Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Las Vegas, NV

889 
WGUS75 KVEF 060015
FFSVEF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
515 PM PDT SUN JUL 5 2015

CAC071-060115-
/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-150706T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN BERNARDINO CA-
515 PM PDT SUN JUL 5 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM PDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...

AT 514 PM PDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF 
INTERSTATE 40 WEST OF LUDLOW. RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT OVER 2 INCHES 
OF RAIN HAS FALLEN WITHIN THE PAST HOUR. STANDING WATER IS LIKELY 
ALONG INTERSTATE 40. 

FLASH FLOODING WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 IN CALIFORNIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 36 AND
48.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED ON ROADS...IN NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND LOW
LYING AREAS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOODED ROAD OR ENTER A FLOOD
CHANNEL. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN! REPORT FLOODING TO THE LAS VEGAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA FACEBOOK OR TWITTER.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 3487 11619 3465 11620 3465 11642 3488 11641

$$

ASG

489 
WGUS75 KVEF 060113
FFSVEF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
613 PM PDT SUN JUL 5 2015

CAC071-060123-
/O.EXP.KVEF.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-150706T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN BERNARDINO CA-
613 PM PDT SUN JUL 5 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM PDT...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE
A THREAT.

LAT...LON 3487 11619 3465 11620 3465 11642 3488 11641

$$

ASG

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
120 PM PDT SUN JUL 5 2015

.SYNOPSIS....MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR WILL ALLOW FOR ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY
BEFORE DRIER AIR BEGINS TO WORK INTO THE REGION TUESDAY. THIS WILL
START A TREND OF DRYING CONDITIONS THAT WILL LAST THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN SLIGHTLY BELOW
NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEK.
&&

.SHORT TERM...UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE LIFTING NORTHEAST HELPING TO
GENERATE SOME FAIRLY STRONG AND LONG LIVED STORMS ACROSS THE EASTERN
AND SOUTHERN AREAS OF THE CWA. MOST HAVE BEEN ANCHORED TO THE
TERRAIN AND THEN NEW STORMS FORMING ON THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES OF THE
OLDER STORMS. THIS TREND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
BEFORE SHIFTING NORTH BY LATE AFTERNOON AS THE DISTURBANCE LIFTS
NORTH. CONVECTION COULD GO FAIRLY LATE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE
NORTHERN ZONES BEFORE THE DISTURBANCE FINALLY MOVES AWAY. MOISTURE
AND INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY FOR ANOTHER DAY
OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. DO NOT SEE ANY SPECIFIC TRIGGER FOR
STORMS OTHER THAN HEATING AND TERRAIN. A DRYER SOUTHWEST FLOW IS
EXPECTED TO PUSH THE MOISTURE EAST TUESDAY WITH JUST A FEW ISOLATED
STORMS OVER THE FAR EAST CWA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK WE WILL SEE DRY CONDITIONS AS THE SOUTHWEST FLOW
REMAINS IN PLACE. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO REMAIN A FEW DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEK.
&&

.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN IN
THE VICINITY OF MCCARRAN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON.
VARIOUS OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES LEADING TO VARIABLE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS. ANY STORM COULD ALSO LEAD
TO MUCH LOWER CIGS ACROSS THE AREA.

FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...SCATTERED SHRA/TSRA ARE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON WITH THE MOST LIKELY STORMS OVER CLARK...MOHAVE...LINCOLN
AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES. A FEW STORMS WILL ALSO DEVELOP OVER THE
SIERRA. ANY STORM WILL LEAD TO GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WITH SPEEDS
UP TO 40 MPH. VSBY/CIGS REDUCED TO MVFR OR LOWER ALONG WITH POSSIBLE
MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS.
&&

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
&&

GORELOW

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

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

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
215 PM PDT SUN JUL 5 2015

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

0100 PM     FLASH FLOOD      9 NE HUALAPAI PEAK      35.19N 113.81W
07/05/2015                   MOHAVE             AZ   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            SIX INCHES OF WATER ACROSS I-40 FRONTAGE
            ROAD AT MILE MARKER 66

&&

CFS