Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 10, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Apr 7, 2011, 6:06 AM PDT for Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada. It was in force for 17 hr. 32 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
- Apr 7, 2011, 6:06 AM PDT (13:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2011, 10:48 PM PDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 184 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 9:34 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Red Rock Canyon Raws, NV | RED ROCK CANYON RAWS RECORDED A 60 MPH WIND GUST AT AN ELEVATION OF 3756 FEET. |
| Apr 7, 10:09 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 4 Ene Fort Irwin, CA | THE BICYCLE LAKE ASOS ON FORT IRWIN MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 58 MPH AT 2349 FEET IN ELEVATION. |
| Apr 7, 10:50 AM PDT | DUST STORM | 8 Sw Boulder City, NV | A SPOTTER REPORTED PLUMES OF BLOWING DUST FROM THE ELDORADO DRY LAKE BED WERE REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 100 FEET AT TIMES ON HIGHWAY 95. |
| Apr 7, 11:34 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 77 | Red Rock Canyon Raws, NV | RED ROCK CANYON RAWS MEASURED A 77 MPH WIND GUST AT AN ELEVATION OF 3756 FEET. |
| Apr 7, 11:55 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 4 Ene Fort Irwin, CA | BICYCLE LAKE ASOS ON FORT IRWIN MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 61 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 2349 FEET. |
| Apr 7, 12:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 Ssw Mercury, NV | A30 MESONET SITE AT DESERT ROCK REPORTED A 61 MPH PEAK WIND GUST AT AN ELEVATION OF 3309 FEET. |
| Apr 7, 12:21 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 1 N Indian Springs, NV | THE ASOS AT CREECH AIR FORCE BASE IN INDIAN SPRINGS MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 62 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 3160 FEET. |
| Apr 7, 12:45 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 E Well 5b (Nts A05), NV | A WIND GUST OF 58 MPH WAS MEASURED AT THE WELL 5B MESONET SITE AT AN ELEVATION OF 3085 FEET. |
| Apr 7, 1:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 Wsw Downtown Las Vega, NV | THE PUBLIC REPORTED THROUGH LAS VEGAS AREA BROADCAST MEDIA THAT THE BUCKET ON A KFC SIGN WAS SNAPPED BY HIGH WINDS NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SAHARA AVENUE AND ARVILLE STREET IN LAS VEGAS. THE TIME OF THIS EVENT IS ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 7, 1:10 PM PDT | SNOW 1 | 1 Wnw Aspendell, CA | A SPOTTER REPORTED AROUND AN INCH OF SNOW HAD ACCUMULATED IN ASPENDELL SO FAR AT 8500 FEET IN ELEVATION. |
| Apr 7, 1:16 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 1 N Indian Springs, NV | THE ASOS AT CREECH AIR FORCE BASE IN INDIAN SPRINGS MEASURED A 63 MPH WIND GUST. |
| Apr 7, 1:30 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Downtown Las Vega, NV | LAS VEGAS BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTED A TREE BRANCH FELL DOWN AND TOOK OUT POWER LINES KNOCKING OUT POWER TO A FEW HUNDRED PEOPLE IN THE AREA OF LAKE MEAD BOULEVARD AND WHITE STREET. THE EVENT TIME IS AN ESTIMATE. |
| Apr 7, 1:30 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ese Downtown Las Vega, NV | A SPOTTER REPORTED A LARGE ILLUMINATED BUSINESS SIGN BROKE ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. |
| Apr 7, 1:33 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Pahrump, NV | A SPOTTER MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 62 MPH IN PAHRUMP. |
| Apr 7, 1:36 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Las Vegas Mccarran Ap, NV | MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MEASURED A 59 MPH WIND GUST FROM THE SOUTHWEST. |
| Apr 7, 1:40 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 W Green Valley, NV | LAS VEGAS AREA BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTED SEVERAL LARGE NETS WERE RIPPED BY HIGH WINDS AT THE CALLAWAY GOLF CENTER ON LAS VEGAS BOULEVARD. THE EVENT TIME IS AN ESTIMATE. |
| Apr 7, 2:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Henderson, NV | THE PUBLIC REPORTED THROUGH LAS VEGAS AREA BROADCAST MEDIA THAT A LARGE TREE WAS UPROOTED AT HOUSE IN HENDERSON. THE EVENT TIME IS AN ESTIMATE. |
| Apr 7, 2:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | North Las Vegas, NV | LAS VEGAS AREA BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTED SEVERAL TREES WERE KNOCKED DOWN AND A WOODEN UTILITY POLE WAS BROKEN IN VARIOUS PARTS OF NORTH LAS VEGAS. THE EVENT TIME IS ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 7, 2:15 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Mercury (Nts A23), NV | A 62 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE MERCURY A23 MESONET SITE AT AN ELEVATION OF 3678 FEET. |
| Apr 7, 2:29 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 1 Sse Bjy Tower (Nts A1, NV | THE BUSTER JANGLE Y MESONET SITE AN AREA 17 OF THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE RECORDED A WIND GUST OF 61 MPH FROM THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT AN ELEVATION OF 4075 FEET. |
| Apr 7, 2:30 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Ese Yucca Flat (Nts S, NV | A WIND GUST OF 60 MPH WAS MEASURED AT A MESONET STATION AT YUCCA FLAT AT AN ELEVATION OF 3925 FEET. |
| Apr 7, 2:30 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 N Amargosa Valley, NV | A 60 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT A MESONET SITE ON THE SOUTH END OF AREA 25 OF THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AT AN ELEVATION OF 2800 FEET. |
