Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 7, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Mar 20, 2011, 4:18 PM PDT for Clark County, Nye County, Nevada; San Bernardino County, California. It was in force for 2 hr. 2 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 20, 2011, 4:18 PM PDT (23:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 20, 2011, 6:43 PM PDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:20 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 20, 4:22 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sandy Valley, NV | *** 4 INJ *** LAS VEGAS FIRE DISPATCH REPORTED 1 STRUCTURE COLLAPSE NEAR SANDY VALLEY. 4 TOTAL INJURIES WITH 1 CRITICAL. 1 DECEASED HORSE. |
| Mar 20, 4:22 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sandy Valley, NV | *** 4 INJ *** LAS VEGAS FIRE DISPATCH REPORTED 1 STRUCTURE COLLAPSE NEAR SANDY VALLEY. 4 TOTAL INJURIES WITH 1 CRITICAL. 1 DECEASED HORSE. |
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, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 31 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
- 1976 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 292 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 373 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
823 WWUS75 KVEF 202318 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 418 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM MOVING INTO CALIFORNIA TODAY WILL RESULT IN STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS IN INYO...ESMERALDA...NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES TODAY. CAZ524-NVZ017-022-210400- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0007.110320T2318Z-110321T0400Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 418 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY...WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES AND THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WIND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUST TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: SANDY VALLEY...GOODSPRINGS...PAHRUMP...MOUNTAIN PASS * IMPACTS: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. 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. && $$ CAZ520-210400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110321T0400Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 418 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BISHOP...BIG PINE...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA. * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND... OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTION DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. && $$ CAZ522-NVZ014-015-210600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110321T0600Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 418 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...DYER...GOLDFIELD AND BEATTY. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ PIERCE
1 follow-up statement
735 WWUS75 KVEF 210143 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 643 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 CAZ524-NVZ017-022-210245- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110321T0400Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 643 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH THAT LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST AND A COLLAPSE OF A STRUCTURE IN SANDY VALLEY HAVE SUBSIDED. THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY...WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES AND THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ CAZ520-210400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110321T0400Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 643 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * TIMING: THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BISHOP...BIG PINE...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA. * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND... OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 WINDS. && $$ CAZ522-NVZ014-015-210600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110321T0600Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 643 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES AND LINCOLN COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: THROUGH 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING THEN GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...DYER...GOLDFIELD...BEATTY...RACHEL AND PIOCHE. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTION DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS. && $$ PIERCE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 3:53 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye | 17 hr |
| Mar 20, 4:27 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | VEF | Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye | 31 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Nevada, 2011High Wind Warnings in California, 2011Every high wind warning in 2011
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.