Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 6, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Mar 16, 2011, 2:44 AM PDT for Clark County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Mar 16, 2011, 8:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 14 hr. 3 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
- Mar 16, 2011, 2:44 AM PDT (09:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 16, 2011, 8:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2011, 9:44 PM PDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Clark County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 176 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2:34 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 1 Ese Red Rock Canyon, NV | RED ROCK CANYON RAWS AT AN ELEVATION OF 3762 FEET. |
| Mar 16, 2:49 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | North Las Vegas Ap, NV | |
| Mar 16, 3:59 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 5 Sw Spring Mountain Ra, NV | MOUNTAIN SPRINGS RAWS AT AN ELEVATION OF 5600 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 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 3889 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
391 WWUS75 KVEF 160944 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 244 AM PDT WED MAR 16 2011 .A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS CALIFORNIA INTO NEVADA BY THIS EVENING...BRINGING STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ON THE EAST FACING SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS WITH STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE REST OF THE MOJAVE DESERT. NVZ019-020-161800- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0005.110316T2100Z-110317T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0006.110316T1500Z-110317T0500Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND 244 AM PDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE VALLEY WILL SEE WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WERE ALREADY INCREASING ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL OCCUR SPORADICALLY THROUGH THE DAY ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY...WHILE THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE VALLEY WILL SEE STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN... NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS IN RED ROCK CANYON AND ON THE WEST SIDE OF LAS VEGAS...INCLUDING THE BELTWAY AND NEARBY ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE MAY BE PICKED UP AND THROWN AROUND...AND MINOR ROOF DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. 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. && $$ CAZ519-520-161800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110317T0500Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 244 AM PDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH IN THE SIERRA AND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH IN THE OWENS VALLEY...ESPECIALLY ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY. * TIMING: THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS STRONG WINDS MAY BE SEEN ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND ALSO ROADS IN THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS...SUCH AS HIGHWAY 168 TO ASPENDELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ521>524-NVZ016>018-022-161800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.110316T2100Z-110317T0500Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 244 AM PDT WED MAR 16 2011 /244 AM MST WED MAR 16 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN INYO...NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO...SOUTHERN NYE...MUCH OF MOHAVE AND MUCH OF CLARK COUNTY EXCLUDING THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE MID AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...MESQUITE... OVERTON...MOAPA...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE... COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP... MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA * IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND LOWER VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 93 AND 95. 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 UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MORGAN
3 follow-up statements
861 WWUS75 KVEF 161545 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 845 AM PDT WED MAR 16 2011 .A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS CALIFORNIA INTO NEVADA BY THIS EVENING...BRINGING STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ON THE EAST FACING SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS WITH STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE REST OF THE MOJAVE DESERT. NVZ019-020-170000- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110317T0500Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND 845 AM PDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 215. THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE VALLEY WILL SEE WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: LOCAL GUSTY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...THE WESTERN PORTION OF LAS VEGAS...SUMMERLIN...MOUNTAINS EDGE...AND BLUE DIAMOND. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS IN RED ROCK CANYON AND ON THE WEST SIDE OF LAS VEGAS...INCLUDING THE BELTWAY AND NEARBY ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE MAY BE PICKED UP AND THROWN AROUND...AND MINOR ROOF DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ519-520-170000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110317T0500Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 845 AM PDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH IN THE SIERRA AND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH IN THE OWENS VALLEY... ESPECIALLY ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY. * TIMING: THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS STRONG WINDS MAY BE SEEN ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND ALSO ROADS IN THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS...SUCH AS HIGHWAY 168 TO ASPENDELL. 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 UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ521>524-NVZ016>018-022-170000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.110316T2100Z-110317T0500Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 845 AM PDT WED MAR 16 2011 /845 AM MST WED MAR 16 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR EASTERN INYO...NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO...SOUTHERN NYE...MUCH OF MOHAVE AND MUCH OF CLARK COUNTY EXCLUDING THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE MID AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...MESQUITE... OVERTON... MOAPA...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... BARSTOW... DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...FURNACE CREEK... SHOSHONE... COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT... TUWEEP... MT TRUMBULL... KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP... YUCCA * IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... AND LOWER VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 93 AND 95. 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 UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
214 WWUS75 KVEF 162223 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 323 PM PDT WED MAR 16 2011 .A PACIFIC STORM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING GUSTY WINDS TO MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH DOWNSLOPE WINDS POSSIBLE ON THE EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE AREA MOUNTAINS. NVZ019-020-170500- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110317T0500Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND 323 PM PDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 215. THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE VALLEY WILL SEE WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH THE STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...THE WESTERN PORTION OF LAS VEGAS...SUMMERLIN...MOUNTAINS EDGE...AND BLUE DIAMOND. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS IN RED ROCK CANYON AND ON THE WEST SIDE OF LAS VEGAS...INCLUDING THE BELTWAY AND NEARBY ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE MAY BE PICKED UP AND THROWN AROUND...AND MINOR ROOF DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO BE ENCOUNTERED WHICH CAN RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO BELOW 2 MILES. 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. && $$ CAZ519-520-170500- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110317T0500Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 323 PM PDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH IN THE SIERRA AND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH IN THE OWENS VALLEY...ESPECIALLY ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY. * TIMING: THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS STRONG WINDS MAY BE SEEN ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND ALSO ROADS IN THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS...SUCH AS HIGHWAY 168 TO ASPENDELL. LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY ALSO BE ENCOUNTERED...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE OWENS DRY LAKE BED WHERE VISIBILITIES MAY RAPIDLY LOWER TO BELOW 1 MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ521>524-NVZ016>018-022-170500- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110317T0500Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 323 PM PDT WED MAR 16 2011 /323 PM MST WED MAR 16 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR EASTERN INYO...NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO...SOUTHERN NYE...MUCH OF MOHAVE AND CLARK COUNTY EXCLUDING THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT PAHRUMP...DESERT ROCK...MESQUITE...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...FURNACE CREEK... SHOSHONE...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...KINGMAN...DOLAN SPRINGS...WIKIEUP. * IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... AND LOWER VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 93 AND 95. 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 UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
502 WWUS75 KVEF 170444 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 944 PM PDT WED MAR 16 2011 NVZ019-020-170545- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110317T0500Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- 944 PM PDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE LEE OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS IN RED ROCK CANYON AND FAR WESTERN LAS VEGAS VALLEY ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN DIMINISH AS A COLD FRONT STALLS OUT ACROSS CLARK COUNTY LATER TONIGHT. $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ521>524-NVZ016>018-022-170545- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110317T0500Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 944 PM PDT WED MAR 16 2011 /944 PM MST WED MAR 16 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ CAZ519-520-170545- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110317T0500Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- 944 PM PDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ PIERCE
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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.