Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2020
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Jan 17, 2020, 12:28 AM PST for Inyo 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 counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2020, 12:28 AM PST (08:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2020, 3:00 AM PST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
County Inyo County, CA
The radar
The Edwards AFB radar (KEYX), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:27 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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 2415 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 250 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 334 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
201 WWUS75 KVEF 170828 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 1228 AM PST Fri Jan 17 2020 CAZ519-520-171100- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0002.200117T0828Z-200117T1100Z/ Eastern Sierra Slopes-Owens Valley- Including Aspendell, Whitney Portal, Bishop, Independence, Lone Pine, and Olancha 1228 AM PST Fri Jan 17 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... * WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph. * WHERE...Eastern Sierra Slopes and Owens Valley primarily south of Olancha. * WHEN...Until 3 AM PST early this morning. Wind gusts are expected to decrease to less than 40 mph after 3 AM PST. * IMPACTS...Travel will be hazardous, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...CHP reported that a big rig was blown over near Coso Junction. Travel on Highway 395 is closed to high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extreme caution if you must drive. && $$ NVZ014-015-017-019-171100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-200117T1100Z/ Esmeralda and Central Nye County-Lincoln County- Western Clark and Southern Nye County-Spring Mountains- Red Rock Canyon- Including Beatty, Goldfield, Silver Peak, Dyer, Caliente, Pioche, Panaca, Hiko, Alamo, Rachel, Pahrump, Indian Springs, Desert Rock, Amargosa Valley, The Town Of Mt Charleston, and Red Rock Canyon 1228 AM PST Fri Jan 17 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph possible overnight along the northeast slopes of the Spring Mountains and within Red Rock Canyon. * WHERE...Spring Mountains-Red Rock Canyon. * WHEN...Until 3 AM PST Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/lasvegas
1 follow-up statement
078 WWUS75 KVEF 171055 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 255 AM PST Fri Jan 17 2020 CAZ519-520-171200- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-200117T1100Z/ Eastern Sierra Slopes-Owens Valley- Including Aspendell, Whitney Portal, Bishop, Independence, Lone Pine, and Olancha 255 AM PST Fri Jan 17 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... Automated wind sensors indicated winds had decreased below 40 mph in the southern part of the Owens Valley. Speeds will continue trending downward and no longer pose a significant threat. The High Wind Warning will expire on schedule at 3 AM PST. $$ NVZ014-015-017-019-171200- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-200117T1100Z/ Esmeralda and Central Nye County-Lincoln County- Western Clark and Southern Nye County-Spring Mountains- Red Rock Canyon- Including Beatty, Goldfield, Silver Peak, Dyer, Caliente, Pioche, Panaca, Hiko, Alamo, Rachel, Pahrump, Indian Springs, Desert Rock, Amargosa Valley, The Town Of Mt Charleston, and Red Rock Canyon 255 AM PST Fri Jan 17 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... Wind speeds were trending downward across southern Nevada and will continue to decrease below 30 mph before sunrise. The Wind Advisory will expire on schedule at 3 AM PST. $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/lasvegas
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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.