Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Jan 28, 2016, 11:41 AM PST for Inyo County, California. It took effect at Jan 29, 2016, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 12 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
- Jan 28, 2016, 11:41 AM PST (19:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 29, 2016, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2016, 10:00 PM PST
- 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 19:45 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, 7.7 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
- 2626 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
076 WWUS75 KVEF 281941 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1141 AM PST THU JAN 28 2016 CAZ519-291300- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0001.160130T0000Z-160130T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0001.160129T1800Z-160130T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 1141 AM PST THU JAN 28 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES WILL INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING AND REACH PEAK INTENSITY FRIDAY EVENING JUST BEFORE ONSET OF SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 80 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND REMOVE SHINGLES OR BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF BUILDINGS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE... AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ CAZ520-291300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0001.160130T0000Z-160130T1800Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 1141 AM PST THU JAN 28 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OWENS VALLEY FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * TIMING...DOWNSLOPE WINDS MAY DEVELOP INTO THE OWENS VALLEY BY LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BLOW AWAY TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND REMOVE SHINGLES OR BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF BUILDINGS. SEVERE CROSSWINDS MAY DEVELOP ON US HIGHWAY 395. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY OCCUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CMS/JH
4 follow-up statements
462 WWUS75 KVEF 291108 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 308 AM PST FRI JAN 29 2016 CAZ519-292015- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0001.160129T1800Z-160130T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 308 AM PST FRI JAN 29 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES WILL INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING AND REACH PEAK INTENSITY FRIDAY EVENING JUST BEFORE ONSET OF SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 80 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND REMOVE SHINGLES OR BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF BUILDINGS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE... AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ CAZ523-292015- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.160130T1500Z-160131T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 308 AM PST FRI JAN 29 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING...WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE DECREASING SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAYS IN WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND WATCH FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST. && $$ CAZ520-292015- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0001.160130T0000Z-160130T1800Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 308 AM PST FRI JAN 29 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * TIMING...DOWNSLOPE WINDS MAY DEVELOP INTO THE OWENS VALLEY BY LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BLOW AWAY TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND REMOVE SHINGLES OR BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF BUILDINGS. SEVERE CROSSWINDS MAY DEVELOP ON US HIGHWAY 395. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY OCCUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
907 WWUS75 KVEF 291802 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1002 AM PST FRI JAN 29 2016 CAZ520-291915- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.A.0001.160130T0000Z-160130T1800Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 1002 AM PST FRI JAN 29 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR THE OWENS VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. THE LIKELIHOOD OF STRONG TO SEVERE DOWNSLOPE WINDS REACHING THE OWENS VALLEY HAS DECREASED. THOUGH WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES OVERNIGHT, ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE VALLEY, WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WINDS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. $$ CAZ519-300215- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160130T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 1002 AM PST FRI JAN 29 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND REACH PEAK INTENSITY THIS EVENING JUST BEFORE ONSET OF HEAVIER SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 80 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND REMOVE SHINGLES OR BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF BUILDINGS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE... AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ CAZ523-300215- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.160130T1500Z-160131T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 1002 AM PST FRI JAN 29 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY... * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE DECREASING SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAYS IN WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND WATCH FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST. && $$ CMS
361 WWUS75 KVEF 292309 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 309 PM PST FRI JAN 29 2016 CAZ519-300600- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160130T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 309 PM PST FRI JAN 29 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS EVENING...REACHING PEAK INTENSITY JUST BEFORE ONSET OF HEAVIER SNOW OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 80 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND REMOVE SHINGLES OR BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF BUILDINGS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE... AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ524-NVZ019-022-300600- /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.160130T1500Z-160131T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBELL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON... PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 309 PM PST FRI JAN 29 2016 /409 PM MST FRI JAN 29 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PST /8 AM MST/ TO 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT...SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...AND MOHAVE COUNTY OUTSIDE OF THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PST /8 AM MST/ TO 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE DECREASING SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND WATCH FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST. && $$ CAZ523-300600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.160130T1500Z-160131T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 309 PM PST FRI JAN 29 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY... * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE DECREASING SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAYS IN WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND WATCH FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST. && $$ CMS
121 WWUS75 KVEF 300546 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 946 PM PST FRI JAN 29 2016 CAZ519-300700- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160130T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 946 PM PST FRI JAN 29 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... GUSTY WEST WINDS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT HOWEVER...WIND SPEEDS EXCEEDING HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ523-524-NVZ019-022-301445- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.160130T1500Z-160131T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBELL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 946 PM PST FRI JAN 29 2016 /1046 PM MST FRI JAN 29 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PST /8 AM MST/ TO 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ SATURDAY... * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE DECREASING SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH- SOUTH ROADS. BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND WATCH FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2:52 AM PST | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo | 31 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:04 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | VEF | Inyo | 8 hr |
| Jan 28, 11:12 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | VEF | Inyo | 4 days |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in California, 2016Every high wind warning in 2016
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.