Alert archive / Nevada / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this flash flood warning at Jul 4, 2011, 3:48 PM PDT for Esmeralda County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada. It was in force for 117 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 4, 2011, 3:48 PM PDT (22:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 2011, 5:45 PM PDT
- In force
- 117 min
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Cedar City radar (KICX), 247 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:49 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
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 159 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -303 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2163 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
249
WGUS55 KVEF 042248
FFWVEF
NVC009-017-023-050045-
/O.NEW.KVEF.FF.W.0008.110704T2248Z-110705T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
348 PM PDT MON JUL 4 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EXTREME EAST CENTRAL ESMERALDA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA...
NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA...
SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA...
* UNTIL 545 PM PDT.
* AT 338 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES WEST OF RACHEL. THE
STORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIKO AND RACHEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN WASHES...LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND ON
AREA ROADWAYS. FLASH FLOODING IS NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLER. TO ESCAPE
RISING WATER...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOODED
ROADWAY OR WALK THROUGH FLOODWATERS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN!
REPORT FLOODING BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE LAS VEGAS NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE OR TWITTER #NWSVEGAS.
CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF RAPIDLY
RISING WATER AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE QUICKLY TO HIGHER GROUND IF
FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED.
&&
LAT...LON 3814 11461 3679 11599 3702 11665 3736 11704
3805 11718 3805 11500 3868 11499 3869 11476
$$
JENSEN3 follow-up statements
592
WGUS75 KVEF 042316
FFSVEF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
416 PM PDT MON JUL 4 2011
NVC009-017-023-050045-
/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110705T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ESMERALDA NV-NYE NV-LINCOLN NV-
416 PM PDT MON JUL 4 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM PDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN...SOUTHERN NYE AND EXTREME EAST CENTRAL
ESMERALDA COUNTIES...
AT 404 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR RACHEL. THE THUNDERSTORM WITH EXCESSIVE RAIN WAS NEARLY
STATIONARY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIKO AND RACHEL. IN ADDITION...STATE
ROUTE 375 FROM THE HIKO JUNCTION NORTHWEST TO MILE MARKER 240 AND
ALSO STATE ROUTE 318 FROM THE HIKO JUNCTION TO THE NYE COUNTY LINE
ARE INCLUDED IN THIS WARNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN WASHES...LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND ON
AREA ROADWAYS. FLASH FLOODING IS NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLER. TO ESCAPE
RISING WATER...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOODED
ROADWAY OR WALK THROUGH FLOODWATERS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN!
REPORT FLOODING BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE LAS VEGAS NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE OR TWITTER #NWSVEGAS.
CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF RAPIDLY
RISING WATER AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE QUICKLY TO HIGHER GROUND IF
FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED.
&&
LAT...LON 3814 11461 3679 11599 3702 11665 3736 11704
3805 11718 3805 11500 3868 11499 3869 11476
$$
JENSEN183
WGUS75 KVEF 050012
FFSVEF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
512 PM PDT MON JUL 4 2011
NVC009-017-023-050045-
/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110705T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ESMERALDA NV-NYE NV-LINCOLN NV-
512 PM PDT MON JUL 4 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM PDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN...SOUTHERN NYE AND EXTREME EAST CENTRAL
ESMERALDA COUNTIES...
AT 501 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 58 MILES WEST OF RACHEL...OR 25 MILES EAST OF GOLDFIELD. THE
THUNDERSTORM WITH EXCESSIVE RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIKO AND RACHEL. IN ADDITION...STATE
ROUTE 375 FROM THE HIKO JUNCTION NORTHWEST TO MILE MARKER 240 AND
ALSO STATE ROUTE 318 FROM THE HIKO JUNCTION TO THE NYE COUNTY LINE
ARE INCLUDED IN THIS WARNING.
THE MAIN CONCERN IS CURRENTLY OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THIS
WARNED AREA...HOWEVER EARLIER HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA
WILL LIKELY BE CAUSING WATER OVER LOW WATER CROSSING AND FLOWING
WATER IN NORMALLY DRY WASHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN WASHES...LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND ON
AREA ROADWAYS. FLASH FLOODING IS NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLER. TO ESCAPE
RISING WATER...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOODED
ROADWAY OR WALK THROUGH FLOODWATERS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN!
REPORT FLOODING BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE LAS VEGAS NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE OR TWITTER #NWSVEGAS.
CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF RAPIDLY
RISING WATER AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE QUICKLY TO HIGHER GROUND IF
FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED.
&&
LAT...LON 3814 11461 3679 11599 3702 11665 3736 11704
3805 11718 3805 11500 3868 11499 3869 11476
$$
JENEN662
WGUS75 KVEF 050044
FFSVEF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
544 PM PDT MON JUL 4 2011
NVC009-017-023-050050-
/O.EXP.KVEF.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110705T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ESMERALDA NV-NYE NV-LINCOLN NV-
544 PM PDT MON JUL 4 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 545 PM PDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
LINCOLN...SOUTHERN NYE AND EXTREME EAST CENTRAL ESMERALDA COUNTIES...
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE ACROSS CENTRAL NYE COUNTY AND
NORTHWEST LINCOLN COUNTY WITH ONLY LIGHT RAIN EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF 545 PM
PDT.
HOWEVER PEOPLE TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY
OVER STATE ROUTE 375 FROM HIKO JUNCTION TO RACHEL AND THEN INTO NYE
COUNTY SHOULD BE AWARE THAT NORMALLY DRY WASHES WILL LIKELY
CONTAINING FLOWING WATER. LOW WATER CROSSINGS MAY ALSO HAVE WATER
FLOWING ACROSS THEM. USE CAUTION THIS EVENING AS WATER IS ESPECIALLY
DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT.
LAT...LON 3814 11461 3679 11599 3702 11665 3736 11704
3805 11718 3805 11500 3868 11499 3869 11476
$$
JENSENThe office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 6:41 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | Clark | 2 hr |
| Jul 3, 6:53 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | Clark | 64 min |
| Jul 3, 7:06 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | VEF | Clark | 54 min |
| Jul 3, 7:40 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | Clark | 95 min |
| Jul 3, 9:46 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | VEF | 119 min | |
| Jul 4, 4:35 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | Esmeralda, Nye | 115 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.