Alert archive / Nevada / Flash Flood Warnings in 2018
Flash Flood Warning 33, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this flash flood warning at Jul 12, 2018, 1:33 PM PDT for Lincoln County, Nevada. It was in force for 105 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 12, 2018, 1:33 PM PDT (20:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 12, 2018, 3:18 PM PDT
- In force
- 105 min
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Lincoln County, NV
The radar
The Cedar City radar (KICX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 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 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 217 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
- 627 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -87 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1700 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
257 WGUS55 KVEF 122033 FFWVEF NVC017-122330- /O.NEW.KVEF.FF.W.0033.180712T2033Z-180712T2330Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 133 PM PDT THU JUL 12 2018 The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Lincoln County in south central Nevada... * Until 430 PM PDT. * At 133 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over Ursine. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Ursine, Ranch Campground, Meadow Valley Campground, Horsethief Gulch Campground, Eagle Valley and Echo Canyon State Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying spots. && LAT...LON 3809 11406 3784 11406 3786 11435 3810 11433 $$ Morgan
2 follow-up statements
899 WGUS75 KVEF 122126 FFSVEF Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 226 PM PDT THU JUL 12 2018 NVC017-122330- /O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0033.000000T0000Z-180712T2330Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Lincoln NV- 226 PM PDT THU JUL 12 2018 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM PDT FOR NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY... At 225 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain moving south away from Ursine. Very heavy rain fell in the Ursine area, and flash flooding may be ongoing. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Ursine, Ranch Campground, Meadow Valley Campground, Horse Thief Gulch Campground, Eagle Valley and Echo Canyon State Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying spots. && LAT...LON 3809 11406 3784 11406 3786 11435 3810 11433 $$ Morgan
032 WGUS75 KVEF 122218 FFSVEF Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 318 PM PDT THU JUL 12 2018 NVC017-122228- /O.CAN.KVEF.FF.W.0033.000000T0000Z-180712T2330Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Lincoln NV- 318 PM PDT THU JUL 12 2018 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IS CANCELLED... The heavy rain has moved well south of Ursine, and flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat there. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures. LAT...LON 3809 11406 3784 11406 3786 11435 3810 11433 $$ Morgan
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2:51 AM PDT | Flash Flood Watch | VEF | Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye | 21 hr |
| Jul 12, 11:20 AM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | Nye | 113 min |
| Jul 12, 11:28 AM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | Clark | 77 min |
| Jul 12, 11:59 AM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | Clark | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:19 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | VEF | Clark | 2 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:43 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | Clark | 2 hr |
| Jul 12, 1:12 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | Lincoln, Nye | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 2:22 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | Lincoln | 110 min |
| Jul 12, 2:33 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | Clark | 81 min |
| Jul 12, 2:46 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | VEF | Clark | 81 min |
| Jul 12, 2:54 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | Esmeralda | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:00 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | Lincoln | 72 min |
| Jul 12, 3:42 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | VEF | Clark | 52 min |
| Jul 12, 4:10 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | Lincoln | 3 hr |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.