Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Las Vegas, NV

Issued

Jul 13, 2012, 5:55 PM PDT (00:55 UTC)

Expired

Jul 13, 2012, 8:00 PM PDT

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Las Vegas, NV

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Inyo County, CA

The San Joaquin Valley radar (KHNX), 183 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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689 
WGUS55 KVEF 140055
FFWVEF
CAC027-140300-
/O.NEW.KVEF.FF.W.0013.120714T0055Z-120714T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
555 PM PDT FRI JUL 13 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN INYO COUNTY IN EASTERN CALIFORNIA...

* UNTIL 800 PM PDT.

* AT 548 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER EXTREME NORTHWESTERN INYO 
  COUNTY...OR 18 MILES SOUTH OF DYER. THE STORM PRODUCING VERY       
  HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. RADAR WAS ESTIMATING AROUND      
  THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH FROM THIS THUNDERSTORM. RUNOFF FROM THIS 
  STORM MAY IMPACT HIGHWAY 168 NEAR AND EAST OF WESTGARD PASS        
  TOWARDS DEEP SPRINGS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

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 BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...
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 3746 11818 3747 11789 3719 11784 3720 11813

$$

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197 
WGUS75 KVEF 140206
FFSVEF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
706 PM PDT FRI JUL 13 2012

CAC027-140300-
/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120714T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
INYO CA-
706 PM PDT FRI JUL 13 2012

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM PDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN INYO COUNTY...

AT 700 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS 
OVER THE WHITE AND INYO MOUNTAINS HAD WEAKENED. HOWEVER RUNOFF FROM 
HEAVIER RAIN MAY STILL RESULT IN RUNOFF AND DEBRIS WASHING ONTO AREA 
ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 168 NEAR AND EAST OF WESTGARD PASS. THIS 
STORM WAS LOCATED OVER EXTREME NORTHWESTERN INYO COUNTY...OR 19 
MILES NORTHEAST OF BIG PINE. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME NORTHWESTERN INYO COUNTY.

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 BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...
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 3746 11818 3747 11789 3719 11784 3720 11813

$$

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241 
WGUS75 KVEF 140302
FFSVEF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
802 PM PDT FRI JUL 13 2012

CAC027-140311-
/O.EXP.KVEF.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120714T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
INYO CA-
802 PM PDT FRI JUL 13 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR NORTHWESTERN INYO
COUNTY...

THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WHITE AND INYO MOUNTAINS HAVE WEAKENED AND 
THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING HAS 
ENDED IN THIS AREA. 

LAT...LON 3746 11818 3747 11789 3719 11784 3720 11813

$$

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