Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 8, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Apr 21, 2014, 3:26 AM PDT for Inyo County, California. It took effect at Apr 22, 2014, 9:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 12 hr. 3 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
- Apr 21, 2014, 3:26 AM PDT (10:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 22, 2014, 9:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 22, 2014, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
County Inyo County, CA
The radar
The Edwards AFB radar (KEYX), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 12:40 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | Oak Creek Raws, CA | PEAK WIND GUST OF 69 MPH RECORDED AT 1242 PM |
| Apr 22, 3:54 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Se Owens Valley Raws, CA | PEAK WIND GUST TO 54 MPH AT 354 PM. ELEVATION 4650 FEET. |
| Apr 22, 4:40 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 43 | Bishop, CA | PEAK WIND GUST TO 43 MPH AT 440 PM. ELEVATION 4121 FEET. |
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 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 3733 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
903 WWUS75 KVEF 211026 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 326 AM PDT MON APR 21 2014 .A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF CALIFORNIA INTO NEVADA WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE ENTIRE AREA TUESDAY. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES DOWN INTO THE OWENS VALLEY. CAZ519-520-212300- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0008.140422T1600Z-140423T0400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 326 AM PDT MON APR 21 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH IN THE SIERRA. WEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN THE OWENS VALLEY. * TIMING: MUCH OF THE DAY TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING...ALTHOUGH THE STRONGEST DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE OWENS VALLEY LIKELY WILL BE FROM 3 PM TO 7 PM. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. RISK OF OVERTURNED TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCKS. UNSECURED OBJECTS COULD GET BLOWN AWAY AND STRUCTURES COULD GET DAMAGED. BLOWING DUST COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN THE OWENS VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ521>527-NVZ014>022-212300- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.140422T1600Z-140423T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- 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-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BULLHEAD CITY... MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT... FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION... NEEDLES...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE... PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON... MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 326 AM PDT MON APR 21 2014 /326 AM MST MON APR 21 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND MUCH OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50. WINDS ABOVE 7000 FEET MAY GUST TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: MUCH OF THE DAY TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING...ALTHOUGH THE STRONG WINDS MAY NOT DEVELOP UNTIL AFTER NOON ACROSS SOUTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO AND SOUTHWEST MOHAVE COUNTIES. * LOCATIONS: SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
5 follow-up statements
783 WWUS75 KVEF 212200 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 300 PM PDT MON APR 21 2014 .A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF CALIFORNIA INTO NEVADA WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE ENTIRE AREA TUESDAY. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR VERY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES DOWN INTO THE OWENS VALLEY. CAZ519-520-221030- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0008.140422T1600Z-140423T0400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 300 PM PDT MON APR 21 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ABOVE 5000 FEET. WEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH BELOW 5000 FEET. * TIMING: MUCH OF THE DAY TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING...ALTHOUGH THE BEST CHANCE OF STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE OWENS VALLEY LIKELY WILL BE FROM 3 PM TO 7 PM. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...HIGHWAY 395 * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. RISK OF OVERTURNED TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCKS. UNSECURED OBJECTS COULD GET BLOWN AWAY AND STRUCTURES COULD GET DAMAGED. BLOWING DUST COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN THE OWENS VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ521>527-NVZ014>022-221030- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.140422T1600Z-140423T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- 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-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BULLHEAD CITY... MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT... FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION... NEEDLES...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE... PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON... MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 300 PM PDT MON APR 21 2014 /300 PM MST MON APR 21 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. WINDS ABOVE 7000 FEET MAY GUST TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM MID MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...AND DECREASE FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING AS A COLD FRONT WORKS ITS WAY SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA. * LOCATIONS: BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN... NEEDLES...VIDAL JUNCTION...MORONGO VALLEY... YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... FURNACE CREEK... SHOSHONE...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT... TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE... WIKIEUP...YUCCA...LAKE HAVASU... DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...MESQUITE... OVERTON...MOAPA...CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MORGAN
451 WWUS75 KVEF 221018 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 318 AM PDT TUE APR 22 2014 .A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF CALIFORNIA INTO NEVADA WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE ENTIRE AREA TODAY. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR VERY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES DOWN INTO THE OWENS VALLEY. CAZ519-520-222300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0008.140422T1600Z-140423T0400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 318 AM PDT TUE APR 22 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ABOVE 5000 FEET. WEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH BELOW 5000 FEET. * TIMING: MUCH OF TODAY INTO THIS EVENING... ALTHOUGH THE BEST CHANCE OF STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE OWENS VALLEY LIKELY WILL BE FROM 2 PM TO 6 PM. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. RISK OF OVERTURNED TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCKS. UNSECURED OBJECTS COULD GET BLOWN AWAY AND STRUCTURES COULD GET DAMAGED. BLOWING DUST COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN THE OWENS VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ521>527-NVZ014>022-222300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.140422T1600Z-140423T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- 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-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BULLHEAD CITY... MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT... FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION... NEEDLES...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE... PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON... MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 318 AM PDT TUE APR 22 2014 /318 AM MST TUE APR 22 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. WINDS ABOVE 7000 FEET MAY GUST TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...PEAK IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...AND DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING AS A COLD FRONT WORKS ITS WAY SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA. * LOCATIONS: SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