| Apr 7, 3:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Mercury (Nts A23), NV | A 64 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE MERCURY A23 MESONET SITE FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT AN ELEVATION OF 3678 FEET. |
| Apr 7, 3:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Logandale, NV | AT LEAST TWO TENTS BLEW OVER FROM HIGH WINDS AT THE CLARK COUNTY FAIR AND RODEO IN LOGANDALE. THE TENTS WERE DAMAGED. ONE GIRL WAS HIT BY A TENT BUT WAS NOT INJURED. THE EVENT TIME IS AN ESTIMATE. |
| Apr 7, 3:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 Wsw Downtown Las Vega, NV | THE PUBLIC REPORTED THROUGH LAS VEGAS AREA BROADCAST MEDIA THAT THE BUCKET ON A KFC SIGN WAS SNAPPED BY HIGH WINDS NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SAHARA AVENUE AND ARVILLE STREET IN LAS VEGAS. THE TIME OF THIS EVENT IS ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 7, 3:44 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 1 Sse Bjy Tower (Nts A1, NV | THE BUSTER JANGLE Y MESONET SITE RECORDED A WIND GUST OF 69 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 4075 FEET. |
| Apr 7, 4:02 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Apple Valley, CA | MESONET SITE APL IN APPLE VALLEY REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 59 MPH AT ABOUT 400 PM. |
| Apr 7, 4:45 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 0 | 5 Sse Lucerne Valley, CA | AT 445 PM ESTIMATED WIND GUST 60+ MPH. PIECES OF PLYWOOD FLEW ACROSS THE FRONT LAWN. |
| Apr 7, 4:45 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 Sse Lucerne Valley, CA | AT 445 PM ESTIMATED WIND GUST OF OVER 60 MPH. PIECES OF PLYWOOD FLEW ACROSS THE FRONT LAWN. |
| Apr 7, 4:45 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Desert Rock Airport, NV | A 59 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE DESERT ROCK AIRPORT AT AN ELEVATION OF 3301 FEET. |
| Apr 7, 5:15 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 1 S Mercury, NV | MERCURY A23 MESONET SITE RECORDED A 64 MPH WIND GUST AT AN ELEVATION OF 3678 FEET. |
| Apr 7, 5:30 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 1 E Well 5b (Nts A05), NV | A WIND GUST OF 59 MPH WAS MEASURED AT THE WELL 5B MESONET SITE AT AN ELEVATION OF 3085 FEET. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 96 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
- 2123 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
553 WWUS75 KVEF 071306 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 606 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 .A COLD LATE SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE OWENS VALLEY EARLY THIS MORNING AND THEN TO THE REMAINDER OF REGION DURING THE DAY TODAY. CAZ519>521-071600- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110407T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0010.110407T1306Z-110407T1600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 606 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...THE OWENS VALLEY AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 90 MPH ON THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...WHILE THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS WILL SEE GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH IN THE CENTER OF THE VALLEY. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING AND THEN TAPER OFF DURING THE EARLY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE SEEN MAINLY SOUTH OF INDEPENDENCE...INCLUDING LONE PINE...OLANCHA AND HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT ON HIGHWAY 395 AND ROADS LEADING INTO THE EASTERN SIERRA. BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ CAZ522>525-NVZ014-017-019-020-022-071900- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110408T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0010.110407T1306Z-110408T0700Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW... DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...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... PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 606 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT LIMITED TO LAS VEGAS...YUCCA VALLEY... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...PAHRUMP...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK... INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AND OTHER ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ACROSS THE AREA. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON MANY ROADS AROUND THE REGION...ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH/SOUTH ROADS WHERE STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL OCCUR. BLOWING DUST WILL LIKELY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA ON THURSDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER STRONG WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ526-NVZ015-016-018-021-071900- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0009.110407T1800Z-110408T0700Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-CADIZ BASIN-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...VIDAL JUNCTION...CALIENTE... PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON... MOAPA...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 606 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 /606 AM MST THU APR 7 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS: YUCCA VALLEY...MESQUITE...CALIENTE...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...COLORADO CITY...KINGMAN...NEEDLES INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AND OTHER ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ACROSS THE AREA. