Alert archive / Nevada / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this flash flood warning at Jun 30, 2016, 5:54 PM PDT for Clark County, Nevada; San Bernardino County, California; Mohave County, Arizona. It was in force for 6 hr. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 30, 2016, 5:54 PM PDT (00:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2016, 12:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Mohave County, AZ, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 6:51 PM PDT | FLASH FLOOD | 15 Nw Needles, CA | MAJOR FLOODING REPORTED AT US 95 AND GOFFS ROAD. MUD WAS IN THE ROADWAY. |
| Jun 30, 7:00 PM PDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ssw Bullhead City, AZ | SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER AT LEAST SIX INCHES DEEP COVERING PORTIONS OF CHAPARRAL DRIVE IN BULLHEAD CITY. REPORT RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
| Jun 30, 9:30 PM PDT | FLASH FLOOD | 14 Nnw Needles, CA | CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTS FLASH FLOODING AT NEEDLES HIGHWAY AND RIVER ROAD. SEVERAL ADJACENT COUNTY ROADS ARE ALSO WASHED OUT. START TIME OF 730 PM PDT AND ONGOING AT REPORT TIME OF 930 PM PDT. |
| Jun 30, 10:06 PM PDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Wnw Needles, CA | CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTS US HIGHWAY 95 IS CLOSED AT INTERSTATE 40 OWING TO HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Flgstf/Belemont, AZ (KFGZ), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 289 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
- 1732 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
229 WGUS55 KVEF 010054 FFWVEF AZC015-CAC071-NVC003-010400- /O.NEW.KVEF.FF.W.0020.160701T0054Z-160701T0400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 554 PM PDT THU JUN 30 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... WEST CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA... NORTHEASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA... SOUTH CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEVADA... * UNTIL 900 PM PDT/900 PM MST/ * AT 552 PM PDT/552 PM MST/...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... BULLHEAD CITY...LAUGHLIN...KATHERINE LANDING...SEARCHLIGHT... TOPOCK...NEEDLES...ARIZONA VILLAGE...MESQUITE CREEK...ESSEX... NIPTON...BIG BEND REC AREA...MOJAVE RANCH ESTATES...CAL-NEV-ARI... HIGHWAY 95 AND I-40...MOHAVE VALLEY...NIPTON ROAD MILE MARKER 3... COTTONWOOD COVE...COTTONWOOD COVE CAMPGROUND AND WILLOW VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 3556 11532 3565 11445 3469 11444 3467 11536 $$ CMS
7 follow-up statements
563 WGUS75 KVEF 010256 FFSVEF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 756 PM PDT THU JUN 30 2016 AZC015-CAC071-NVC003-010400- /O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160701T0400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MOHAVE AZ-SAN BERNARDINO CA-CLARK NV- 756 PM PDT THU JUN 30 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM PDT/900 PM MST/ FOR WEST CENTRAL MOHAVE...NORTHEASTERN SAN BERNARDINO AND SOUTH CENTRAL CLARK COUNTIES... AT 754 PM PDT/754 PM MST/...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. AUTOMATED GAUGES HAVE REPORTED ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE OCCURRED NEAR LAUGHLIN AND BULLHEAD CITY. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... BULLHEAD CITY...LAUGHLIN...KATHERINE LANDING...SEARCHLIGHT... TOPOCK...NEEDLES...ARIZONA VILLAGE...MESQUITE CREEK...ESSEX... NIPTON...BIG BEND REC AREA...MOJAVE RANCH ESTATES...CAL-NEV-ARI... HIGHWAY 95 AND I-40...MOHAVE VALLEY...NIPTON ROAD MILE MARKER 3... COTTONWOOD COVE...COTTONWOOD COVE CAMPGROUND AND WILLOW VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 3556 11532 3565 11445 3469 11444 3467 11536 $$ CMS
