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Flash Flood Warning 69, NWS Las Vegas, NV

August 2, 2017Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this flash flood warning at Aug 2, 2017, 10:04 PM PDT for Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 2, 2017, 10:04 PM PDT (05:04 UTC)
Expired
Aug 3, 2017, 1:00 AM PDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA

The radar

The Edwards AFB radar (KEYX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:07 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 00:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 107 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Las Vegas, NV at 00:00Z on 2017-08-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 706 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Las Vegas, NV at 00:00Z on 2017-08-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -5 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
706 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3193 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

429 
WGUS55 KVEF 030504
FFWVEF
CAC027-071-030800-
/O.NEW.KVEF.FF.W.0069.170803T0504Z-170803T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
1004 PM PDT WED AUG 2 2017

The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  North central San Bernardino County in southern California...
  South central Inyo County in south central California...

* Until 100 AM PDT

* At 1003 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to
  begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Ashford Junction and Highway 178.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3598 11632 3583 11631 3561 11635 3562 11693
      3602 11696

$$

Czyzyk
2 follow-up statements
159 
WGUS75 KVEF 030631
FFSVEF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
1131 PM PDT WED AUG 2 2017

CAC027-071-030800-
/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0069.000000T0000Z-170803T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
San Bernardino CA-Inyo CA-
1131 PM PDT WED AUG 2 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM PDT FOR
NORTH CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO AND SOUTH CENTRAL INYO COUNTIES...

At 1127 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated areas of moderate rain 
continue over south central Inyo County and north central San 
Bernardino County. Flooding will continue to be possible through 1 
AM due to heavy rain earlier this evening.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Shoshone.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3598 11632 3583 11631 3561 11635 3562 11693
      3602 11696

$$

JS
674 
WGUS75 KVEF 030802
FFSVEF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
102 AM PDT THU AUG 3 2017

CAC027-071-030810-
/O.EXP.KVEF.FF.W.0069.000000T0000Z-170803T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
San Bernardino CA-Inyo CA-
102 AM PDT THU AUG 3 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO AND SOUTH
CENTRAL INYO COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

The heavy rain has ended with light rain continuing in south central 
Inyo County and north central San Bernardino County. The warning has 
expired and flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please 
continue to heed any remaining road closures an.

LAT...LON 3598 11632 3583 11631 3561 11635 3562 11693
      3602 11696

$$

JS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 5:53 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningVEFInyo2 hr
Aug 2, 7:19 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFSan Bernardino26 min
Aug 2, 7:36 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningVEFInyo3 hr
Aug 2, 8:09 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningVEFSan Bernardino3 hr
Aug 2, 8:19 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningVEFSan Bernardino3 hr
Aug 2, 8:57 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryVEFInyo3 hr
Aug 2, 9:54 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryVEFSan Bernardino3 hr
Aug 2, 11:36 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryVEFSan Bernardino3 hr
Aug 3, 2:27 AM PDTFlash Flood WatchVEFInyo, San Bernardino21 hr
Aug 3, 6:02 AM PDTFlash Flood WarningVEFSan Bernardino3 hr
Aug 3, 7:41 AM PDTFlash Flood WarningVEFSan Bernardino3 hr
Aug 3, 8:59 AM PDTFlash Flood WarningVEFSan Bernardino3 hr
Aug 3, 2:00 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningVEFSan Bernardino3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.