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON MANY ROADS AND HIGHWAYS AROUND THE REGION...ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH/SOUTH ROADS WHERE STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL OCCUR. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. BOATERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF THESE STRONG WINDS AS VERY ROUGH WATER IS EXPECTED TODAY ON THE AREA LAKES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA ON THURSDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER STRONG WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ AZZ002-CAZ527-071900- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.110407T2100Z-110408T0700Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... NEEDLES 606 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 /606 AM MST THU APR 7 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ TONIGHT FOR LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BY MIDNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: LAKE HAVASU CITY...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON MANY ROADS AROUND THE REGION...ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH/SOUTH ROADS WHERE STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. AREA BOATERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AS THE LAKES WILL LIKE BE ROUGH. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA THURSDAY SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THESE WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
615 WWUS75 KVEF 071554 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 854 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 .A COLD LATE SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT THIS MORNING AND THROUGH THIS EVENING. CAZ519>521-071700- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110407T1600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 854 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...THE OWENS VALLEY AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. THE VERY STRONG WINDS OVER THE WARNED AREA HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW WARNING LEVEL...HOWEVER ISOLATED STRONG GUSTS COULD OCCUR NEAR CANYON OPENINGS THROUGH 11 AM PDT. $$ CAZ522>525-NVZ014-017-019-020-022-080000- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110408T0700Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW... DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...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... PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 854 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT LIMITED TO LAS VEGAS...YUCCA VALLEY... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...PAHRUMP...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK... INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AND OTHER ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ACROSS THE AREA. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON MANY ROADS AROUND THE REGION...ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH/SOUTH ROADS WHERE STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL OCCUR. BLOWING DUST WILL LIKELY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA ON THURSDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER STRONG WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ526-NVZ015-016-018-021-080000- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0009.110407T1800Z-110408T0700Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-CADIZ BASIN-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...VIDAL JUNCTION...CALIENTE... PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON... MOAPA...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 854 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 /854 AM MST THU APR 7 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA.. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS: YUCCA VALLEY...MESQUITE...CALIENTE...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...COLORADO CITY...KINGMAN...NEEDLES INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AND OTHER ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ACROSS THE AREA. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON MANY ROADS AND HIGHWAYS AROUND THE REGION...ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH/SOUTH ROADS WHERE STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL OCCUR. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. BOATERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF THESE STRONG WINDS AS VERY ROUGH WATER IS EXPECTED TODAY ON THE AREA LAKES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA ON THURSDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER STRONG WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ AZZ002-CAZ527-080000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.110407T2100Z-110408T0700Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... NEEDLES 854 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 /854 AM MST THU APR 7 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ TONIGHT FOR LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BY MIDNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: LAKE HAVASU CITY...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON MANY ROADS AROUND THE REGION...ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH/SOUTH ROADS WHERE STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. AREA BOATERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AS THE LAKES WILL LIKE BE ROUGH. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA THURSDAY SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THESE WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$
