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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 42, NWS Las Vegas, NV

October 4, 2010Nye County, Nevada

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 4, 2010, 5:53 PM PDT for Nye County, Nevada. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Oct 4, 2010, 5:53 PM PDT (00:53 UTC)
Expired
Oct 4, 2010, 6:30 PM PDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Nye County, NV

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Oct 4, 4:00 PM PDT, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 4, 4:00 PM PDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 4, 6:12 AM PDT, 11 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
612 AM PDT MON OCT 4 2010

CAZ519-050700-
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
612 AM PDT MON OCT 4 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BY
THIS EVENING. COLDER AIR WITH THIS STORM WILL LOWER SNOW LEVELS
TONIGHT WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ABOVE 8500 FEET
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOWFALL
CAN IS EXPECTED TO CREATE MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON HIGH
MOUNTAIN ROADS IN THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TUESDAY MORNING BUT THE THREAT OF
ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS
THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA STORM REMAINS IN PLACE. THOUGH TIMING OF
SPECIFIC PERIODS OF SNOW IS UNCERTAIN...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 12 TO 18
INCHES COULD OCCUR AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8500 FEET BEFORE THE STORM
LIFTS AWAY TO THE NORTHEAST THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...WEATHER SPOTTERS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ520>527-NVZ014>022-050700-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-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-
612 AM PDT MON OCT 4 2010 /612 AM MST MON OCT 4 2010/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
ARIZONA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOJAVE
DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN TODAY AND TONIGHT AHEAD OF A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. SOUTHEAST NEVADA
AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA APPEAR TO BE THE MOST FAVORABLE AREAS FOR
REDEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THOUGH
STORMS WILL BE FAIRLY FAST MOVING...LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN COULD
LEAD TO POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THE THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN OVER MUCH OF
THE AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY THOUGH COVERAGE SHOULD DIMINISH
SOMEWHAT. THE SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTHEAST TOWARD THE NORTHERN
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
INFORMAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED OVER MOHAVE AND CLARK
COUNTIES LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD
OPERATING PROCEDURES.

JA

In the hours before

Local storm report, Oct 4, 1:06 PM PDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
106 PM PDT MON OCT 04 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1255 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 S MEADVIEW            35.94N 114.08W
10/04/2010                   MOHAVE             AZ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PATTERSON GRADE ON PIERCE FERRY ROAD WAS CLOSED DUE TO
            DEBRIS. 1.30 INCHES OF RAIN FELL AT THE SPOTTERS
            LOCATION.

&&

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Local storm report, Oct 4, 1:20 PM PDT, 4 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
120 PM PDT MON OCT 04 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0115 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 SSE LOGANDALE         36.59N 114.47W
10/04/2010                   CLARK              NV   TRAINED SPOTTER

            APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT OF WATER WAS RUSHING THROUGH THE
            INTERSECTION OF GUBLER AND HEYER STREETS. THE ROAD BED
            WAS BEGINNING TO WASH AWAY.

&&

MORGAN
Local storm report, Oct 4, 1:23 PM PDT, 4 hours 30 minutes before
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Local storm report, Oct 4, 2:07 PM PDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before
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Local storm report, Oct 4, 2:43 PM PDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
243 PM PDT MON OCT 04 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0220 PM     FLASH FLOOD      RAILROAD PASS           35.98N 114.92W
10/04/2010                   CLARK              NV   AMATEUR RADIO

            HIGHWAY 95 SOUTH WAS CLOSED AGAIN. WATER WAS RUSHING DOWN
            THE SIDE OF RIVER MOUNTAIN.

&&

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Local storm report, Oct 4, 4:34 PM PDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
434 PM PDT MON OCT 04 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0421 PM     TSTM WND GST     PAHRUMP                 36.21N 115.99W
10/04/2010  M69 MPH          NYE                NV   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            SMALL HAIL ALSO BEGAN AT 430 PM.

&&

MORGAN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 4, 5:44 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningVEFClark61 min
Oct 4, 6:56 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningVEFClark2 hr
Oct 4, 7:48 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryVEFClark, Lincoln3 hr
Oct 4, 5:07 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFMohave38 min
Oct 4, 5:55 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryVEFMohave3 hr
Oct 4, 6:18 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFMohave36 min
Oct 4, 6:27 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFMohave48 min
Oct 4, 7:21 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryVEFMohave3 hr
Oct 5, 1:09 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryVEFMohave2 hr
Oct 5, 2:58 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFMohave32 min

Nearby

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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.