Flash Flood Warning 159, NWS Las Vegas, NV

188 
WGUS75 KVEF 242013
FFSVEF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
113 PM PDT SAT AUG 24 2013

CAC027-071-NVC003-242115-
/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0159.000000T0000Z-130824T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN BERNARDINO CA-INYO CA-CLARK NV-
113 PM PDT SAT AUG 24 2013

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM PDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL CLARK...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN INYO AND EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES...

AT 106 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN. THESE STORMS WERE 
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF SANDY 
VALLEY TO 13 MILES WEST OF SANDY VALLEY...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING 
FROM 22 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RED ROCK CANYON TO 27 MILES EAST OF 
SHOSHONE. THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAIN WERE NEARLY 
STATIONARY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

SANDY VALLEY AND KINGSTON ROAD 

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 ON TWITTER USING...AT NWSVEGAS.

&&

LAT...LON 3583 11539 3559 11577 3581 11606 3600 11560

$$

JH

500 
WGUS75 KVEF 242107
FFSVEF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
207 PM PDT SAT AUG 24 2013

CAC027-071-NVC003-242116-
/O.EXP.KVEF.FF.W.0159.000000T0000Z-130824T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN BERNARDINO CA-INYO CA-CLARK NV-
207 PM PDT SAT AUG 24 2013

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 215 PM PDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
CLARK...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN INYO AND EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTIES...

RAINFALL DIMINISHED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE AREA AND ANY FLOODING 
SHOULD BE SUBSIDING.

LAT...LON 3583 11539 3559 11577 3581 11606 3600 11560

$$

JH

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
917 AM PDT SAT AUG 24 2013

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

.SYNOPSIS...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING OVER
THE PORTIONS OF MOHAVE...CLARK AND EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES.
THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
FORECAST AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON. MOISTURE FROM TROPICAL STORM IVO
WILL THEN PUSH NORTH ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AND RESULT IN A
SIGNIFICANT RAIN EVENT SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THE HIGHEST THREAT OF
HEAVY RAIN WILL BE OVER MOHAVE...CLARK...LINCOLN AND EASTERN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTIES.
&&

.UPDATE...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO EXPAND NORTHWEST
THIS MORNING AND WILL LIKELY DO SO FOR MUCH OF TODAY. SOME STORMS
WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF BEING SEVERE ALONG WITH FLASH FLOODING.
HAVE UPDATED THE GRIDS TO REFLECT THE CURRENT CONDITIONS AND TRENDS.
&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...
400 AM PDT SAT AUG 24 2013

.SHORT TERM...THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
AGAIN TODAY ACROSS MOHAVE...CLARK...LINCOLN AND EASTERN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTIES...WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED COVERAGE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. UPPER LEVEL DIFFLUENCE OVER EASTERN
CLARK...LINCOLN...AND MOHAVE COUNTIES MAY KEEP ISOLATED STORMS GOING
THROUGH MIDNIGHT. MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW GOOD CONTINUITY AND
AGREEMENT IN BRINGING TROPICAL STORM IVO NORTH JUST WEST OF BAJA BY
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WHICH WILL RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE
INCREASE BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT. THIS MOISTURE COMBINED WITH
FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD SHOWERS
WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS OVER
MOHAVE...CLARK...LINCOLN AND EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH INTENSE RAINFALL
RATES...AND THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING WILL BE INCREASED
SIGNIFICANTLY SUNDAY.

.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...THERE IS GOOD AGREEMENT AMONG
THE GFS AND ECMWF THAT THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM IVO WILL BE
PULLED OVER NORTHERN BAJA EARLY MONDAY MORNING THEN ACROSS SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA DURING THE DAY.
THEY BOTH INDICATE THERE WILL STILL BE CONSIDERABLE DIVERGENCE ALOFT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE JET EXTENDING ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
NEVADA. THIS SHOULD CONTINUE TO SUPPORT EXTENSIVE SHOWERS WITH SOME
EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN MUCH OF THE
DAY IN THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA. THE REMNANT MID AND HIGH LEVEL
CLOUDS WILL MOVE OFF TO THE NORTH MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING
AND SHOULD BEGIN TO ALLOW MORE SURFACE HEATING TO OCCUR EACH
AFTERNOON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. MEANWHILE...HIGH DEWPOINTS AND PWAT
VALUES AROUND 1.25-1.50 INCHES WILL REMAIN AND LEAD TO A SLIGHT
CHANCE OR CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY OVER OVER ALL BUT
INYO...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES WHERE DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW
WILL PERSIST. THE PATTERN WILL CHANGE BY THURSDAY AS THE CENTRAL
PLAINS HIGH MIGRATES WESTWARD. THE ECMWF INDICATES A FAIRLY
PRONOUNCED INVERTED TROUGH LIFTING FROM NORTHWEST MEXICO UP THROUGH
SOUTHERN NEVADA THURSDAY WHICH WOULD BRING CONSIDERABLE MOISTURE
WITH IT. THE GFS DOES NOT REALLY INDICATE THIS YET BUT POPS WERE
EXPANDED TO THE NORTHWEST A LITTLE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY TO MAKE
ALLOWANCE FOR THE ECMWF SOLUTION. LITTLE CHANGE WAS NEEDED TO
TEMPERATURES WITH HIGHS REBOUNDING BACK TO NORMAL BY WEDNESDAY.

