Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 15, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Oct 2, 2016, 2:53 AM PDT for Clark County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Oct 2, 2016, 10:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 17 hr. 3 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
- Oct 2, 2016, 2:53 AM PDT (09:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 2, 2016, 10:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 3, 2016, 3:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Clark County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 176 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 10:07 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | 5 Nne Mt. Charleston, NV | MESONET STATION 4 NNE MT. CHARLESTON /DCRNV/. |
| Oct 2, 10:34 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 1 Ese Red Rock Canyon, NV | MESONET STATION RED ROCK CANYON /RRKN2/. |
| Oct 2, 11:47 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 Nw Centennial Hills, NV | MEASURED AT SKYE CANYON MESONET STATION. |
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 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 2978 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
769 WWUS75 KVEF 020953 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 253 AM PDT SUN OCT 2 2016 NVZ019-030000- /O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.161002T1700Z-161003T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0015.161002T1700Z-161003T1000Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON... RED ROCK CANYON 253 AM PDT SUN OCT 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM PDT MONDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING...PEAK DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO TEMPORARY FENCES AND STRUCTURES. THEY CAN ALSO CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SUDDEN CROSSWINDS (ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES) AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN RED ROCK CANYON OR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HIGH WINDS AND CONSIDER POSTPONING ACTIVITIES UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS...RAPIDLY REDUCE VISIBILITY IN DUST PRONE AREAS AND LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AZZ001-003-030000- /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.161002T1700Z-161003T1000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBELL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 253 AM MST SUN OCT 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING...PEAK DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO TEMPORARY FENCES AND STRUCTURES. THEY CAN ALSO CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SUDDEN CROSSWINDS (ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES) AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE ANY TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND LOOSE OBJECTS. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. && $$ AZZ036-CAZ519-521>525-NVZ014>018-020>022-030000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.161002T1700Z-161003T1000Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BULLHEAD CITY...OATMAN... MOHAVE VALLEY...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...WESTGARD PASS... BRISTLECONE PINE...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE... OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM....SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 253 AM PDT SUN OCT 2 2016 /253 AM MST SUN OCT 2 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 3 AM PDT /3 AM MST/ MONDAY... * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING...PEAK DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF INYO COUNTY. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO TEMPORARY FENCES AND STRUCTURES. THEY CAN ALSO CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SUDDEN CROSSWINDS (ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES) AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE ANY TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND LOOSE OBJECTS. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. && $$ CMS
3 follow-up statements
288 WWUS75 KVEF 021736 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1036 AM PDT SUN OCT 2 2016 NVZ019-030400- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-161003T1000Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON... RED ROCK CANYON 1036 AM PDT SUN OCT 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY... * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO TEMPORARY FENCES AND STRUCTURES. THEY CAN ALSO CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SUDDEN CROSSWINDS (ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES) AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN RED ROCK CANYON OR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HIGH WINDS AND CONSIDER POSTPONING ACTIVITIES UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS...RAPIDLY REDUCE VISIBILITY IN DUST PRONE AREAS AND LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ519-521>525-NVZ014>018-020>022-030400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-161003T1000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-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...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...WESTGARD PASS... BRISTLECONE PINE...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE... OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM....SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 1036 AM PDT SUN OCT 2 2016 /1036 AM MST SUN OCT 2 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT /3 AM MST/ MONDAY... * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF INYO COUNTY. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO TEMPORARY FENCES AND STRUCTURES. THEY CAN ALSO CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SUDDEN CROSSWINDS (ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES) AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE ANY TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND LOOSE OBJECTS. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. && $$
729 WWUS75 KVEF 030415 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 915 PM PDT SUN OCT 2 2016 AZZ001-003-036-CAZ519-521>525-NVZ014>016-018-021-022-030515- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-161003T1000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBELL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BULLHEAD CITY...OATMAN... MOHAVE VALLEY...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...WESTGARD PASS... BRISTLECONE PINE...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE... OVERTON...MOAPA...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM....SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 915 PM PDT SUN OCT 2 2016 /915 PM MST SUN OCT 2 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA, SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. WIND GUSTS HAVE DECREASED BELOW 40 MPH ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA EXCEPT FOR ZONES IN SOUTHERN NYE AND CLARK COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. $$ NVZ019-031000- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-161003T1000Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON... RED ROCK CANYON 915 PM PDT SUN OCT 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY... * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK LATE THIS EVENING THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ON NORTHEAST AND EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO TEMPORARY FENCES AND STRUCTURES. THEY CAN ALSO CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SUDDEN CROSSWINDS (ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES) AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN RED ROCK CANYON OR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HIGH WINDS AND CONSIDER POSTPONING ACTIVITIES UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ NVZ017-020-031000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-161003T1000Z/ WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY 915 PM PDT SUN OCT 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY... * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK DURING LATE THIS EVENING THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE PRIMARILY CONFINED NEAR THE NORTHEAST AND EAST FACING SLOPES AND FOOTHILLS OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND POSSIBLY THE SOUTHERN END OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY INCLUDING MOUNTAINS EDGE AND HENDERSON. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO TEMPORARY FENCES AND STRUCTURES. THEY CAN ALSO CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SUDDEN CROSSWINDS (ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES) AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE ANY TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND LOOSE OBJECTS. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. && $$
364 WWUS75 KVEF 030954 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 254 AM PDT MON OCT 3 2016 NVZ019-031100- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-161003T1000Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON... RED ROCK CANYON 254 AM PDT MON OCT 3 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... WINDS ARE DIMINISHING BELOW WARNING CRITERIA IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH MAY OCCUR THROUGH SUNRISE. $$ NVZ017-020-031100- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-161003T1000Z/ WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY 254 AM PDT MON OCT 3 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... WINDS ARE DIMINISHING ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH MAY OCCUR THROUGH SUNRISE...BUT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ CMS
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.