561 WWUS75 KVEF 072246 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 346 PM PDT THU APR 7 2011 .A COLD LATE SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT THROUGH THIS EVENING. CAZ522>525-NVZ014-017-019-020-022-080700- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110408T0700Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW... DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...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... PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 346 PM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT.. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDING LAS VEGAS...YUCCA VALLEY...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...PAHRUMP...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK... INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AND OTHER ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ACROSS THE AREA. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON MANY ROADS AROUND THE REGION...ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH/SOUTH ROADS WHERE STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL OCCUR. BLOWING DUST WILL LIKELY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA ON THURSDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER STRONG WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ526-NVZ015-016-018-021-080700- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110408T0700Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-CADIZ BASIN-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...VIDAL JUNCTION...CALIENTE... PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON... MOAPA...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 346 PM PDT THU APR 7 2011 /346 PM MST THU APR 7 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: YUCCA VALLEY...MESQUITE...CALIENTE...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...COLORADO CITY...KINGMAN...NEEDLES INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AND OTHER ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ACROSS THE AREA. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON MANY ROADS AND HIGHWAYS AROUND THE REGION...ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH/SOUTH ROADS WHERE STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL OCCUR. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. BOATERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF THESE STRONG WINDS AS VERY ROUGH WATER IS EXPECTED TODAY ON THE AREA LAKES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA ON THURSDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER STRONG WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ AZZ002-CAZ527-080700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110408T0700Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... NEEDLES 346 PM PDT THU APR 7 2011 /346 PM MST THU APR 7 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ TONIGHT FOR LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: LAKE HAVASU CITY...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON MANY ROADS AROUND THE REGION...ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH/SOUTH ROADS WHERE STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL OCCUR. 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. AREA BOATERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AS THE LAKES WILL LIKE BE ROUGH. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA THURSDAY SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THESE WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$
032 WWUS75 KVEF 080548 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1048 PM PDT THU APR 7 2011 CAZ522>525-NVZ014-017-019-020-022-080700- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110408T0700Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 1048 PM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. WINDS DECREASED THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. ISOLATED GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ526-NVZ015-016-018-021-080700- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110408T0700Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-CADIZ BASIN-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- 1048 PM PDT THU APR 7 2011 /1048 PM MST THU APR 7 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. WINDS DECREASED THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. ISOLATED GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. $$ AZZ002-CAZ527-080700- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110408T0700Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- 1048 PM PDT THU APR 7 2011 /1048 PM MST THU APR 7 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. WINDS DECREASED THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. ISOLATED GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind 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 high wind warning went out at Apr 7, 2:50 AM PDT, 3 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 2:50 AM PDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
250 AM PDT THU APR 8 2011
.SYNOPSIS...A VERY STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION
TODAY AND THEN SLOWLY SHIFT EAST THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS WILL RESULT
IN VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TODAY AND THEN ACROSS
SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA ON FRIDAY WITH MUCH COLDER
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY. IMPROVING
CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN LATE SATURDAY AND INTO THE FIRST OF NEXT
WEEK.
