Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2015
Wind Advisory 18, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Sep 30, 2015, 2:37 PM PDT for Clark County, Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Oct 1, 2015, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2015, 2:37 PM PDT (21:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 1, 2015, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 1, 2015, 7:45 PM PDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 226 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 3653 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
467 WWUS75 KVEF 302137 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 237 PM PDT WED SEP 30 2015 ...GUSTY WINDS TO IMPACT THE AREA ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING... .SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT THE WINDS TO THE NORTH BY LATE AFTERNOON IN ESMERALDA COUNTY. THE FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH ALL OF SOUTHERN NEVADA ON THURSDAY NIGHT. NVZ014-017-011000- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.151001T1800Z-151002T0400Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 237 PM PDT WED SEP 30 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE...AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. THEN ABRUPTLY SHIFTING TO THE NORTH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS...WITH THE WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS IN ESMERALDA COUNTY ARE EXPECTED WHEN THE WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTH...BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...AMARGOSA VALLEY AND THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 95. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
878 WWUS75 KVEF 010945 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 245 AM PDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...GUSTY WINDS TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA LATE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT THE WINDS TO THE NORTH BY LATE AFTERNOON IN ESMERALDA COUNTY. THE FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH ALL OF SOUTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT. NVZ014-017-011830- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.151001T1800Z-151002T0400Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 245 AM PDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ESMERALDA...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. THEN ABRUPTLY SHIFTING TO THE NORTH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS IN ESMERALDA COUNTY ARE EXPECTED WHEN THE WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTH...BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...AMARGOSA VALLEY AND THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 95. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$
571 WWUS75 KVEF 011810 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1110 AM PDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...GUSTY WINDS TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT THE WINDS TO THE NORTH BY LATE AFTERNOON IN ESMERALDA COUNTY. THE FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH ALL OF SOUTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT. NVZ014-017-020400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-151002T0400Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 1110 AM PDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ESMERALDA...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. THEN ABRUPTLY SHIFTING TO THE NORTH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID DAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS IN ESMERALDA COUNTY ARE EXPECTED WHEN THE WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTH...BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...AMARGOSA VALLEY AND THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 95. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$
022 WWUS75 KVEF 020245 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 745 PM PDT THU OCT 1 2015 NVZ014-017-020345- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-151002T0400Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 745 PM PDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. SOUTHWEST WINDS THAT SAW GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ARE STARTING TO DECREASE. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A NORTHWEST DIRECTION THIS EVENING BEHIND THE THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. $$
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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.