Alert archive / Arizona / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this red flag warning at Mar 5, 2012, 6:25 AM MST for Mohave County, Arizona; San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Nevada. It took effect at Mar 6, 2012, 1:00 PM MST. It was in force for 7 hr. 42 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 5, 2012, 6:25 AM MST (13:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 6, 2012, 1:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2012, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:28 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 6, 1:30 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 4 Ne Bunkerville, AZ | A MESONET SITE MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 63 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT AN ELEVATION OF 1768 FEET. |
| Mar 6, 1:30 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | 1 W Yucca Valley, CA | A WIND GUST OF 75 MPH WAS MEASURED WITH A PERSONAL HOME WEATHER STATION IN THE FAR WEST AREA OF YUCCA VALLEY NEAR THE MORONGO GRADE. |
| Mar 6, 1:51 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 48 | 10 N Morongo Valley, CA | SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 40 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 70 MPH SINCE 1051 PST. |
| Mar 6, 1:59 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 105 | 17 Ene Big Bear City, CA | MEASURED BY SPOTTER IN JOHNSON VALLEY. CURRENTLY HAVE SUSTAINED 38 TO 63 MPH AND VISIBILITYI 1/4 MILE IN BLOWING DUST. |
| Mar 6, 2:15 PM MST | DUST STORM | 8 Sw Boulder City, NV | A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED THAT VISIBILITY HAS BEEN REDUCED TO LESS THAN 10 FEET ON U.S. 95 NEAR THE ELDORADO DRY LAKE BED. VEHICLES HAVE BEEN PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. |
| Mar 6, 2:34 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | Red Rock Canyon Raws, NV | A PEAK WIND GUST OF 70 MPH FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WAS RECORDED BY THE RED ROCK CANYON RAWS AT AN ELEVATION OF 3756 FEET. |
| Mar 6, 2:51 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 85 | 10 N Morongo Valley, CA | AT 151 PM OBSERVATION OF SUSTAINED 51 MPH GUSTING TO 85 MPH AT BURNS CANYON. |
| Mar 6, 2:55 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Yucca Valley, CA | A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A TREE BLOWN DOWN DUE TO THE WIND AT FORTUNA AVE AND BARRON DRIVE IN YUCCA VALLEY. |
| Mar 6, 2:59 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | Mountain Springs Raws, NV | A PEAK WIND GUST OF 68 MPH FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WAS MEASURED BY THE MOUNTAIN SPRINGS RAWS AT AN ELEVATION 5600 FEET. |
| Mar 6, 3:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Jean, NV | NV ENERGY REPORTED 14000 CUSTOMERS LOST POWER IN SOUTHERN NEVADA IN JEAN...GOODSPRINGS AS WELL AS SEVERAL AREAS OF LAS VEGAS AFTER WINDS DAMAGED SOME EQUIPMENT. |
| Mar 6, 3:02 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Las Vegas, NV | THE LAS VEGAS ASOS AT MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT RECORDED A WIND GUST OF 60 MPH. |
| Mar 6, 3:30 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 Wnw Green Valley, NV | HIGH WINDS BLEW OVER A LIGHTPOLE ON SUNSET ROAD WHICH HIT A SUV AND SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD AS WELL AS DAMAGED PART OF THE VEHICLE. THE EVENT TIME IS AN ESTIMATE. |
| Mar 6, 3:30 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Las Vegas, NV | LAS VEGAS AREA BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTED HIGH WINDS KNOCKED DOWN A CARPORT AND UPROOTED A FEW LARGE TREES. A HANGING STREET SIGN WAS ALSO TORN DOWN. THE EVENT TIME IS AN ESTIMATE. |
| Mar 6, 3:43 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 6 Wnw Green Valley, NV | PUBLIC REPORT...CONFIRMED THROUGH PHOTOS...OF A MOBILE BILLBOARD TRUCK BLOWN OVER ON LAS VEGAS BOULEVARD NEAR MANDALAY BAY. THE EVENT TIME IS AN ESTIMATE. |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 49 | Las Vegas Mccarran Ap, NV | HIGH WINDS CAUSED ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE FLIGHTS INTO MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO BE DELAYED 30 TO 45 MINUTES. AT LEAST SIX FLIGHTS WERE DIVERTED TO ONTARIO AIRPORT IN CALIFORNIA. TOUR HELICOPTER FLIGHTS WERE GROUNDED. |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Las Vegas Nellis Afb, NV | A PEAK WIND GUST OF 61 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST WAS MEASURED AT NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE. |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Las Vegas Nellis A, NV | HIGH WINDS BLEW DOWN SEVERAL TENTS AT THE LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY FOR THE NASCAR RACES. THE EVENT TIME IS AN ESTIMATE. |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 N Green Valley, NV | HIGH WINDS KNOCKED A TREE THROUGH THE ROOF AND INTO THE LIVING ROOM OF A HOUSE NEAR FLAMINGO AND MOUNTAIN VISTA. ANOTHER TREE CRASHED INTO THE HOUSE IN THE 700 BLOCK OF REMINGTON DRIVE. |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Las Vegas, NV | THREE SOLAR PANELS ON THE ROOF OF THE NEW LAS VEGAS CITY HALL WERE DAMAGED BY HIGH WINDS. THE EVENT TIME IS AN ESTIMATE. |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Las Vegas Downtown, NV | HIGH WINDS TORE AN AWNING OFF OF A LAW OFFICE BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS. |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Las Vegas Nellis Afb, NV | HIGH WINDS TORE THE ROOF OF A HOUSING UNIT AT NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE. 176 PEOPLE STAYING THERE WERE EVACUATED. THE EVENT TIME IS AN ESTIMATE. |