.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO
DEVELOP OVER THE SURROUNDING HIGHER TERRAIN TODAY...WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE KLAS MAY SEE A STORM BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN
BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. OTHERWISE WINDS WILL REMAIN UNDER
10KTS WITH CT CLOUDS 10-14K FEET. OVERNIGHT...CLOUDS WILL DIMINISH
WITH WINDS TURNING SOUTHWEST AROUND 8KTS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE LIKELY ON SUNDAY...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. CIGS MAY DROP TO AS LOW AS 4-5KFT
DURING PERIODS OF MORE INTENSE PRECIPITATION.

FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA INCLUDING
SAN BERNARDINO...CLARK...MOHAVE...LINCOLN AND SOUTHERN INYO. BRIEF
HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH MAY ACCOMPANY STORMS.
SHOWERS/STORMS ARE LIKELY ON SUNDAY.
&&

.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR
     NVZ015>022.
AZ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR
     AZZ001>003-036.
CA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR
     CAZ523>527.
&&

KENNEDY/ADAIR

FOR MORE FORECAST INFORMATION...SEE US ON OUR WEBPAGE:

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS OR FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
424 AM PDT SAT AUG 24 2013

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ522>527-NVZ015>022-250700-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
424 AM PDT SAT AUG 24 2013 /424 AM MST SAT AUG 24 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
ARIZONA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER MOHAVE COUNTY TODAY
WITH MORE ISOLATED COVERAGE OVER CLARK AND EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTIES. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN AND ASSOCIATED FLASH FLOODING WILL BE
THE MAIN HAZARDS THOUGH WIND GUSTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH A FEW
STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

TROPICAL STORM IVO WILL MOVE UP THE WEST COAST OF SOUTHERN BAJA
AND LIKELY INDUCE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN MOISTURE BY SUNDAY. THIS
WILL LEAD TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY
RAIN. THE TROPICAL STORM IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES NORTH
OF THE BAJA SPUR...BUT MOST OF THE MOISTURE WITH IT WILL BE PULLED
ACROSS THE TRI- STATE AREA MONDAY. THIS WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL
FOR FLASH FLOODING SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...MAINLY ACROSS CLARK...
SOUTHERN NYE...MOHAVE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES WHERE A FLASH
FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. ONCE
IN PLACE...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR WILL LINGER TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
FOR A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY WITH
LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS AND FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED SUNDAY AND MONDAY IN
CLARK...SOUTHERN NYE...MOHAVE AND EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES.
MEANWHILE... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

CAZ519>521-NVZ014-250700-
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
424 AM PDT SAT AUG 24 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA
AND SOUTHERN NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO...SOUTHEAST INYO AND CENTRAL NYE
COUNTIES SUNDAY AND MONDAY BUT THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN EAST OF THESE AREAS. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN AND
FLASH FLOOD WILL STILL BE A POSSIBILITY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN OVER THESE AREAS THROUGH FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

JA

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
919 AM PDT SAT AUG 24 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0745 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 ESE YUCCA             34.85N 114.11W
08/24/2013                   MOHAVE             AZ   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORTS BOULDERS WASHED ONTO ROAD NEAR ALAMO ROAD
            AND BORIANA MINE ROAD IN YUCCA

0900 AM     FUNNEL CLOUD     7 ESE YUCCA (C6399)     34.77N 113.98W
08/24/2013                   MOHAVE             AZ   PUBLIC

            ALAMO ROAD SOUTH OF YUCCA DAMAGED BY FLASH FLOOD

0905 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 ENE LAKE HAVASU CITY  34.49N 114.29W
08/24/2013                   MOHAVE             AZ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTED 6 TO 8 INCHES OF WATER RUNNING OVER
            MCCULLOCH STREET IN HAVASU CITY

&&

TLERICOS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
921 AM PDT SAT AUG 24 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 AM     FLASH FLOOD      7 ESE YUCCA (C6399)     34.77N 113.98W
08/24/2013                   MOHAVE             AZ   PUBLIC

            ALAMO ROAD SOUTH OF YUCCA DAMAGED BY FLASH FLOOD

&&

TLERICOS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1204 PM PDT SAT AUG 24 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1055 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 WNW GOLDEN VALLEY     35.23N 114.25W
08/24/2013                   MOHAVE             AZ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            6 INCHES OF FLOWING WATER WITH ROCKS AND DEBRIS AT THE
            INTERSECTION OF CHINO DRIVE AND TEDDY ROOSEVELT ROAD IN
            GOLDEN VALLEY.

1155 AM     HAIL             8 N PIOCHE              38.05N 114.45W
08/24/2013  E0.75 INCH       LINCOLN            NV   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

METZGER