Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 13, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Feb 10, 2017, 2:16 AM PST for Clark County, Nye County, Nevada. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 10, 2017, 2:16 AM PST (10:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 10, 2017, 10:00 PM PST
- In force
- 20 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 10:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 00:00Z, 10.3 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
- 2110 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 263 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
974 WWUS75 KVEF 101016 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 216 AM PST Fri Feb 10 2017 CAZ519-520-101200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170210T1200Z/ Eastern Sierra Slopes-Owens Valley- Including the cities of...Aspendell...Mt Whitney...Bishop... Independence...Lone Pine...Olancha 216 AM PST Fri Feb 10 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... * TIMING...High winds will gradually diminish this morning. * WINDS...Westerly winds 45 to 55 mph with gusts to 70 to 80 mph...mainly in the higher elevations, though occasional gusts 45 to 65 MPH are possible in the Owens Valley. * IMPACTS...Areas of blowing and drifting snow. Downed trees and powerlines possible. Strong crosswinds may impact Highway 395 creating hazardous travel conditions...especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NVZ017-019-101200- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.170210T1016Z-170211T0600Z/ Western Clark and Southern Nye County-Spring Mountains- Red Rock Canyon- Including the cities of...Pahrump...Indian Springs... Desert Rock...Amargosa Valley...The Town Of Mt Charleston... Red Rock Canyon 216 AM PST Fri Feb 10 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect until 10 PM PST this evening. * TIMING...Winds will continue through the day then gradually diminish this evening. * WINDS...South to southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph...isolated gusts 50 to 60 mph in the higher elevations of the Spring Mountains and southern Nye County. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds may cause areas of blowing dust and strong crosswinds along U.S. Highway 95 between Las Vegas and Beatty. Unsecured objects and temporary structures may be displaced. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution if traveling in the Spring Mountains or along U.S. Highway 95 between Las Vegas and Beatty. Watch for areas of reduced visibility and be prepared for sudden crosswinds. && $$ Wolcott
3 follow-up statements
816 WWUS75 KVEF 101149 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 349 AM PST Fri Feb 10 2017 CAZ519-520-101300- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170210T1200Z/ Eastern Sierra Slopes-Owens Valley- Including the cities of...Aspendell...Mt Whitney...Bishop... Independence...Lone Pine...Olancha 349 AM PST Fri Feb 10 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... Winds will decrease across the southern Sierra this morning. Occasional gusts over 40 MPH will be possible in the southern portions of the Owens Valley through sunrise. $$ NVZ017-019-110000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-170211T0600Z/ Western Clark and Southern Nye County-Spring Mountains- Red Rock Canyon- Including the cities of...Pahrump...Indian Springs... Desert Rock...Amargosa Valley...The Town Of Mt Charleston... Red Rock Canyon 349 AM PST Fri Feb 10 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Winds will continue through the day then gradually diminish this evening. * WINDS...South to southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph...isolated gusts 50 to 60 mph in the higher elevations of the Spring Mountains and southern Nye County. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds may cause areas of blowing dust and strong crosswinds along U.S. Highway 95 between Las Vegas and Beatty. Unsecured objects and temporary structures may be displaced. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution if traveling in the Spring Mountains or along U.S. Highway 95 between Las Vegas and Beatty. Watch for areas of reduced visibility and be prepared for sudden crosswinds. && $$ Wolcott
534 WWUS75 KVEF 102355 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 355 PM PST Fri Feb 10 2017 NVZ017-019-110600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-170211T0600Z/ Western Clark and Southern Nye County-Spring Mountains- Red Rock Canyon- Including the cities of...Pahrump...Indian Springs... Desert Rock...Amargosa Valley...The Town Of Mt Charleston... Red Rock Canyon 355 PM PST Fri Feb 10 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Winds will continue through the early evening then gradually diminish. * WINDS...South to southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph...isolated gusts 50 to 60 mph in the higher elevations of the Spring Mountains and southern Nye County. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds may cause areas of blowing dust and strong crosswinds along U.S. Highway 95 between Las Vegas and Beatty. Unsecured objects and temporary structures may be displaced. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution if traveling in the Spring Mountains or along U.S. Highway 95 between Las Vegas and Beatty. Watch for areas of reduced visibility and be prepared for sudden crosswinds. && $$
665 WWUS75 KVEF 110555 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 955 PM PST Fri Feb 10 2017 NVZ017-019-110700- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-170211T0600Z/ Western Clark and Southern Nye County-Spring Mountains- Red Rock Canyon- Including the cities of...Pahrump...Indian Springs... Desert Rock...Amargosa Valley...The Town Of Mt Charleston... Red Rock Canyon 955 PM PST Fri Feb 10 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... Winds had begun to decrease over the Spring Mountains and the desert areas of western Clark and southern Nye Counties. The Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire. $$ Morgan
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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.