Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this red flag warning at May 6, 2011, 3:23 PM MST for Mohave County, Arizona; San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at May 7, 2011, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 32 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
- May 6, 2011, 3:23 PM MST (22:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 7, 2011, 12:00 PM MST
- Expired
- May 8, 2011, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 4:15 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Well 5b (Nts A05), NV | |
| May 8, 4:24 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Desert Rock Airport, NV | A PEAK WIND GUST OF 60 MPH WAS MEASURED AT THE DESERT ROCK AIRPORT AT AN ELEVATION OF 3301 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, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 28 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
- 4153 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
796 WWUS85 KVEF 062223 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 323 PM PDT FRI MAY 6 2011 .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE DOWN THE WEST COAST ON SATURDAY...REACHING UTAH AND SOUTHERN NEVADA BY MONDAY MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA. WINDS WILL BECOME QUITE STRONG ACROSS THE ENTIRE MOJAVE DESERT SUNDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO SOUTHEAST OREGON. AZZ102-071400- /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0003.110507T1900Z-110508T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0002.110507T1900Z-110509T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 323 PM MST FRI MAY 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY BELOW 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING BELOW 3500 FEET FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 20 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. WINDS WILL NOT DECREASE MUCH SATURDAY NIGHT AND WILL BECOME EVEN STRONGER ON SUNDAY WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 10 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE SOME COOLING IS EXPECTED SUNDAY IT STILL LOOKS LIKE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ AZZ101-CAZ229-NVZ462-465-466-071400- /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0002.110508T1900Z-110509T0300Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 323 PM PDT FRI MAY 6 2011 /323 PM MST FRI MAY 6 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME QUITE STRONG SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. GUSTS MAY NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG DOWN IN THE LAKE MEAD AREA AND COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. MOST AREAS BELOW 4000 FEET WILL SEE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DIP BELOW 15 PERCENT DESPITE COOLER TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
5 follow-up statements
965 WWUS85 KVEF 071310 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 610 AM PDT SAT MAY 7 2011 .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE DOWN THE WEST COAST TODAY AND THEN CONTINUE SOUTH WITH THE CENTER OF THE STORM OVER CENTRAL NEVADA BY MONDAY MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA. WINDS WILL BECOME QUITE STRONG ACROSS THE ENTIRE MOJAVE DESERT SUNDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO THE DISTRICT. AZZ101-CAZ229-NVZ462-465-466-072230- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0002.110508T1900Z-110509T0300Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 610 AM PDT SAT MAY 7 2011 /610 AM MST SAT MAY 7 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. WINDS WILL BECOME QUITE STRONG SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. GUSTS MAY NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG DOWN IN THE LAKE MEAD AREA AND COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. MOST AREAS BELOW 4000 FEET WILL SEE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DIP BELOW 15 PERCENT DESPITE COOLER TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ AZZ102-072230- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0002.110507T1900Z-110509T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 610 AM MST SAT MAY 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY BELOW 3500 FEET FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING BELOW 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING SUSTAINED AROUND 20 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. WINDS WILL NOT DECREASE MUCH TONIGHT AND THEN WILL BECOME STRONGER ON SUNDAY WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND ALTHOUGH SOME COOLING IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...IT STILL LOOKS LIKE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT AT LOWER ELEVATIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
077 WWUS85 KVEF 072217 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 317 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2011 .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE DOWN THE WEST COAST TODAY AND THEN CONTINUE SOUTH WITH THE CENTER OF THE STORM OVER CENTRAL NEVADA BY MONDAY MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA. WINDS WILL BECOME QUITE STRONG ACROSS THE ENTIRE MOJAVE DESERT SUNDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO THE DISTRICT. AZZ101-CAZ229-NVZ462-465-466-081400- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0002.110508T1900Z-110509T0300Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 317 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2011 /317 PM MST SAT MAY 7 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. WINDS WILL BECOME QUITE STRONG SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. GUSTS MAY NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG DOWN IN THE LAKE MEAD AREA AND COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. MOST AREAS BELOW 4000 FEET WILL SEE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DIP BELOW 15 PERCENT DESPITE COOLER TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ AZZ102-081400- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110509T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 317 PM MST SAT MAY 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST SUNDAY BELOW 3500 FEET... A RED FLAG WARNING BELOW 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING AT AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE SOME OVERNIGHT BUT THEN WILL BECOME EVEN STRONGER ON SUNDAY WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE BELOW 10 PERCENT THROUGH THIS EVENING AND ALTHOUGH SOME COOLING IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...IT STILL LOOKS LIKE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT AT LOWER ELEVATIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