895 WWUS75 KVEF 221627 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 927 AM PDT TUE APR 22 2014 .A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF CALIFORNIA INTO NEVADA WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE ENTIRE AREA TODAY. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR VERY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES DOWN INTO THE OWENS VALLEY. CAZ519-520-222300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140423T0400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 927 AM PDT TUE APR 22 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ABOVE 5000 FEET. WEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH BELOW 5000 FEET. * TIMING: MUCH OF TODAY INTO THIS EVENING... ALTHOUGH THE BEST CHANCE OF STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE OWENS VALLEY LIKELY WILL BE FROM 2 PM TO 6 PM. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. RISK OF OVERTURNED TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCKS. UNSECURED OBJECTS COULD GET BLOWN AWAY AND STRUCTURES COULD GET DAMAGED. BLOWING DUST COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN THE OWENS VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ521>527-NVZ014>022-222300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140423T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- 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-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BULLHEAD CITY... MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT... FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION... NEEDLES...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE... PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON... MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 927 AM PDT TUE APR 22 2014 /927 AM MST TUE APR 22 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. WINDS ABOVE 7000 FEET MAY GUST TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...AND DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING AS A COLD FRONT WORKS ITS WAY SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA. * LOCATIONS: BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN... NEEDLES...VIDAL JUNCTION...MORONGO VALLEY... YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... FURNACE CREEK... SHOSHONE...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT... TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE... WIKIEUP...YUCCA...LAKE HAVASU... DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...MESQUITE... OVERTON...MOAPA...CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MORGAN
942 WWUS75 KVEF 222046 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 146 PM PDT TUE APR 22 2014 .A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF CALIFORNIA INTO NEVADA WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE ENTIRE AREA TODAY. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR VERY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES DOWN INTO THE OWENS VALLEY. CAZ519-520-230400- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140423T0400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 146 PM PDT TUE APR 22 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ABOVE 5000 FEET. WEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH BELOW 5000 FEET. AT 1242 PM PDT...WINDS GUSTED TO 69 MPH 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF INDEPENDENCE. * TIMING: MUCH OF TODAY INTO THIS EVENING...ALTHOUGH THE BEST CHANCE OF STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE OWENS VALLEY LIKELY WILL BE THROUGH 6 PM. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. RISK OF OVERTURNED TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCKS. UNSECURED OBJECTS COULD GET BLOWN AWAY AND STRUCTURES COULD GET DAMAGED. BLOWING DUST COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN THE OWENS VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ521>527-NVZ014>022-230400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140423T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- 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-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BULLHEAD CITY... MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT... FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION... NEEDLES...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE... PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON... MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 146 PM PDT TUE APR 22 2014 /146 PM MST TUE APR 22 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. WINDS ABOVE 7000 FEET MAY GUST TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...AND DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING AS A COLD FRONT WORKS ITS WAY SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA. * LOCATIONS: BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN... NEEDLES...VIDAL JUNCTION...MORONGO VALLEY... YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... FURNACE CREEK... SHOSHONE...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT... TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE... WIKIEUP...YUCCA...LAKE HAVASU... DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...MESQUITE... OVERTON...MOAPA...CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MORGAN
923 WWUS75 KVEF 230354 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 854 PM PDT TUE APR 22 2014 CAZ519-520-230500- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140423T0400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 854 PM PDT TUE APR 22 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ENDED THIS EVENING AS NORTH WINDS SPREAD DOWN THE OWENS VALLEY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. NORTH GUSTS GENERALLY BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THE REST OF THE NIGHT. $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ521>527-NVZ014>022-230500- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140423T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- 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-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BULLHEAD CITY... MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT... FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION... NEEDLES...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE... PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON... MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 854 PM PDT TUE APR 22 2014 /854 PM MST TUE APR 22 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT. WIND SPEEDS HAVE BEEN DECREASING THIS EVENING ACROSS THE REGION AS EXPECTED. A COLD FRONT PUSHING ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THE REST OF THE NIGHT WILL USHER IN NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH OCCURRING IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT. GUSTS WILL THEN SETTLE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH. STRONGER WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH MAY BE OBSERVED OVER THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO BASIN OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THROUGH MIDNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING. $$ JA
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Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 3:26 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 42 hr |
| Apr 21, 4:04 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 41 hr |
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