Flash Flood Warning 230, NWS Las Vegas, NV

890 
WGUS75 KVEF 312324
FFSVEF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
424 PM PDT SAT AUG 31 2013

CAC027-010100-
/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0230.000000T0000Z-130901T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
INYO CA-
424 PM PDT SAT AUG 31 2013

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM PDT FOR
CENTRAL INYO COUNTY...

AT 416 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN.  THIS STORM WAS 
LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STOVEPIPE WELLS...OR OVER TOWNE 
PASS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STOVEPIPE WELLS.
HIGHWAY 190.

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!

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.

REPORT FLOODING BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE LAS VEGAS NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR ON TWITTER USING...AT NWSVEGAS.

&&

LAT...LON 3637 11750 3664 11731 3666 11690 3593 11690
      3584 11748

$$

BP

267 
WGUS75 KVEF 010055
FFSVEF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
555 PM PDT SAT AUG 31 2013

CAC027-010104-
/O.EXP.KVEF.FF.W.0230.000000T0000Z-130901T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
INYO CA-
555 PM PDT SAT AUG 31 2013

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM PDT FOR CENTRAL INYO
COUNTY...

THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN PANAMINT SPRINGS AND STOVEPIPE WELLS...NEAR 
TOWNES PASS HAVE DISSIPATED. THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 
600 PM PDT.

LAT...LON 3637 11750 3664 11731 3666 11690 3593 11690
      3584 11748

$$

BP

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
248 PM PDT SAT AUG 31 2013

.SYNOPSIS...A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER MUCH OF
THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY BEFORE DRYING TAKES PLACES FROM THE WEST.
THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO FORM MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING AGAIN ON SUNDAY. THE DRYING WILL THEN KEEP THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES MAINLY OVER LINCOLN...CLARK...AND MOHAVE COUNTIES THROUGH
MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL BE GENERALLY BELOW NORMAL...BUT
WARM TO NEAR NORMAL BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
&&

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...VERY MOIST AIRMASS
REMAINS OVER THE CWA THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE KLAS MORNING SOUNDING
SHOWING 1.88 INCHES OF PWAT AND CURRENT SPC MESO ANALYSIS SHOWING
OVER 2 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CWA. THIS COMBINED
WITH THE DAYTIME HEATING AND MID LEVEL RIPPLE IS ALLOWING FOR
THUNDERSTORMS TO FORM OVER MUCH OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE
RIPPLE SHIFTS TO THE NORTH TONIGHT/DECREASE HEATING...LOOK FOR
DECREASING ACTIVITY OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY
CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT..ESPECIALLY OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF
THE CWA. WILL CONTINUE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THE EVENING.

FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...SOME DRYING WILL BE SEEN FROM THE
WEST...BUT ANOTHER WEAK RIPPLE IS FORECAST BY THE MODELS TO MOVE
NORTH ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE CWA.
THIS RIPPLE ALONG WITH NEGATIVE LI VALUES OF -3 FORECAST AND PWAT
VALUES EXPECTED TO STILL BE OVER 1.5 INCHES WILL EXTENDED THE
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING FOR THE
EASTERN PORTION OF THE CWA. THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE CWA WILL SEE
ISOLATED ACTIVITY TOO...BUT AREAL EXTENT DOES NOT WARRANT A WATCH AT
THIS TIME.

.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...BY MONDAY A RIDGE REMAINS
OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AREA WITH RESULTANT SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE
EASTERN PORTION OF THE CWA WHICH CONTINUES INTO THE END OF THE LONG
TERM. HOWEVER BY WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK A LOW PRESSURE AREA OFF THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST MAY TURN THE FLOW MORE SOUTHWESTERLY OVER
THE AREA...WHICH WOULD INDICATE DRIER CONDITIONS. HOWEVER THE
ECMWF/GFS DIFFER ON THE STRENGTH AND TIMING OF THE LOW SO FOR NOW
DID NOT MAKE MANY CHANGES TO THE LONG TERM. THUS A MORE TRADITIONAL
MONSOON PATTERN OF AFTERNOON/EVENING THUNDERSTORMS OVER MAINLY THE
EASTERN PORTION OF THE CWA WAS KEPT IN THE FORECAST FOR THE LONG
TERM. TEMPERATURES LOOK LIKE THEY WILL WARM TO NEAR NORMAL BE THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...EXPECT SCT-BKN CLOUDS AOA 10-15K FEET
THROUGH TONIGHT WITH WINDS FAVORING TYPICAL DIURNAL TRENDS.
SHRA/TSRA ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 02Z SUNDAY IN AND AROUND THE LAS
VEGAS VALLEY. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS...REDUCED CIGS AND VSBY ARE
POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR ANY SHRA/TSRA AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES MAY IMPACT
CONFIGURATIONS THROUGH 06Z. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM AND
BE IN AND AROUND THE VALLEY AGAIN AFTER 18Z SUNDAY.

FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...EXPECT SCT-BKN CLOUDS AOA 10-15K FEET WITH WINDS
FAVORING TYPICAL DIURNAL TRENDS THROUGH TONIGHT AWAY FROM ANY
SHRA/TSRA. SHRA/TSRA ARE EXPECTED MAINLY TIL 06Z TONIGHT...ACROSS
LINCOLN, CLARK, MOHAVE, CENTRAL/SOUTHERN NYE AND NORTHEASTERN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTIES. REDUCED CIGS AND VSBY AND GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS IN AND NEAR SHRA/TSRA WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE SEEN ON SUNDAY...WITH THE
MAIN AREA OF CONCERN BEING LINCOLN/CLARK/MOHAVE COUNTIES.
&&

.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR NVZ014>022.
     FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
     FOR NVZ015-016-018>022.
AZ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR AZZ001>003-
     036.
     FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
FOR      AZZ001-003-036.
CA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR CAZ519>527.
&&

JENSEN

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
321 AM PDT SAT AUG 31 2013

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ524>527-NVZ014>022-010700-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
321 AM PDT SAT AUG 31 2013 /321 AM MST SAT AUG 31 2013/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL COMBINE WITH AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE TO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY
HEAVY RAIN. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 11 PM
FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

MONSOON MOISTURE WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK
LEADING TO ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SOME DRYING BY FRIDAY WHICH WOULD LEAD TO
DECREASING THUNDERSTORM CHANCES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY WITHIN THE WATCH AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MEANWHILE...SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD
OPERATING PROCEDURES.

CAZ519>523-010700-
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
321 AM PDT SAT AUG 31 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

MONSOON MOISTURE WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK
LEADING TO ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SOME DRYING BY FRIDAY WHICH WOULD LEAD TO
DECREASING THUNDERSTORM CHANCES.

.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.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1011 AM PDT SAT AUG 31 2013

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

0700 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 W MOUNTAIN SPRINGS    36.01N 115.60W
08/30/2013                   CLARK              NV   BROADCAST MEDIA

            NEVADA HIGHWAY PATROL CLOSED HIGHWAY 160 NEAR THE TECOPA
            TURNOFF DUE TO FLASH FLOODING AND MUD ON THE ROAD. A
            DEBRIS FLOW FROM THE CARPENTER 1 FIRE TOOK PLACE IN TROUT
            CANYON AND CROSSED HIGHWAY 160 WITH A 50 FOOT WIDE SWATH
            OF MUD...ROCKS AND DEBRIS UP TO 3 FEET DEEP BETWEEN MILE
            MARKERS 29 AND 40. CORRECTED FOR START TIME.

&&

METZGER