| Mar 6, 4:07 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Las Vegas Mccarran Ap, NV | A PEAK WIND GUST OF 63 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST WAS MEASURED BY THE ASOS AT MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. |
| Mar 6, 4:24 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Indian Springs, NV | A PEAK WIND GUST OF 63 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST WAS MEASURED BY THE ASOS AT THE INDIAN SPRINGS AUXILIARY AIRFIELD AT AN ELEVATION OF 3133 FEET. |
| Mar 6, 4:30 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Se Baker, CA | A CO-OP OBSERVER ESTIMATED WINDS UP TO 60 MPH IN BAKER AT AN ELEVATION OF 962 FEET. THE EVENT TIME IS AN ESTIMATE. |
| Mar 6, 4:30 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sw Kingman, AZ | A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED THAT WINDS OF ABOUT 40 KNOTS CAUSED A RAILROAD CROSSING GATE TO HIT A PASSING TRAIN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CROSSING GATE. |
| Mar 6, 4:40 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Bicycle Lake Airfield, CA | A PEAK WIND GUST OF 64 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST WAS ESTIMATED AT THE BICYCLE LAKE AIRFIELD ON FORT IRWIN. |
| Mar 6, 4:42 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 6 Nne Green Valley, NV | A GUST OF 67 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST WAS MEASURED BY A TRAINED SPOTTER WITH A HANDHELD ANEMOMETER. |
| Mar 6, 4:55 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Sw Boulder City, NV | A PEAK WIND GUST OF 58 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST WAS RECORDED AT THE BOULDER CITY AIRPORT. |
| Mar 6, 5:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ene Boulder City, AZ | A SUSPENSION CABLE SNAPPED DUE TO HIGH WINDS ON THE HOOVER DAM BYPASS BRIDGE AND HIT A SEMI-TRUCK. THE EVENT TIME IS AN ESTIMATE. |
| Mar 6, 5:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 N Green Valley, NV | LAS VEGAS AREA BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTED HIGH WINDS LIFTED UP THE ROOF OF A CHURCH NEAR SANDHILL AND DESERT INN AND DESTROYED IT. |
| Mar 6, 5:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 6 Wnw Green Valley, NV | PUBLIC REPORT...CONFIRMED THROUGH PHOTOS...OF A MOBILE BILLBOARD TRUCK BLOWN OVER ON LAS VEGAS BOULEVARD NEAR MANDALAY BAY. THE EVENT TIME IS AN ESTIMATE. |
| Mar 6, 5:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Mountain Pass, CA | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON REPORTED HIGH WINDS KNOCKED OUT POWER TO AT LEAST 20 CUSTOMERS IN THE MOUNTAIN PASS AREA. |
| Mar 6, 5:16 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Barstow-Daggett Ap, CA | A PEAK WIND GUST OF 61 MPH FROM THE WEST WAS MEASURED AT THE BARSTOW-DAGGETT AIRPORT. |
| Mar 6, 5:50 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Hoover Dam, AZ | HIGHWAY 93 WAS SHUT DOWN AT MILEPOST 1 DUE TO FALLEN POWER LINES CAUSED BY HIGH WINDS. 4200 CUSTOMERS LOST POWER AS A RESULT IN CHLORIDE...DOLAN SPRINGS...MEADVIEW AND WHITE HILLS. THE OUTAGE LASTED UNTIL 624 PM MST. |
| Mar 6, 6:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nw Lenwood, CA | CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED SEVERAL WOODEN UTILITY POLES WERE KNOCKED OVER ON HIGHWAY 58 BETWEEN BARSTOW AND FOUR CORNERS AND ALSO IN NEWBERRY SPRINGS. A FEW TRANSFORMERS ALSO CAUGHT ON FIRE. |
| Mar 6, 6:30 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Hoover Dam, AZ | HIGHWAY 93 WAS SHUT DOWN AT MILEPOST 1 DUE TO FALLEN POWER LINES CAUSED BY HIGH WINDS. |
| Mar 6, 6:30 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 N Green Valley, NV | A LIGHT POLE WAS KNOCKED ON ITS SIDE BY THE HIGH WINDS NEAR MOUNTAIN VISTA AND AVONDALE. |
| Mar 6, 6:39 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | Bicycle Lake Airfield, CA | A PEAK WIND GUST OF 68 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST WAS ESTIMATED AT THE BICYCLE LAKE AIRFIELD AT FORT IRWIN AT AN ELEVATION OF 2349 FEET. |
| Mar 6, 6:55 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Bullhead City Airport, AZ | A PEAK WIND GUST OF 66 MPH WAS MEASURED AT LAUGHLIN-BULLHEAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FROM THE WEST. VISIBILITY AT THE AIRPORT DROPPED AS LOW AS 1/2 MILE DUE TO BLOWING DUST. |
| Mar 6, 7:34 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 4 Ene Bullhead City, AZ | A SPOTTER MEASURED A 64 MPH WIND GUST IN BULLHEAD CITY. VISIBILITY WAS REPORTED TO BE A MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST. |
| Mar 6, 7:45 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 72 | 4 Ene Bullhead City, AZ | A SPOTTER MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 72 MPH IN BULLHEAD CITY. THEY REMARKED IT WAS THE HIGHEST WIND GUST THEY COULD RECALL IN THE LAST 10 YEARS. |
| Mar 6, 7:52 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Needles Airport, CA | A 56 MPH WIND GUST FROM THE WEST-NORTHWEST WAS MEASURED AT THE NEEDLES AIRPORT. |
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, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 3782 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
