Flash Flood Warning 36, NWS Las Vegas, NV

559 
WGUS75 KVEF 200445
FFSVEF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
945 PM PDT FRI JUL 19 2013

NVC003-200452-
/O.CAN.KVEF.FF.W.0036.000000T0000Z-130720T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CLARK NV-
945 PM PDT FRI JUL 19 2013

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CLARK
COUNTY...

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY 
RAINFALL IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS HAVE CANCELLED THE FLASH FLOOD 
WARNING WHICH INCLUDED PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 93.

ALTHOUGH THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED...TRAVELERS ON 
HIGHWAY 95 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 30 AND 50 SHOULD CONTINUE TO USE 
CAUTION TONIGHT AS PONDING OF WATER ON THE HIGHWAY MAY BE SEEN. IN 
ADDITION WATER MAY BE FLOWING IN NORMALLY DRY WASHES...AND ALSO 
WATER MAY BE SEEN IN THE DRY LAKE BEDS.

LAT...LON 3563 11490 3560 11501 3562 11516 3567 11520
      3575 11518 3588 11512 3589 11504 3587 11491

$$

JENSEN

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
554 PM PDT FRI JUL 19 2013

.SYNOPSIS...INCREASING MOISTURE WILL BRING A BETTER CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MOHAVE COUNTY TODAY. THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL
SPREAD WEST SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED IN MOHAVE...CLARK...SAN BERNARDINO AND
SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTIES. THE MAIN THREAT FROM STORMS OVER THE
WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL BE HEAVY RAIN AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING.
&&

.UPDATE...THUNDERSTORMS HAVE FORMED OVER THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF
CLARK COUNTY AND HAVE BUMPED POPS/QPF UP FOR THIS EVENING TO BETTER
REFLECT THE CURRENT CONDITIONS. WILL BE WATCHING THESE STORMS AS
THEY ARE MOVING TO THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST AND MAY IMPACT THE LAS VEGAS
VALLEY LATER THIS EVENING. UPDATES HAVE BEEN SENT FOR THIS EVENING.
&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...
240 PM PDT FRI JUL 19 2013

.SHORT TERM...MOISTURE IS ON THE INCREASE WITH DEW POINTS ACROSS THE
AREA UP ABOUT 20-30 DEG OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA AND ABOUT 5-10 IN
MOHAVE COUNTY FROM 24 HOURS AGO. STORMS HAVE STARTED TO FIRE IN
MOHAVE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EXPECT MORE
STORMS TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. LAPS DATA CONTINUES TO SHOW
INSTABILITY INCREASING OVER MOHAVE COUNTY AND ALSO SPREADING WEST
TOWARD FAR EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND SOUTHERN LINCOLN
COUNTY. THESE SHOULD BE THE AREAS WITH THE MAIN FOCUS FOR STORMS
INTO THIS EVENING. BY SATURDAY...ADDITIONAL MOISTURE WILL ADVECT
INTO THE REGION AND THIS MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL SPREAD
FURTHER WEST. MODELS SHOW PW VALUES UP TO AN INCH EXTENDING FROM
MUCH OF LINCOLN...CLARK...SOUTHERN INYO AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES
WITH AN INCH AND A HALF PW'S COVERING SOUTHERN MOHAVE...SOUTHERN
CLARK AND EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES. WITH LI VALUES RANGING
FROM -2/-5 AND FAIRLY DECENT CAPE VALUES...DO EXPECT AN UPTICK IN
THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE
AVAILABLE DO EXPECT THESE STORMS TO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
FLASH FLOODING. HAVE GONE AHEAD AND ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR
MOHAVE...THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...THE COLORADO RIVER
BASIN...AND THE SPRING AND SHEEP RANGES OF SOUTHERN NEVADA.
TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY BE A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL EXCEPT IN
AREAS WHERE CLOUD COVER WILL KEEP READINGS NEAR NORMAL.

.LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD
AGREEMENT DURING THE LONG TERM PERIOD. ON SUNDAY THE BEST MOISTURE
AND INSTABILITY...ALONG WITH THE BEST THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL BE
CONFINED PRIMARILY TO THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA.
SOMEWHAT DRIER AIR SHOULD HELP TO SUPPRESS THUNDERSTORM CHANCES IN
THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA ON SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL
INCREASE IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA ON MONDAY AS THE UPPER
LEVEL WINDS SHIFT TO A MORE SOUTHERLY DIRECTION...THIS WILL HELP TO
BRING THE MOIST...UNSTABLE AIR NORTHWARD. I SLIGHTLY INCREASED POPS
ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY TO REFLECT THE LATEST MODEL TRENDS.  MOISTURE
DECREASES A LITTLE ON TUESDAY...BUT SUFFICIENT MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ON TUESDAY FOR THE THREAT OF
THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE. MODELS SHOW A SLIGHT DRYING TREND LATER
IN THE WEEK...THIS WILL HELP TO DECREASE THUNDERSTORM CHANCES
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD. I MADE ONLY SIGHT CHANCES
TO THE INHERITED TEMPERATURE GIRDS TO REFLECT THE LATEST
GUIDANCE.
&&

.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 7-9 KTS WILL
CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE TURNING MORE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
AROUND 7 KTS OVERNIGHT. CLOUDS AROUND 10-12K FEET ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE SATURDAY WITH THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVER THE LOCAL
MOUNTAINS. MORE WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED IN THE PEACH
SPRINGS AND MORMON MESA CORRIDORS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES AT MCCARRAN WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY THIS
MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO DISSIPATE BY DAYBREAK...BUT THEN REFORM
AGAIN LATER THIS MORNING WITH SLIGHTLY BETTER COVERAGE OVERALL THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO EXPAND WEST AND
AFFECT EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES AS
WELL. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT IN THE MORNING WITH A EAST TO
SOUTHEAST COMPONENT WITH SPEEDS UP TO 10 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
&&

