Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2010
Wind Advisory 33, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Aug 27, 2010, 3:16 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at Aug 28, 2010, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 27, 2010, 3:16 PM PDT (22:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 28, 2010, 12:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2010, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:16 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Edwards AFB, CA (KEDW), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 261 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
- 2884 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
273 WWUS75 KVEF 272216 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 316 PM PDT FRI AUG 27 2010 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN STATES WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE REGION SATURDAY... AZZ001-003-036-CAZ522-NVZ014>022-281215- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.100828T1900Z-100829T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 316 PM PDT FRI AUG 27 2010 /316 PM MST FRI AUG 27 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT/MST TO 9 PM PDT/MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL SOUTHERN NEVADA COUNTIES...MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT/MST TO 9 PM PDT/MST SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: BETWEEN NOON AND 9 PM SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...MESQUITE...PAHRUMP...BEATTY...CALIENTE...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. * IMPACTS: TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTION DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ523-524-281215- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.100828T2000Z-100829T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS 316 PM PDT FRI AUG 27 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: BETWEEN 1 PM AND 11 PM SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...BAKER AND THE MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE. * IMPACTS: TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTION DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ PIERCE
3 follow-up statements
963 WWUS75 KVEF 281043 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 343 AM PDT SAT AUG 28 2010 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN STATES WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE REGION TODAY... AZZ001-003-036-CAZ522-NVZ014>022-282300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.100828T1900Z-100829T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 343 AM PDT SAT AUG 28 2010 /343 AM MST SAT AUG 28 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TODAY TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TODAY TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA...MOST OF MOHAVE COUNTY IN ARIZONA AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: BETWEEN NOON AND 9 PM SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...MESQUITE...PAHRUMP...BEATTY... CALIENTE...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. * IMPACTS: TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTION DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ523-524-282300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.100828T2000Z-100829T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS 343 AM PDT SAT AUG 28 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: BETWEEN 1 PM AND 11 PM SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...BAKER AND THE MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE. * IMPACTS: TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTION DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
309 WWUS75 KVEF 281733 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1033 AM PDT SAT AUG 28 2010 ...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN STATES WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE REGION TODAY. AZZ001-003-036-CAZ522-NVZ014>022-290400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.100828T1900Z-100829T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 1033 AM PDT SAT AUG 28 2010 /1033 AM MST SAT AUG 28 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA...MOST OF MOHAVE COUNTY IN ARIZONA AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK.. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...MESQUITE...PAHRUMP...BEATTY... CALIENTE...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. * IMPACTS: TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTION DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ523-524-290600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.100828T2000Z-100829T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS 1033 AM PDT SAT AUG 28 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: THROUGH 11 PM SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...BAKER AND THE MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE. * IMPACTS: TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTION DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
732 WWUS75 KVEF 290356 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 856 PM PDT SAT AUG 28 2010 CAZ523-524-290500- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-100829T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS 856 PM PDT SAT AUG 28 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THE AUTOMATED WIND SENSORS ACROSS NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WERE SHOWING WIND GUSTS BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS EXPECTED TO BE BELOW 25 MPH FOR MOST AREAS AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ522-NVZ014>022-290500- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-100829T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 856 PM PDT SAT AUG 28 2010 /856 PM MST SAT AUG 28 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA...MOST OF MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. SOUTHWEST WINDS WERE DECREASING THIS EVENING AND GUSTS HAD GENERALLY DROPPED TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS BELOW 25 MPH FOR MOST AREAS AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ JA
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Aug 27, 3:15 PM PDT, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 3:15 PM PDT, 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
315 PM FRI AUG 27 2010
.SYNOPSIS...MONSOON MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE SHUNTED EAST ACROSS
ARIZONA TONIGHT AS DRIER AIR SPREADS IN FROM THE WEST. AN
UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN
STATES THIS WEEKEND WILL LEAD TO WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH MUCH
COOLER TEMPERATURES. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND CENTRAL NEVADA
SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND BACK TO NORMAL BY THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK.
&&
.SHORT TERM...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE CONFINED TO THE EASTERN
HALF OF MOHAVE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AS MUCH DRIER AND STABLE AIR
HAS MOVED IN FROM THE WEST. TRIMMED BACK ON POPS CONSIDERABLY ACROSS
MOHAVE COUNTY THIS EVENING AS THE STORMS WILL MOST LIKELY BE EAST OF
MOHAVE COUNTY.
MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT INDICATING A ANOMALOUSLY STRONG TROUGH
MOVING INTO THE WESTERN STATE THIS WEEKEND. MAIN CONCERN WILL THE
THE INCREASE IN SOUTHWEST WINDS. IN FACT...THE GUSTINESS TODAY IS
JUST THE PRECURSOR. WITH WIND SPEEDS FORECAST TO BE EVEN STRONGER
SATURDAY A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL AREAS EXPECT THE
ZONES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THE WIND WILL
DECREASE SOME ON SUNDAY MOST AREAS EXPECT IN MOHAVE COUNTY. MUCH
COOLER TEMPERATURES ON THE WAY THIS WEEKEND AS WELL.
.LONG TERM...THE MAIN ISSUE AS WE MOVE INTO THE MIDDLE TO LATER PART
OF NEXT WEEK WILL BE HOW QUICKLY MOISTURE RETURNS TO THE AREA. THE
LATEST MODELS STILL SHOW CONSIDERABLE NORTHWEST TO WEST FLOW ALOFT
OVER THE AREA AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AXIS REMAINS OVER THE
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. THE GFS SHOWS MARGINAL INSTABILITY AND MID-LEVEL
MOISTURE IN MOHAVE COUNTY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND THUS I KEPT IN
SLIGHT CHANCE POPS THERE BUT TRIMMED BACK POPS ELSEWHERE. BY
WEDNESDAY AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS WESTWARD INTO THE SOUTHWEST U.S. BUT
THE POSITION OF THE RIDGE CENTER VARIES BY MODEL WHICH ULTIMATELY
SHOW A BIG SPREAD IN JUST HOW MUCH MOISTURE WORKS BACK INTO THE AREA
WITH THE ECMWF VERY DRY AND THE GFS DECENTLY MOIST. I DID TRIM BACK
POPS A LITTLE WEST OF THE COLORADO RIVER...BUT WE HAVE IN 10 POPS
OR GREATER IN ALL AREAS SOUTH OF I-15. THROUGH FRIDAY RIDGING
REMAINS IN PLACE ALOFT AND WHILE THURSDAY MAY SEE A LITTLE MORE
MOISTURE GET PULLED FURTHER NORTH AND WEST IN THE AREA CONFIDENCE IS
NOT THE GREATEST THIS FAR OUT DUE TO SUBTLE SHIFTS IN WHERE THE
RIDGE IS CENTERED AT. BY NEXT WEEKEND AN UPPER TROUGH IS SHOWN ON
THE OPERATIONAL GFS AND ECMWF TO APPROACH THE WEST COAST AND
WESTERLY FLOW MAY START TO DRY OUT THINGS IN THE WESTERN CWFA. TEMPS
WILL GRADUALLY WARM TO ABOVE NORMAL BY THURSDAY AND STAY THERE ON
FRIDAY. THUS TRIPLE DIGITS WILL MAKE A RETURN IN MOST OF THE LOWER
DESERT VALLEYS.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...WINDS WILL BE SOUTH TO SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING WITH SPEEDS AROUND 15 KTS WITH GUSTS OF
20-25 KTS THIS EVENING...THEN LET UP SOME OVERNIGHT BEFORE
INCREASING LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO 20-25
KTS SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS OF 25-35 KTS. OTHERWISE CLEAR AND DRY.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...ISOLATED TSRA THIS EVENING AND AGAIN SATURDAY AFT/EVE
IN FAR EASTERN MOHAVE COUNTY. GUSTY WINDS AND LOWER CIGS/VSBY WILL
BE THE MAIN THREATS IN AND NEAR STORMS. OTHERWISE AWAY FROM
TSRA...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS EVENING WILL LESSEN UP
OVERNIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO THE
AFTERNOON. SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING MOST OF THE AREA WILL SEE
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15-25 KTS WITH GUSTS OF 25-35 KTS POSSIBLE. LOCAL
AREAS OF BLDU ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND
USHER IN DRIER AIR THE REST OF THIS WEEKEND. A RED FLAG WARNING
REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR NEVADA ZONES 460 AND 462. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE FURTHER ON SATURDAY WITH WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS IN THE 35 TO
45 MPH RANGE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NEVADA AND ARIZONA SO A RED FLAG
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL SOUTHERN NEVADA ZONES. AS FOR MOHAVE
COUNTY. IT WILL BE WINDY ON SATURDAY BUT IT APPEARS THAT JUST ENOUGH
MOISTURE WILL LINGER ACROSS THE COUNTY ALLOWING RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES TO REMAIN JUST ABOVE 15 PERCENT. IF THE DRIER AIR ARRIVES
SOONER THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF THE RED FLAG WARNING BEING
EXPANDED EAST INTO MOHAVE COUNTY.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR NVZ460>465.
WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR NVZ014>022.
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR NVZ460-462.
AZ...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 9 PM MST SATURDAY FOR AZZ001-003-036.
CA...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR CAZ522.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR CAZ523-524.
&&
PIERCE/STACHELSKI
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, Aug 27, 5:19 AM PDT, 9 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 519 AM PDT FRI AUG 27 2010 NVZ014>020-022-280330- 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- 519 AM PDT FRI AUG 27 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER LINCOLN AND CLARK COUNTIES. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS. IN ADDITION...DRIER AIR MOVING INTO ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES WILL COMBINE WITH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS TO PRODUCE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL SHOULD BE PUSHED TO THE EAST OF THE AREA BY SATURDAY HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA ON SATURDAY. GUSTY WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE THEN LOOKED FOR ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY BEFORE MOISTURE BEGINS TO RETURN TO THE AREA BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .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. AZZ001>003-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-280330- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- 519 AM PDT FRI AUG 27 2010 /519 AM MST FRI AUG 27 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ALONG THE EASTER BORDER ON SATURDAY HOWEVER THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE GUSTY WINDS TO POSSIBLY OVER 40 MPH. GUSTY WINDS LOOKED FOR AGAIN ON SUNDAY ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES. THE COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY BEFORE WARMING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. MOISTURE WILL RETURN TO THE AREA ONCE AGAIN DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. .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. CAZ519>526-280330- EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- 519 AM PDT FRI AUG 27 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY WITH LOCAL AREAS POSSIBLY REACHING WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. MOISTURE MAY BEGIN TO CREEP BACK INTO THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE MOJAVE DESERT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY FOR ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. .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.
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Local storm report, Aug 27, 11:13 AM PDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1113 AM PDT FRI AUG 27 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0100 PM HEAVY RAIN CIMA 35.24N 115.50W
08/26/2010 E1.00 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA PARK/FOREST SRVC
THE PARK SERVICE REPORTED A FEW INCHES OF WATER COVERED
KELSO CIMA ROAD.
0130 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 NNW KELSO 35.07N 115.67W
08/26/2010 E1.00 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA PARK/FOREST SRVC
THE PARK SERVICE REPORTED A FEW INCHES OF WATER ON
KELBAKER ROAD.
0200 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 W DEATH VALLEY JUNCTI 36.30N 116.49W
08/26/2010 INYO CA PARK/FOREST SRVC
THE PARK SERVICE SAID AT LEAST 6 INCHES OF WATER WAS
FLOWING ACROSS HIGHWAY 190 ABOUT 4 MILES WEST OF DEATH
VALLEY JUNCTION. THE TIME OF THIS EVENT IS ESTIMATED.
0215 PM TSTM WND GST KINGMAN 35.21N 114.03W
08/26/2010 M62.00 MPH MOHAVE AZ TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER MEASURED A TSTM WIND GUST TO 62 MPH AT 215 PDT IN
KINGMAN.
0244 PM HAIL 4 SSE PAHRUMP 36.15N 115.96W
08/26/2010 E0.50 INCH NYE NV PUBLIC
A REPORT OF HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL IN PAHRUMP.
0245 PM FLASH FLOOD GOLDEN VALLEY 35.22N 114.22W
08/26/2010 MOHAVE AZ TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTS 10 TO 11 INCHES OF WATER FLOWING DOWN
ROADWAYS IN GOLDEN VALLEY. ONE INCH OF RAIN FELL BETWEEN
130 AND 230 PM PDT.
0246 PM FLASH FLOOD 13 S OLANCHA 36.09N 117.96W
08/26/2010 INYO CA LAW ENFORCEMENT
CHP REPORTS 3 TO 4 FEET OF MUD WAS WASHED ONTO HIGHWAY
395 AT DUNMOVIN. THE HIGHWAY WAS CLOSED AS A RESULT WITH
THE SOUTHBOUND LANES RE-OPENED AT 1025 PM ON AUGUST 26TH
WITH BOTH NORTHBOUND LANES RE-OPENED AT 945 AM ON AUGUST
27TH.
