 210817
FFSVEF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1217 AM PST TUE DEC 21 2010
CAC071-211300-
/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0068.000000T0000Z-101221T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN BERNARDINO CA-
1217 AM PST TUE DEC 21 2010
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM PST FOR
NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...
AT 1210 AM PST...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE RAIN OVER MUCH OF
NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. FLOODING HAS BEEN ONGOING AT FORT
IRWIN FOR SOME TIME...AND WITH ADDITIONAL RAIN EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT...THE THREAT OF FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...DUMONT DUNES AND TRONA
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL CAUSE FAST RISING WATER AND FLASH FLOODING OF NORMALLY DRY
WASHES...RURAL DIRT ROADS...SMALL STREAMS...AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...MOVE QUICKLY TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING. IT ONLY TAKES 18 INCHES OF SWIFTLY MOVING WATER
TO SWEEP A VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD...AND LESS THAN SIX INCHES OF SWIFTLY
MOVING WATER TO SWEEP A PERSON OFF THEIR FEET.
NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. WHEN YOU APPROACH
FLOOD WATERS MAKE THE SMART DECISION...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN!
REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN LAS VEGAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3483 11765 3509 11766 3511 11764 3565 11765
3566 11763 3567 11765 3578 11765 3579 11621
3473 11616 3474 11644
$$
MORGAN765
WGUS75 KVEF 210940
FFSVEF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
140 AM PST TUE DEC 21 2010
CAC071-211300-
/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0068.000000T0000Z-101221T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN BERNARDINO CA-
140 AM PST TUE DEC 21 2010
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM PST FOR
NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...
AT 125 AM PST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN THE BARSTOW AREA
CONTINUE TO REPORT THAT RAINFALL IN THE AREA IS STILL CREATING
PROBLEMS WITH FLASH FLOODING. ALTHOUGH SPECIFIC INFORMATION WAS NOT
AVAILABLE...WIDESPREAD PONDING OF WATER AND OR FLOWING WATER OVER
ROADWAYS IS STILL BEING REPORTED.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...DUMONT DUNES AND TRONA
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT TIME WHEN IT IS EVEN HARDER TO JUDGE
THE DEPTH OF THE WATER COVERING THE ROADWAY OR LOW WATER CROSSING.
NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. WHEN YOU APPROACH
FLOOD WATERS MAKE THE SMART DECISION...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN!
&&
LAT...LON 3483 11765 3509 11766 3511 11764 3565 11765
3566 11763 3567 11765 3578 11765 3579 11621
3473 11616 3474 11644
$$
JENSEN823
WGUS75 KVEF 211101
FFSVEF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
301 AM PST TUE DEC 21 2010
CAC071-211300-
/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0068.000000T0000Z-101221T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN BERNARDINO CA-
301 AM PST TUE DEC 21 2010
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM PST FOR
NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...
AT 250 AM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
SHOW RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ALTHOUGH THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY
ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF FLOODING...THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL
CONTINUE TO ADD TO THE FLOWING WATER ACROSS THE AREA.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...DUMONT DUNES AND TRONA
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT TIME WHEN IT IS EVEN HARDER TO JUDGE
THE DEPTH OF THE WATER COVERING THE ROADWAY OR LOW WATER CROSSING.
NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. WHEN YOU APPROACH
FLOOD WATERS MAKE THE SMART DECISION...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN!
REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN LAS VEGAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3483 11765 3509 11766 3511 11764 3565 11765
3566 11763 3567 11765 3578 11765 3579 11621
3473 11616 3474 11644
$$
JENSEN455
WGUS55 KVEF 211256
FFWVEF
CAC071-211600-
/O.EXT.KVEF.FF.W.0068.000000T0000Z-101221T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
456 AM PST TUE DEC 21 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE LOCATIONS OF...DAGGETT...BARSTOW...
* UNTIL 800 AM PST
* AT 445 AM PST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT RAIN
CONTINUES TO CAUSE FLOOD PROBLEMS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WITH
WATER FLOWING ACROSS ROADWAYS...PONDING IN LOW LYING AREAS...AND
FLOWING WATER IN NORMALLY DRY WASHES. SPECIFIC AREAS WERE NOT
AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME...BUT WIDESPREAD CONDITIONS BEING REPORTED
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...DUMONT DUNES AND TRONA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT TIME WHEN IT IS EVEN HARDER TO JUDGE
THE DEPTH OF THE WATER COVERING THE ROADWAY OR LOW WATER CROSSING.
NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. WHEN YOU APPROACH
FLOOD WATERS MAKE THE SMART DECISION...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN!
REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN LAS VEGAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3483 11765 3509 11766 3511 11764 3565 11765
3566 11763 3567 11765 3578 11765 3579 11621
3473 11616 3474 11644
$$
JENSEN865
WGUS75 KVEF 211500
FFSVEF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
700 AM PST TUE DEC 21 2010
CAC071-211600-
/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0068.000000T0000Z-101221T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN BERNARDINO CA-
700 AM PST TUE DEC 21 2010
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM PST FOR
NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...
AT 630 AM PST...RAIN CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREA THIS
MORNING AND ALTHOUGH NO NEW REPORTS OF FLOODING WERE RECEIVED
OVERNIGHT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE MODERATE RAINFALL
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...AND FLASH FLOOD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY STILL
OCCURRING.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...DUMONT DUNES AND TRONA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. WHEN YOU APPROACH
FLOOD WATERS MAKE THE SMART DECISION...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN!
REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN LAS VEGAS.
LAT...LON 3483 11765 3509 11766 3511 11764 3565 11765
3566 11763 3567 11765 3578 11765 3579 11621
3473 11616 3474 11644
$$
KENNEDY224
WGUS75 KVEF 211559
FFSVEF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
759 AM PST TUE DEC 21 2010
CAC071-211603-
/O.EXP.KVEF.FF.W.0068.000000T0000Z-101221T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN BERNARDINO CA-
759 AM PST TUE DEC 21 2010
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 800 AM PST FOR NORTHWESTERN
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUES MAINLY EAST OF THE BARSTOW AREA BUT
THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN HAS DIMINISHED. DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF RAIN
THAT HAS FALLEN OVER THE AREA HOWEVER...PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS
AND IN LOW LYING AREAS IS STILL EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING.
MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ANYWHERE IN NORTHWEST
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THIS MORNING.
LAT...LON 3483 11765 3509 11766 3511 11764 3565 11765
3566 11763 3567 11765 3578 11765 3579 11621
3473 11616 3474 11644
$$
JSWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Dec 20, 10:42 AM PST, 3 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 10:42 AM PST, 3 hours 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1042 AM PST MON DEC 20 2010
.SYNOPSIS...A PERSISTENT SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING ABUNDANT PACIFIC
MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL IN
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
MEANWHILE VALLEY RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW...GENERALLY ABOVE 7000
FEET...WILL BE SEEN OFF AND ON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. DRYING CONDITIONS
WILL BE SEEN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BEFORE ANOTHER STORM APPROACHES THE
AREA CHRISTMAS DAY.
&&
.UPDATE...SNOW LEVEL FELL IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SNOW WAS
FALLING AT THE BASE OF THE SKI AREA. MOUNT CHARLESTON FIRE STATION
REPORTED SNOW HAD FALLEN THERE OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE
BETWEEN 7000 AND 7500 FEET TODAY AND THEN AROUND 7000 FEET TUESDAY
BEFORE LOWERING MORE ON WEDNESDAY. SINCE SNOW WAS ALREADY DOWN TO
THE TOWN OF MOUNT CHARLESTON...I DECIDED TO GO OUT WITH A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW BEGINNING LATE THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. LOOKING AT TOTAL MODEL RUN
PRECIPITATION OFF THE 12Z NAM12 AND GFS IT LOOKED LIKE AREAS BETWEEN
THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FLASH FLOOD WATCHES WILL ALSO SEE A THREAT FOR
HEAVY RAINFALL. FOR NOW I DECIDED TO INCLUDE ALL THE CLARK COUNTY
ZONES IN A FLASH FLOOD WATCH AND ALSO THE LAKE MEAD ZONES...SOUTHERN
NYE AND SOUTHEAST INYO COUNTY. I RAN THAT FROM NOW THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THAT MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED FOR SOME ZONES INTO TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AT SOME LATER TIME.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
345 AM PST MON DEC 20 2010
.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...TROUGH CONTINUES TO
REMAIN ANCHORED OFF THE WEST COAST ALLOWING FOR A LARGE PLUME OF
MOISTURE TO FEED OVER THE CWA THIS MORNING. HOWEVER THE FOCUS OF
THIS MOISTURE WILL BE MOVING SOUTH INTO WEDNESDAY. AS SEEN ON
SATELLITE...MOISTURE CURRENTLY RIDING ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND
THEN INTO MAINLY WESTERN/NORTHERN NEVADA...ALTHOUGH PLENTY OF
MOISTURE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA/SOUTHERN NEVADA TOO. SHORTWAVE
DIGGING DOWN THE BACKSIDE OF THE TROUGH WILL DIG THE OVERALL LOW
FURTHER SOUTH INTO TUESDAY AND FINALLY CAUSE THE SYSTEM TO EJECT
EAST ACROSS NEVADA ON WEDNESDAY WITH DRYING TAKING PLACE CWA WIDE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AS THE TROUGH DIGS SOUTH THE MOISTURE PLUME WILL
THEN SLIDE SOUTH OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CWA...BEGINNING
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE MAIN CONCERN BEING TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.
