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High Wind Warning 10, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Apr 22, 2016, 2:36 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada. It was in force for 6 hr. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 22, 2016, 2:36 PM PDT (21:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 22, 2016, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 215 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2:45 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 15 Nnw Amargosa Valley, NV | MESONET STATION AMARGOSA VALLEY 14 NNW /OYMAB/ |
| Apr 22, 3:15 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | 10 Nw Mercury, NV | MESONET STATION 9 NW MERCURY /A27AA/ |
| Apr 22, 4:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Rachel, NV | MESONET STATION RACHEL /CMP19/ |
| Apr 22, 4:49 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 8 E Tonopah, NV | ASOS REPORTED WIND GUST OF 58 MPH. WIND ADVISORY WAS OUT FOR NORTHERN NYE COUNTY UNTIL 9 PM THAT EVENING. |
| Apr 22, 6:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Rachel, NV | MESONET STATION RACHEL /CMP19/ |
| Apr 22, 6:30 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 31 N Mercury, NV | MESONET STATION 30 NNW MERCURY /A04AA/ |
| Apr 22, 8:15 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 15 Nnw Amargosa Valley, NV | MESONET STATION AMARGOSA VALLEY 14 NNW /OYMAB/ |
| Apr 22, 8:41 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 12 Sw Elgin, NV | MESONET STATION ELGIN 11 WSW /KNSN2/ |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 4367 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
344 WWUS75 KVEF 222136 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 236 PM PDT FRI APR 22 2016 NVZ014-015-017-230400- /O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160423T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0010.160422T2136Z-160423T0400Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 236 PM PDT FRI APR 22 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THIS REPLACES THE WIND ADVISORY PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY AND WESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT FOR DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS. SECURE TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...FENCES... TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ AZZ003-036-NVZ018-020>022-230430- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.160422T2136Z-160423T1000Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-SHEEP RANGE- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BULLHEAD CITY... OATMAN...MOHAVE VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM.... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 236 PM PDT FRI APR 22 2016 /236 PM MST FRI APR 22 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT /3 AM MST/ SATURDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND BECOME NORTHWEST. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES MAY BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT FOR DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS. SECURE TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...FENCES... TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ CAZ519>522-230400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160423T0400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...WESTGARD PASS... BRISTLECONE PINE...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE 236 PM PDT FRI APR 22 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF INYO COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON THEN DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES MAY BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT FOR DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS. SECURE TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...FENCES... TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ AZZ001-CAZ523-524-NVZ016-019-230430- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160423T1000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBELL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON 236 PM PDT FRI APR 22 2016 /236 PM MST FRI APR 22 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT /3 AM MST/ SATURDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT REGION...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DECREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT FOR DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS. SECURE TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...FENCES... TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$
1 follow-up statement
529 WWUS75 KVEF 230356 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 856 PM PDT FRI APR 22 2016 NVZ015-017-231000- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160423T0400Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.160423T0400Z-160423T1000Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY 856 PM PDT FRI APR 22 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY. THIS WILL REPLACE THE HIGH WIND WARNING THAT IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ACROSS PORTIONS OF LINCOLN AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BEFORE SUNRISE SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES MAY BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT FOR DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS. SECURE TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...FENCES... TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. 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. && $$ NVZ014-230500- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160423T0400Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 856 PM PDT FRI APR 22 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... WINDS HAVE DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY THIS EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE REGION. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ CAZ519>522-230500- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160423T0400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...WESTGARD PASS... BRISTLECONE PINE...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE 856 PM PDT FRI APR 22 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... WINDS HAVE DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY THIS EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE REGION. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ523-524-NVZ016-018>022-231000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160423T1000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBELL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BULLHEAD CITY...OATMAN... MOHAVE VALLEY...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM....SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 856 PM PDT FRI APR 22 2016 /856 PM MST FRI APR 22 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT /3 AM MST/ SATURDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND BECOME NORTHWEST. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES MAY BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT FOR DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS. SECURE TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...FENCES... TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$
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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.