Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this red flag warning at Jun 1, 2014, 2:23 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona; San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Jun 2, 2014, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2014, 2:23 PM PDT (21:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 2, 2014, 12:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2014, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:21 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 38 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
- 4402 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
027 WWUS85 KVEF 012123 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 223 PM PDT SUN JUN 1 2014 .VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE COMING WEEK. A DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...COMBINING WITH THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS TO BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AZZ101-102-CAZ229-NVZ461>466-021400- /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0009.140602T1800Z-140603T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0013.140602T1900Z-140603T0400Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 223 PM PDT SUN JUN 1 2014 /223 PM MST SUN JUN 1 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...229...461...462...463...464... 465 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 PDT /NOON MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY PERSISTING THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MAINLY BELOW 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NVZ460-021400- /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0013.140602T1900Z-140603T0400Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- 223 PM PDT SUN JUN 1 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY PERSISTING THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MAINLY BELOW 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
3 follow-up statements
420 WWUS85 KVEF 020940 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 240 AM PDT MON JUN 2 2014 .VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THIS WEEK. A DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS COMBINED WITH THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AZZ101-102-CAZ229-NVZ460>466-021900- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0013.140602T1900Z-140603T0400Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 240 AM PDT MON JUN 2 2014 /240 AM MST MON JUN 2 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TODAY TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...229... 461...462...463...464...465 AND 466... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY PERSISTING THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MAINLY BELOW 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ STACHELSKI HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
916 WWUS85 KVEF 021837 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1137 AM PDT MON JUN 2 2014 .VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THIS WEEK. A DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS COMBINED WITH THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AZZ101-102-CAZ229-NVZ460>466-030400- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0013.140602T1900Z-140603T0400Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 1137 AM PDT MON JUN 2 2014 /1137 AM MST MON JUN 2 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...229...461...462...463...464...465 AND 466... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MAINLY BELOW 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
371 WWUS85 KVEF 030333 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 833 PM PDT MON JUN 2 2014 AZZ101-102-CAZ229-NVZ460>466-030445- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140603T0400Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 833 PM PDT MON JUN 2 2014 /833 PM MST MON JUN 2 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...229...461...462...463...464...465 AND 466... WINDS WERE BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING...SO THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN VERY LOW OVERNIGHT. $$ MORGAN HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Nevada, 2014Red Flag Warnings in Arizona, 2014Red Flag Warnings in California, 2014Every red flag warning in 2014
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.