AS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED THE PAST FEW DAYS...THE MAIN FOCUS OF THIS
MOISTURE WILL BE ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO/CLARK/LINCOLN AND MOHAVE
COUNTIES WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY LARGE AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL
BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. QPF
TOTALS OF 3 INCHES OR GREATER DEFINITELY NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION
OVER PORTIONS OF LINCOLN/MOHAVE COUNTY BY THE TIME THE STORM LEAVES
THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. DUE TO THE LIKELY PERSISTENT RAINFALL AND
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...FLASH FLOOD WATCHES WILL BE ISSUED FOR
PORTION OF THE CWA WITH THIS PACKAGE. MEANWHILE...THE WINTER STORM
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS HAVE LOWERED TO NEAR 4000 FEET IN THE OWENS
VALLEY...BUT DO NOT EXPECT MUCH ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEY FOR
TODAY BEFORE THE SNOW BEGINS TO TAPER OFF AS THE MOISTURE SHIFTS
SOUTH. THE QUESTIONS BECOMES HOW MUCH SNOW WILL THE SOUTHERN
NEVADA/NORTHWEST ARIZONA MOUNTAINS SEE. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN
HIGH...LIKELY GREATER THAN 7000 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY...BUT THEN
LOWER GOING INTO WEDNESDAY. MAY NEED WINTER PRODUCTS FOR THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS AT A LATER TIME...BUT FOR NOW WILL JUST MONITOR. AS THE
SYSTEM MOVES SOUTH...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A FACTOR WITH STRONG
JET SHIFTING ACROSS THE CWA AND STRONG 700MB FLOW. MAIN CONCERN WILL
BE THE CONTINUATION OF DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE LEE SIDE OF THE
SPRING MOUNTAINS WHICH HAVE DEVELOPED AND POSSIBLE ADVISORY LEVEL
WINDS ACROSS MOHAVE COUNTY. WILL ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR NEVADA
ZONE 19 DUE TO THE DOWNSLOPE WINDS...BUT FEEL THAT WIDESPREAD
ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS WILL NOT BE SEEN ACROSS MOHAVE...THUS WILL ONLY
MENTION BREEZY/WINDY IN THE GRIDS/ZONES FOR THIS AREA. OVERALL
PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP DAYTIME TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL WHILE
OVERNIGHT LOWS STAY ABOVE NORMAL DUE TO THE CLOUD COVER.
.LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...SHORTWAVE RIDGING WILL BEGIN
TO BUILD ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA ON THURSDAY...FINALLY BRINGING AN
END TO A NEARLY WEEK LONG STRETCH OF DAILY PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE
REGION. THERE MAY BE SOME LINGERING PRECIP ACROSS EASTERN LINCOLN
AND MOHAVE COUNTIES THURSDAY MORNING...BUT ALL SHOULD BE CLEAR BY
THE AFTERNOON. DRY CONDITIONS AND A SLIGHT WARMING TREND CAN BE
EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY...BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM BEGINS TO IMPACT
THE REGION ON SUNDAY. THERE LOOKS TO BE AT LEAST AT SLIGHT CHANCE OF
PRECIP AREAWIDE ON SUNDAY...BUT BEST CHANCES WILL BE ACROSS NORTHERN
ZONES.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND PERIODS OF
RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING ACROSS THE VALLEY.