199 WWUS85 KVEF 081302 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 602 AM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011 .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE DOWN THE WEST COAST TODAY AND THEN CONTINUE SOUTH WITH THE CENTER OF THE STORM OVER CENTRAL NEVADA BY MONDAY MORNING. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE DISTRICT TODAY...WITH VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE DESERT AREAS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE TONIGHT. AZZ101-CAZ229-NVZ462-465-466-082230- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0002.110508T1900Z-110509T0300Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 602 AM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011 /602 AM MST SUN MAY 8 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TODAY TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TODAY TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. WINDS WILL BECOME QUITE STRONG THIS AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. GUSTS MAY NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG DOWN IN THE LAKE MEAD AREA AND COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. MOST AREAS BELOW 4000 FEET WILL SEE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DIP BELOW 15 PERCENT DESPITE COOLER TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ AZZ102-082230- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110509T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 602 AM MST SUN MAY 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING BELOW 3500 FEET... A RED FLAG WARNING BELOW 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH SOME COOLING IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...IT STILL LOOKS LIKE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT AT LOWER ELEVATIONS THUS CONTINUING THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
277 WWUS85 KVEF 082008 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 108 PM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011 .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO OREGON TODAY WITH THE CENTER OF THE STORM THEN OVER CENTRAL NEVADA BY MONDAY MORNING. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...WITH VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE DESERT AREAS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE TONIGHT. AZZ101-CAZ229-NVZ462-465-466-090300- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110509T0300Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 108 PM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011 /108 PM MST SUN MAY 8 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. GUSTS MAY NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG DOWN IN THE LAKE MEAD AREA AND COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. MOST AREAS BELOW 4000 FEET WILL SEE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DIP BELOW 15 PERCENT DESPITE COOLER TEMPERATURES. WINDS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WERE ALREADY GUSTING OVER 40 MPH IN MANY LOCATIONS BUT ONLY A COUPLE OF SPOTS HAD HUMIDITIES DROP TO 15 PERCENT. HUMIDITY IS STILL EXPECTED TO LOWER THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ AZZ102-090300- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110509T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 108 PM MST SUN MAY 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING BELOW 3500 FEET... A RED FLAG WARNING BELOW 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER TODAY IT STILL LOOKS LIKE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT AT LOWER ELEVATIONS THUS CONTINUING THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WINDS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WERE ALREADY GUSTING OVER 40 MPH IN MANY LOCATIONS BUT ONLY A COUPLE OF SPOTS HAD HUMIDITIES DROP TO 15 PERCENT. HUMIDITY IS STILL EXPECTED TO LOWER THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
944 WWUS85 KVEF 090235 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 735 PM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011 AZZ101-CAZ229-NVZ462-465-466-090345- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110509T0300Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 735 PM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011 /735 PM MST SUN MAY 8 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAD RECOVERED ABOVE 15 PERCENT OVER NEARLY ALL OF THE WARNING AREA THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM. $$ AZZ102-090345- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110509T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 735 PM MST SUN MAY 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAD RECOVERED ABOVE 15 PERCENT OVER NEARLY ALL OF THE WARNING AREA THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM. $$ MORGAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 3:35 PM MST | Wind Advisory | VEF | Mohave | 53 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Nevada, 2011Red Flag Warnings in Arizona, 2011Red Flag Warnings in California, 2011Every red flag 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.