&&
.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY...CURRENT FORECAST REMAINS ON
TRACK AND ONLY NEEDED TO DO MINOR TWEAKING. WITH THAT SAID HOWEVER
WILL NEED TO FINE TUNE CURRENT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
SOUTHERN LOW WHICH TRANSITIONED OVER THE CWA LATE WEDNESDAY HAS
SHIFTED TO THE EAST WITH A RELATIVE DRY SLOT OVER MUCH OF THE CWA AS
OF 2 AM. HOWEVER THIS TO BE SHORT LIVED AS A MAJOR PACIFIC STORM
STILL ON TRACK TO MOVE ACROSS THE CWA DURING THE SHORT TERM. INITIAL
IMPACT HAS BEGUN IN THE SIERRA WITH DOWNSLOPE WINDS BEING REPORTED
IN THE OWENS VALLEY/EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA WITH THE PEAK
WIND SO FAR BEING 95 MPH. AS THE STORM CONTINUES DOWN THE COAST
TODAY...DOWNSLOPE TO END OVER INYO COUNTY EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT
THEN PRESSURE GRADIENTS/FLOW ALOFT TO CREATE VERY STRONG WINDS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA DURING THE DAY TODAY. WIDESPREAD HIGH WIND
WARNING/ADVISORIES LOOK GOOD AS GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH WILL BE SEEN IN
MANY PLACES DURING THE DAY TODAY...BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING.
AS THE WINDS DECREASE THE MAIN FOCUS OF THIS SYSTEM WILL THEN BE
PRECIPITATION AND COLDER TEMPERATURES.
AS THE STORM SHIFTS SOUTH DURING THE DAY TODAY AND AS
MENTIONED...THE DOWNSLOPE WINDS END OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...
PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA EARLY THIS
MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING AS THE CENTER OF
THE LOW SITES OVER NORTH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BY 00Z FRIDAY. THE WEST
SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA WILL INTERCEPT THE MAJORITY OF THE
INITIAL PRECIPITATION...BUT ENOUGH MOISTURE TO MOVE OVER THE CREST
TO ALLOW FOR ADVISORY LEVEL ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE DAY TODAY.
MOISTURE AND DYNAMICS THEN MOVE INTO THE REST OF THE CWA TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY WITH THE BEST AREA FOR PRECIPITATION BEING OVER MOHAVE COUNTY
ON FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. CURRENT WINTER STORM WATCH STILL LOOKS
GOOD FOR THIS AREA FOR THIS TIME PERIOD. HOWEVER CURRENT GFS SHOWS
THAT A SECONDARY BAND OF PRECIPITATION MAY PUSH INTO MOHAVE COUNTY
ON SATURDAY AS THE LOW CENTER MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND INTO
ARIZONA BY 00Z SUNDAY AND WILL NEED TO MONITOR THIS IN LATER
PACKAGES.
AS THE LOW SHIFTS OVER THE CWA...COLD AIR TO MOVE OVER THE REGION
WITH DAYTIME TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO WELL BELOW NORMAL...10-15
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL...ON FRIDAY WITH LITTLE RECOVERY EXPECTED ON
SATURDAY.
LONG TERM...SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THE WEEKEND STORM
SYSTEM WILL EXIT TO THE EAST ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON...LEAVING ONLY
SLIGHT CHANCE FOR PRECIP SATURDAY NIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN
LINCOLN AND MOHAVE COUNTIES. SHORTWAVE RIDGING WILL THEN BUILD
ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST SUNDAY WHICH WILL RESULT IN TEMPERATURES
MAKING A STRONG REBOUND...WITH VALUES NEAR NORMAL BY MONDAY. A
SHORTWAVE TROUGH IS THEN PROGGED TO SKIM ACROSS NORTHERN ZONES LATE
MONDAY AND INTO TUESDAY...BUT EXPECT MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE
ASSOCIATED PRECIP TO REMAIN NORTH OF THE FORECAST REGION. WEDNESDAY
THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK...DRY NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL BE IN
PLACE...SO EXPECT TEMPERATURES NEAR CLIMO NORMS AND MINIMAL CLOUD
COVERAGE.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...A VERY STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL IMPACT
THE REGION TODAY WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACT BEING VERY STRONG
SURFACE WINDS. WIND GUSTS AROUND 50KTS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS
MORNING...AND DO NOT PLAN ON ANY CHANGES TO THE AWW AT THIS TIME.