0258 PM HEAVY RAIN 6 SW EAST LAS VEGAS 36.04N 115.12W
08/26/2010 E0.40 INCH CLARK NV NWS EMPLOYEE
TWO TO THREE INCHES OF WATER WAS REPORTED ON PARTS OF
EASTERN AVENUE BETWEEN CORONADO CENTER AND WINDMILL IN
HENDERSON BY THE WIFE OF A NWS EMPLOYEE.
0300 PM HAIL 3 ENE BARSTOW 34.89N 117.02W
08/26/2010 M0.50 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA CO-OP OBSERVER
A CO-OP OBSERVER REPORTED HAIL AS LARGE AS DIME SIZE FELL
IN BARSTOW.
0321 PM TSTM WND GST 3 NE BULLHEAD CITY 35.19N 114.52W
08/26/2010 E50.00 MPH MOHAVE AZ TRAINED SPOTTER
A SPOTTER ESTIMATED 50 MPH WINDS IN BULLHEAD CITY
ASSOCIATED WITH A THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW BOUNDARY.
0323 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 N LANDERS (AR190) 34.28N 116.42W
08/26/2010 E0.50 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTS 3 INCHES OF RUNNING WATER ON NUMEROUS
ROADWAYS. STREAMS AND WASHES AT HALF CAPACITY IN LANDERS.
HEAVY RAIN WAS STILL FALLING AS OF 230 PDT.
0325 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 ENE BARSTOW 34.89N 117.02W
08/26/2010 M1.00 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA CO-OP OBSERVER
A CO-OP OBSERVER MEASURED 1.00 OF RAIN IN 25 MINUTES IN
BARSTOW.
0327 PM TSTM WND GST BULLHEAD CITY 35.15N 114.56W
08/26/2010 M59.00 MPH MOHAVE AZ MESONET
CW4367 REPORTED A 59 MPH TSTM WIND GUST AT 327 PDT.
0330 PM FLASH FLOOD 16 ESE PANAMINT RAWS 36.02N 116.82W
08/26/2010 INYO CA PARK/FOREST SRVC
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE REPORTS WATER AND DEBRIS OVER
BADWATER ROAD SOUTH OF BADWATER.
0340 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SSW HENDERSON EXECUTI 35.96N 115.16W
08/26/2010 CLARK NV BROADCAST MEDIA
THUNDERSTORM WINDS ESTIMATED AT 45 TO 50 MPH DAMAGED A
CARPORT ON A MOBILE HOME AT THE FRONTIER VILLAGE MOBILE
HOME PARK.
0400 PM LIGHTNING 2 NE BARSTOW 34.89N 117.04W
08/26/2010 SAN BERNARDINO CA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
A HOUSE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AROUND 4 PM NEAR NANCY
STREET AND AVENUE F IN BARSTOW. DAMAGE WAS ESTIMATED BY
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AT ABOUT 2,000 DOLLARS.
0400 PM FLASH FLOOD BARSTOW 34.88N 117.07W
08/26/2010 SAN BERNARDINO CA LAW ENFORCEMENT
BARSTOW PD REPORTS THAT WATER WAS FLOWING OVER ROADWAYS
AND CARRYING DEBRIS.
0401 PM FLASH FLOOD PANAMINT SPRINGS 36.33N 117.47W
08/26/2010 INYO CA LAW ENFORCEMENT
CHP REPORTS DEBRIS FROM FLOODING ON STATE HIGHWAY 190
JUST WEST OF PANAMINT VALLEY ROAD.
0500 PM FLASH FLOOD OATMAN 35.03N 114.38W
08/26/2010 MOHAVE AZ TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTS 1.25 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 405 PM. ALL
WASHES ARE FULL AND ROADWAYS ARE FLOODED.
0915 PM TSTM WND GST 1 SSE AMBOY 34.56N 115.74W
08/26/2010 E60.00 MPH SAN BERNARDINO CA CO-OP OBSERVER
A 60 MPH WIND GUST WAS ESTIMATED BY A CO-OP OBSERVER IN
AMBOY IN ASSOCIATION WITH A THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY.
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THIS IS AN UPDATED LIST OF EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS THAT
DEVELOPED ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN ON
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
STACHELSKIThe office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 5:15 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | VEF | Esmeralda, Nye | 59 min |
| Aug 27, 10:05 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | VEF | Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye | 35 hr |
| Aug 26, 5:11 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 2 hr |
| Aug 26, 5:29 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 5:43 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 2 hr |
| Aug 26, 8:08 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 82 min |
| Aug 26, 9:39 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 5:55 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | Mohave | 110 min |
| Aug 27, 4:22 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | VEF | 113 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.