698 WGUS75 KVEF 010327 FFSVEF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 827 PM PDT THU JUN 30 2016 AZC015-CAC071-NVC003-010400- /O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160701T0400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MOHAVE AZ-SAN BERNARDINO CA-CLARK NV- 827 PM PDT THU JUN 30 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM PDT/900 PM MST/ FOR WEST CENTRAL MOHAVE...NORTHEASTERN SAN BERNARDINO AND SOUTH CENTRAL CLARK COUNTIES... AT 826 PM PDT/826 PM MST/...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING ON US HIGHWAY 95 NEAR GOFFS ROAD IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS ENDED...FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... BULLHEAD CITY...LAUGHLIN...KATHERINE LANDING...SEARCHLIGHT... TOPOCK...NEEDLES...ARIZONA VILLAGE...MESQUITE CREEK...ESSEX... NIPTON...BIG BEND REC AREA...MOJAVE RANCH ESTATES...CAL-NEV-ARI... HIGHWAY 95 AND I-40...MOHAVE VALLEY...NIPTON ROAD MILE MARKER 3... COTTONWOOD COVE...COTTONWOOD COVE CAMPGROUND AND WILLOW VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 3556 11532 3565 11445 3469 11444 3467 11536 $$ CMS
592 WGUS55 KVEF 010356 FFWVEF AZC015-CAC071-NVC003-010500- /O.EXT.KVEF.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160701T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 856 PM PDT THU JUN 30 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS EXTENDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... WEST CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA... NORTHEASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA... SOUTH CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEVADA... * UNTIL 1000 PM PDT/1000 PM MST/ * AT 854 PM PDT/854 PM MST/...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING ON US HIGHWAY 95 NEAR AND NORTH OF NEEDLES. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS ENDED...RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THIS EVENING. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... BULLHEAD CITY...LAUGHLIN...KATHERINE LANDING...SEARCHLIGHT... TOPOCK...NEEDLES...ARIZONA VILLAGE...MESQUITE CREEK...ESSEX... NIPTON...BIG BEND REC AREA...MOJAVE RANCH ESTATES...CAL-NEV-ARI... HIGHWAY 95 AND I-40...MOHAVE VALLEY...NIPTON ROAD MILE MARKER 3... COTTONWOOD COVE...COTTONWOOD COVE CAMPGROUND AND WILLOW VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. && LAT...LON 3556 11532 3565 11445 3469 11444 3467 11536 $$ CMS
584 WGUS75 KVEF 010437 FFSVEF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 937 PM PDT THU JUN 30 2016 AZC015-CAC071-NVC003-010500- /O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160701T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MOHAVE AZ-SAN BERNARDINO CA-CLARK NV- 937 PM PDT THU JUN 30 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM PDT/1000 PM MST/ FOR WEST CENTRAL MOHAVE...NORTHEASTERN SAN BERNARDINO AND SOUTH CENTRAL CLARK COUNTIES... AT 936 PM PDT/936 PM MST/...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING ON US 95 AND RIVER ROAD IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS ENDED, FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... BULLHEAD CITY...LAUGHLIN...KATHERINE LANDING...SEARCHLIGHT... TOPOCK...NEEDLES...ARIZONA VILLAGE...MESQUITE CREEK...ESSEX... NIPTON...BIG BEND REC AREA...MOJAVE RANCH ESTATES...CAL-NEV-ARI... HIGHWAY 95 AND I-40...MOHAVE VALLEY...NIPTON ROAD MILE MARKER 3... COTTONWOOD COVE...COTTONWOOD COVE CAMPGROUND AND WILLOW VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. && LAT...LON 3556 11532 3565 11445 3469 11444 3467 11536 $$ CMS
648 WGUS55 KVEF 010455 FFWVEF AZC015-CAC071-NVC003-010700- /O.EXT.KVEF.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160701T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 955 PM PDT THU JUN 30 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS EXTENDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... WEST CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA... NORTHEASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA... SOUTH CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEVADA... * UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT/MIDNIGHT MST/ * AT 953 PM PDT/953 PM MST/...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUED TO REPORT FLASH FLOODING ON U.S. HIGHWAY 95 BETWEEN CAL- NEV-ARI AND NEEDLES AND NEAR NEEDLES HIGHWAY AND RIVER ROAD. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED IN THIS AREA TONIGHT. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... BULLHEAD CITY...LAUGHLIN...KATHERINE LANDING...SEARCHLIGHT... TOPOCK...NEEDLES...ARIZONA VILLAGE...MESQUITE CREEK...ESSEX... NIPTON...BIG BEND REC AREA...MOJAVE RANCH ESTATES...CAL-NEV-ARI... HIGHWAY 95 AND I-40...MOHAVE VALLEY...NIPTON ROAD MILE MARKER 3... COTTONWOOD COVE...COTTONWOOD COVE CAMPGROUND AND WILLOW VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. && LAT...LON 3556 11532 3565 11445 3469 11444 3467 11536 $$ CMS