TODAY...PRECIP CHANCES WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT EVEN
DURING PERIODS OF RAIN...EXPECT CIGS TO REMAIN ABOVE 3KFT THE
MAJORITY OF THE TIME GIVEN HOW CIGS HAVE STRUGGLED TO DROP MUCH
LATELY EVEN WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE VICINITY OR OVER THE
TERMINAL. CIGS SHOULD REMAIN AOA 5KFT WHEN SHOWERS ARE NOT
OCCURRING. THIS IS HOW THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS SHOULD PLAY OUT IN
GENERAL FOR THE TERMINAL...BUT ON TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY THERE IS AN
INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF MODERATE/HEAVY PRECIP...WHICH WILL RESULT IN
BRIEF PERIODS OF FURTHER REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND LOWER CIGS.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE AREA IN
BATCHES AND MAINLY BE NORTH OF A KNXP-KIGM LINE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...THEN EVENTUALLY SPREADING THIS EVENING TO INCLUDED AREAS
FURTHER SOUTH. MVFR TO IFR CIGS AND VSBY WILL ACCOMPANY STEADIER AND
HEAVIER PRECIPITATION...OTHERWISE CIGS WILL BE BETWEEN 5K AND 8K
FEET WITH MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS.
&&
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR NVZ018-019.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR NVZ015>022.
AZ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR AZZ036.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR AZZ001.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR AZZ003.
CA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR CAZ522>525.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR CAZ519-
521.
&&
JENSEN/KENNEDY
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, Dec 20, 12:36 PM PST, 1 hour 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1236 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010 AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-210800- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 1236 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010 /136 PM MST MON DEC 20 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WIDESPREAD VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW IN THE SIERRA THIS AFTERNOON WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AND THE WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THERE UNTIL 4 PM. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT OVER MOST OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...CLARK COUNTY...LINCOLN COUNTY...SOUTHEAST INYO AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY AND NORTHWEST MOHAVE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WIDESPREAD VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY FOR MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE COUNTY WARNING AREA WHICH CONTINUES FOR MOST OF MOHAVE COUNTY TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. DRY CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BEFORE A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BRINGS A CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE SIERRA LATE SATURDAY AND TO SOUTHERN NEVADA SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 20, 9:40 AM PST, 4 hours 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
940 AM PST MON DEC 20 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG PIOCHE 37.93N 114.45W
12/19/2010 LINCOLN NV CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER REPORTED DAMAGING WINDS BETWEEN 3 AND 4
P.M. THE WINDS KNOCKED DOWN TWO POWER LINES.
&&
JHURLEYLocal storm report, Dec 20, 11:39 AM PST, 2 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1139 AM PST MON DEC 20 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1024 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 WNW ASPENDELL 37.24N 118.60W
12/20/2010 E0.0 INCH INYO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
A SPOTTER REPORTED 56 INCHES AS OF 500 AM. AT 1000 AM,THE
SPOTTER MEASURED 74 INCHES OF SNOWFALL.
&&
JHURLEYLocal storm report, Dec 20, 11:41 AM PST, 2 hours 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1141 AM PST MON DEC 20 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1024 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 WNW ASPENDELL 37.24N 118.60W
12/20/2010 M74.0 INCH INYO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
A SPOTTER REPORTED 56 INCHES AS OF 500 AM. AT 1000 AM,THE
SPOTTER MEASURED 74 INCHES OF SNOWFALL.
&&
JHURLEYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 4:49 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | Inyo | 6 hr |
| Dec 19, 4:55 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 6 hr |
| Dec 20, 1:32 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 88 min |
| Dec 20, 4:31 AM PST | Flash Flood Watch | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 66 hr |
| Dec 20, 2:23 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | VEF | 4 hr | |
| Dec 20, 2:51 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 6 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:20 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | VEF | Inyo | 12 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:25 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 8 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.