788 WWUS85 KVEF 051325 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 525 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NEVADA ON TUESDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WHILE DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS PERSIST. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY BUT MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL LEAD TO HIGHER HUMIDITY. AZZ101-CAZ229-NVZ466-060000- /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0002.120306T2000Z-120307T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0002.120306T2000Z-120307T0300Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 525 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012 /625 AM MST MON MAR 5 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST /1 PM MST/ TO 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...229 AND 466... 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 PST /1 PM MST/ TO 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE. IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. * TIMING...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL BEGIN BY ABOUT NOON TUESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE COOLER TEMPERATURES RESULT IN INCREASING HUMIDITY * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY TUESDAY NIGHT. * HUMIDITY...GENERALLY AROUND 10 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
4 follow-up statements
800 WWUS85 KVEF 052245 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 245 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NEVADA ON TUESDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WHILE DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS PERSIST. IT NOW LOOKS LIKE THE NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT TUESDAY NIGHT WILL NOT BE THAT STRONG ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL LEAD TO HIGHER HUMIDITY WEDNESDAY. AZZ101-CAZ229-NVZ466-061500- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0002.120306T2000Z-120307T0300Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 245 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012 /345 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST /1 PM MST/ TO 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...229 AND 466... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST /1 PM MST/ TO 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE. IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. * TIMING...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL BEGIN BY ABOUT NOON TUESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE COOLER TEMPERATURES RESULT IN INCREASING HUMIDITY AND THE WINDS DROP OFF. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AND DECREASE TUESDAY NIGHT. * HUMIDITY...GENERALLY AROUND 10 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
699 WWUS85 KVEF 061400 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 600 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WHILE DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS PERSIST. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL LEAD TO HIGHER HUMIDITY WEDNESDAY. AZZ101-CAZ229-NVZ466-070000- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0002.120306T2000Z-120307T0300Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 600 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012 /700 AM MST TUE MAR 6 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST /1 PM MST/ TODAY TO 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...229 AND 466... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST /1 PM MST/ TODAY TO 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...229 AND 466... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE. IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. * TIMING...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL BEGIN BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE COOLER TEMPERATURES RESULT IN INCREASING HUMIDITY AND WINDS DECREASE OVERNIGHT. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AND DECREASE TONIGHT. * HUMIDITY...GENERALLY AROUND 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
212 WWUS85 KVEF 062329 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 329 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL LEAD TO HIGHER HUMIDITY WEDNESDAY. AZZ101-CAZ229-NVZ466-070300- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120307T0300Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 329 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012 /429 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101 - 229 AND 466... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE. IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. * TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM PST /8 PM MST. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AND DECREASE TONIGHT. * HUMIDITY...GENERALLY 7 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
762 WWUS85 KVEF 070237 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 637 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012 AZZ101-CAZ229-NVZ466-070345- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120307T0300Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 637 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012 /737 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101 - 229 AND 466... THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAD RECOVERED ABOVE 15 PERCENT IN MOST AREAS EARLY THIS EVENING...SO THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ MORGAN HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 4:23 PM MST | High Wind Warning | VEF | Mohave | 35 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:23 PM MST | Wind Advisory | VEF | Mohave | 35 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | VEF | Lincoln | 39 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Arizona, 2012Red Flag Warnings in California, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Nevada, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012
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.