089
WGUS75 KVEF 010554
FFSVEF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1054 PM PDT THU JUN 30 2016
AZC015-010601-
/O.CAN.KVEF.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160701T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MOHAVE AZ-
1054 PM PDT THU JUN 30 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. PLEASE
CONTINUE TO HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 3467 11536 3536 11507 3529 11459 3512 11461
3510 11465 3508 11461 3503 11464 3487 11464
3484 11459 3477 11456 3471 11447 3469 11447
$$
CAC071-NVC003-010700-
/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160701T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN BERNARDINO CA-CLARK NV-
1054 PM PDT THU JUN 30 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO AND SOUTH CENTRAL CLARK COUNTIES...
AT 1051 PM PDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED THE CLOSURE OF U.S.
HIGHWAY 95 AT INTERSTATE 40 OWING TO RAPID RUNOFF AND FLASH
FLOODING. SEVERAL OTHER ROADS REMAIN CLOSED AND IMPASSABLE BETWEEN
CAL-NEV-ARI AND NEEDLES. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED IN THIS AREA
OVERNIGHT.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BULLHEAD CITY...LAUGHLIN...NEEDLES...CAL-NEV-ARI...
HIGHWAY 95 AND I-40...ESSEX AND BIG BEND REC AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 3467 11536 3536 11507 3529 11459 3512 11461
3510 11465 3508 11461 3503 11464 3487 11464
3484 11459 3477 11456 3471 11447 3469 11447
$$
CMS566
WGUS75 KVEF 010651
FFSVEF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1151 PM PDT THU JUN 30 2016
CAC071-NVC003-010700-
/O.EXP.KVEF.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160701T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN BERNARDINO CA-CLARK NV-
1151 PM PDT THU JUN 30 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO AND SOUTH
CENTRAL CLARK COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PDT...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A
THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY ROAD CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 3467 11536 3536 11507 3529 11459 3512 11461
3510 11465 3508 11461 3503 11464 3487 11464
3484 11459 3477 11456 3471 11447 3469 11447
$$
MORGANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 5:48 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | VEF | Clark | 42 min |
| Jun 30, 6:26 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | VEF | Clark | 34 min |
| Jun 30, 6:59 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | VEF | Clark | 31 min |
| Jun 30, 10:56 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | VEF | Nye | 64 min |
| Jun 30, 11:08 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | Nye | 4 hr |
| Jun 30, 11:49 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | Clark, Nye | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 3:34 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | VEF | Nye | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 4:54 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | VEF | Lincoln | 4 hr |
| Jun 30, 10:32 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | Inyo | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:41 AM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 2:06 AM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 3:36 AM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 3:12 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 63 min |
| Jul 1, 3:25 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 4:05 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 55 min |
| Jul 1, 4:24 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 4:59 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 61 min |
| Jun 30, 5:46 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | Mohave | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 6:20 PM PDT | Dust Storm Warning | VEF | 100 min | |
| Jun 30, 8:55 PM PDT | Areal Flood Warning | VEF | Mohave | 12 hr |
Nearby
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.