WINDS WILL DECREASE SOMEWHAT IN THE EVENING...BUT OVERALL WINDS WILL
REMAIN STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY AND RESULT IN VERY STRONG SURFACE WINDS WITH WIDESPREAD GUSTS
THIS AFTERNOON OVER 50KTS. POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST/SAND
AT AIRFIELDS WILL BE LIKELY AT THE SURFACE AS WELL AS WIDESPREAD LOW
LEVEL MECHANICAL TURBULENCE UP TO 20KFT MSL. THE MAIN STORM WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND RESULT IN SCATTERED
SHOWERS/LOWERED CEILINGS WITH THE MAIN IMPACT BEING OVER SAN
BERNARDINO/CLARK/MOHAVE COUNTIES THROUGH SATURDAY.
&&
.CLIMATE...ANOMALOUSLY COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING COLDER
TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA FRIDAY. IN FACT...FORECAST HIGH
TEMPERATURES FOR FRIDAY APRIL 8 ARE ALL COOLER THAN CURRENT RECORDS.
CURRENT FORECAST FOR FRIDAY AND RECORDS FOLLOW.
LOCATION FORECAST HIGH FRIDAY CURRENT RECORD
LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
LAS VEGAS 57 DEG 56/1965
BISHOP 44 DEG 50/1965
BARSTOW-DAGGETT 55 DEG 56/1978
DEATH VALLEY N.P 66 DEG 77/1955
NEEDLES 62 DEG 64/1965
KINGMAN 48 DEG 51/1978
MOUNT CHARLESTON 34 DEG 39/2001
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR NVZ014-017-019-
020-022.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT FOR NVZ015-016-018-021.
AZ...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT FOR AZZ001-003-036.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT
FOR AZZ002.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
FOR AZZ001-003.
CA...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR CAZ522>525.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR
CAZ519>521.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR CAZ519.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT FOR CAZ526.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT
FOR CAZ527.
&&
JENSEN/KENNEDY
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 5:18 AM PDT, 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 518 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-080000- 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- 518 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 /518 AM MST THU APR 7 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A VERY STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BY THIS EVENING RESULTING IN LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES TODAY AND WIDESPREAD STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO OVER 60 MPH ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. THESE WINDS MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WHICH MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE STRONG STORM WILL CONTINUE TO DROP SOUTH OVER CALIFORNIA ON FRIDAY BEFORE SHIFTING EAST ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED OVER MOHAVE COUNTY FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH A WINTER STORM WATCH CURRENTLY IN AFFECT. IMPROVING CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .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, Apr 7, 4:16 AM PDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
416 AM PDT THU APR 07 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1220 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 SW INDEPENDENCE 36.75N 118.25W
04/07/2011 M87.00 MPH INYO CA MESONET
SIERRA ROTOR SITE 7...ELEVATION 5167.
1220 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 7 W BISHOP 37.37N 118.52W
04/07/2011 M53.00 MPH INYO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORT. POSSIBLE TREES DOWN IN BISHOP BLOCKING
ROADWAYS.
1220 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 WSW INDEPENDENCE 36.78N 118.24W
04/07/2011 E75.00 MPH INYO CA MESONET
SIERRA ROTORS SITE 2...ELEVATION 4862.
1220 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 SSW INDEPENDENCE 36.79N 118.21W
04/07/2011 E55.00 MPH INYO CA MESONET
SIERRA ROTORS SITE 3...ELEVATION 4724.
1240 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 WSW INDEPENDENCE 36.77N 118.28W
04/07/2011 M95.00 MPH INYO CA MESONET
SIERRA ROTOR SITE 1...ELEVATION 5697 FEET.
0342 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 NW INDEPENDENCE 36.84N 118.26W
04/07/2011 M62.00 MPH INYO CA MESONET
RAWS SITE LOCATED AT AN ELEVATION OF 4900 FEET.
&&
LJENSENLocal storm report, Apr 7, 4:59 AM PDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
459 AM PDT THU APR 07 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0230 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG BISHOP 37.37N 118.40W
04/07/2011 INYO CA DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
FROM THE CHP TRAFFIC INCIDENT INFORMATION PAGE. PINE
CREEK AND HIGHWAY 395. TREE IN THE ROADWAY. ROAD CLEARED
AT 251 AM.
&&
LJENSENThe office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2:47 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | VEF | Inyo | 42 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.