Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Jan 30, 2016, 12:38 AM PST. It was in force for 11 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 30, 2016, 12:38 AM PST (08:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2016, 12:00 PM PST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
The text
As transmitted.
764 WWUS75 KVEF 300838 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1238 AM PST SAT JAN 30 2016 CAZ520-301700- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0002.160130T0838Z-160130T2000Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 1238 AM PST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. * TIMING...DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY EARLY THIS MORNING WITH PEAK SPEEDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 AM AND 9 AM PST THEN GRADUALLY DECREASING TOWARD NOON AS PRECIPITATION INCREASES OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. * WINDS...GUSTING OVER 70 MPH FROM THE WEST OR NORTHWEST. * IMPACTS...SEVERE CROSS WINDS ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY BETWEEN BISHOP AND PEARSONVILLE...ESPECIALLY SECTIONS OF THE HIGHWAY THAT ARE NEAR THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS. THE WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE LOW VISIBILITY ALSO...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE OWENS DRY LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY 395. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ523-524-NVZ019-022-301700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.160130T1500Z-160131T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBELL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 1238 AM PST SAT JAN 30 2016 /138 AM MST SAT JAN 30 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT REGION CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND WATCH FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST. && $$
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466 WWUS75 KVEF 301109 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 309 AM PST SAT JAN 30 2016 CAZ520-301700- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160130T2000Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 309 AM PST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... * TIMING...EXTREME DOWNSLOPE WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE OWENS VALLEY AND WILL PERSIST UNTIL AROUND 9 AM PST THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE TOWARD NOON. * WINDS...WIDESPREAD GUSTS OF 70 TO 90 MPH FROM THE WEST WILL OCCUR. LOCALIZED GUSTS APPROACHING 100 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS...EXTREME CROSS WINDS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY FORCED THE CLOSURE OF HIGHWAY 395 AROUND 245 AM BETWEEN BISHOP AND LONE PINE DUE TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR ALL VEHICLES. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND REMOVE SHINGLES OR BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF BUILDINGS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS... CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD POSTPONE PLANS TO TRAVEL HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY UNTIL AFTER NOON. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ523-524-NVZ019-022-301700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.160130T1500Z-160131T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBELL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 309 AM PST SAT JAN 30 2016 /409 AM MST SAT JAN 30 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT REGION CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND WATCH FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST. && $$
573 WWUS75 KVEF 301443 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 643 AM PST SAT JAN 30 2016 CAZ520-301800- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160130T2000Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 643 AM PST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... * TIMING...DOWNSLOPE WINDS HAVE ABATED FROM LONE PINE TO BISHOP BUT HIGH WINDS ARE STILL LIKELY EARLY THIS MORNING BETWEEN PEARSONVILLE AND OLANCHA BEFORE THE THREAT DIMINISHES. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH ARE STILL LIKELY FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS ON HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ523-524-NVZ019-022-301800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.160130T1500Z-160131T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBELL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 643 AM PST SAT JAN 30 2016 /743 AM MST SAT JAN 30 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT REGION CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND WATCH FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST. && $$
231 WWUS75 KVEF 301755 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 955 AM PST SAT JAN 30 2016 CAZ520-302000- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160130T2000Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 955 AM PST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... * TIMING...DOWNSLOPE WINDS HAVE ABATED FROM LONE PINE TO BISHOP BUT HIGH WINDS ARE STILL LIKELY BETWEEN PEARSONVILLE AND OLANCHA BEFORE THE THREAT DIMINISHES. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 65 MPH ARE STILL LIKELY FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS ON HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ523-524-NVZ019-022-310600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160131T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBELL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 955 AM PST SAT JAN 30 2016 /1055 AM MST SAT JAN 30 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT REGION CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND WATCH FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST. && $$
825 WWUS75 KVEF 302014 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1214 PM PST SAT JAN 30 2016 CAZ520-302115- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160130T2000Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 1214 PM PST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... HIGH WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION. THE HIGH WIND WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ CAZ523-310600- /O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160131T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0003.160130T2014Z-160131T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 1214 PM PST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT REGION CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND WATCH FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE... AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ524-NVZ019-022-310600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-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 1214 PM PST SAT JAN 30 2016 /114 PM MST SAT JAN 30 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT REGION 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 30, 12:14 PM PST | High Wind Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 10 hr |
| Jan 30, 2:35 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | VEF | Inyo | 49 hr |
| Jan 30, 2:46 PM PST | High Wind Watch | VEF | San Bernardino | 12 hr |
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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.