.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
     EVENING FOR NVZ018-019-021.
     FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
     FOR NVZ015>017-020-022.
AZ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
     EVENING FOR AZZ001>003-036.
CA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
     EVENING FOR CAZ527.
     FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
     FOR CAZ524>526.
&&

UPDATE...JENSEN
PREV DISCUSSION...GORELOW/METZGER

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
333 PM PDT FRI JUL 19 2013

CAZ519>523-NVZ014-201345-
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
333 PM PDT FRI JUL 19 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

MONSOON MOISTURE WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AND CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
FOR MUCH OF THE COMING WEEK. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
ARE POSSIBLE. SOME STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN.

.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.

CAZ524>526-NVZ015>017-020-022-201345-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
333 PM PDT FRI JUL 19 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE
DISSIPATING OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
THE GREATEST THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND
10 PM WITH STORMS DISSIPATING OVERNIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVITY MAY BE NEEDED SUNDAY AND MONDAY...DUE TO THE
POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING. SPOTTERS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING
TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ527-NVZ018-019-021-201345-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
333 PM PDT FRI JUL 19 2013 /333 PM MST FRI JUL 19 2013/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER MAINLY MOHAVE COUNTY WILL
CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOONS AND EVENING WITH POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAIN ACCOMPANYING
THESE STORMS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EACH AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY. BURN SCARS FROM THE CARPENTER ONE FIRE AND THE DEAN
PEAK FIRE WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVITY MAY BE NEEDED SUNDAY AND MONDAY...DUE TO THE
POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING. SPOTTERS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING
TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
344 PM PDT FRI JUL 19 2013

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

0315 PM     FLASH FLOOD      ESE COLORADO CITY       36.99N 112.98W
07/19/2013                   MOHAVE             AZ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1 FOOT OF WATER FLOWING ACROSS JOHNSON ROAD.

&&

METZGER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
746 PM PDT FRI JUL 19 2013

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

0704 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 SE LAS VEGAS NELLIS A 36.23N 115.03W
07/19/2013  M52.00 MPH       CLARK              NV   ASOS

0709 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 SE LAS VEGAS NELLIS A 36.23N 115.03W
07/19/2013  M71.00 MPH       CLARK              NV   ASOS

&&

METZGER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
805 PM PDT FRI JUL 19 2013

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

0801 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SSW LAS VEGAS         36.15N 115.16W
07/19/2013  E0.00 INCH       CLARK              NV   NWS EMPLOYEE

            LOTS OF WATER IN THE INTERSECTION OF WYOMING AND
            COMMERCE.

0801 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 ESE LAS VEGAS         36.17N 115.12W
07/19/2013                   CLARK              NV   NWS EMPLOYEE

            A LARGE 30 FOOT TREE DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
            STEWART AND EASTERN.

&&

ASG

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
807 PM PDT FRI JUL 19 2013

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

0731 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 E DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS  36.17N 115.10W
07/19/2013                   CLARK              NV   AIRPLANE PILOT

            FLOOD AND DEBIS OVER THE CURB NEAR THE CORNER OF PECOS
            ANS STWEART.

0731 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 E DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS  36.17N 115.10W
07/19/2013                   CLARK              NV   PUBLIC

            TREES DOWN AT NEAR THE CORNER OF PECOS AND STEWART. TREES
            ARE ABOUT 13 FT TALL AND 6 INCHES IN DIAMETER

0737 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ESE DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS  36.17N 115.14W
07/19/2013                   CLARK              NV   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTS NUMEROUS POWERLINES DOWN IN AND
            AROUND DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS.

0737 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG ESE DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS  36.17N 115.14W
07/19/2013                   CLARK              NV   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTS NUMEROUS POWERLINES DOWN NEAR
            DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS.

&&

METZGER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
832 PM PDT FRI JUL 19 2013

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

0754 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 NNE DOWNTOWN LAS VEGA 36.24N 115.12W
07/19/2013                   CLARK              NV   PUBLIC

            8 INCHES OF WATER FLOWING DOWN THE ROAD

0754 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 SSE DOWNTOWN LAS VEGA 36.13N 115.12W
07/19/2013                   CLARK              NV   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            CLARK COUNTY FIRE REPORTS A SWIFT WATER RESCUE NEAR THE
            CORNER OF DESERT INN AND EASTERN

0824 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 SSW DOWNTOWN LAS VEGA 36.12N 115.19W
07/19/2013                   CLARK              NV   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            CLARK COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTS A SWIFT WATER RESCUE
            OCCURING NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF FLAMINGO AND VALLEY
            VIEW

0824 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 ESE DOWNTOWN LAS VEGA 36.15N 115.09W
07/19/2013                   CLARK              NV   TRAINED SPOTTER

            5 TO 6 INCHES OF WATER BLOCKING THE ROAD ON SAHARA JUST
            EAST OF SANDHILL

&&

METZGER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
853 PM PDT FRI JUL 19 2013

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

0757 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 SSW DOWNTOWN LAS VEGA 36.12N 115.17W
07/19/2013  U0.00 INCH       CLARK              NV   PUBLIC

            ROOF CAVED IN DUE TO WATER AT GILLIES NIGHCLUB ON THE LAS
            VEGAS STRIP

&&

METZGER