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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 4, 2020, 2:03 AM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, California. It took effect at Apr 5, 2020, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2020, 2:03 AM PDT (09:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 5, 2020, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2020, 11:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Inyo County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 117 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
- 3504 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
046 WWUS75 KVEF 040903 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 203 AM PDT Sat Apr 4 2020 CAZ522-NVZ014-015-017-019-051800- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.200405T1800Z-200406T0600Z/ Death Valley National Park-Esmeralda and Central Nye County- Lincoln County-Western Clark and Southern Nye County- Spring Mountains-Red Rock Canyon- Including Furnace Creek, Stovepipe Wells, Shoshone, 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 203 AM PDT Sat Apr 4 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Nevada, Esmeralda and Central Nye County, Lincoln County, Western Clark and Southern Nye County and Spring Mountains-Red Rock Canyon. In California, Death Valley National Park. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 11 PM PDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Crosswinds and areas of blowing dust may make travel difficult. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/lasvegas
2 follow-up statements
467 WWUS75 KVEF 051756 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 1056 AM PDT Sun Apr 5 2020 CAZ522-NVZ014-015-017-019-060600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.200405T1800Z-200406T0600Z/ Death Valley National Park-Esmeralda and Central Nye County- Lincoln County-Western Clark and Southern Nye County- Spring Mountains-Red Rock Canyon- Including Furnace Creek, Stovepipe Wells, Shoshone, Beatty, Goldfield, Silver Peak, Dyer, Caliente, Pioche, Panaca, Hiko, Alamo, Rachel, Pahrump, Indian Springs, Desert Rock, Amargosa Valley, The Town Of Mt Charleston, and Red Rock Canyon 1056 AM PDT Sun Apr 5 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...In Nevada, Spring Mountains-Red Rock Canyon, Western Clark and Southern Nye County, Lincoln County and Esmeralda and Central Nye County. In California, Death Valley National Park. * WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/lasvegas
621 WWUS75 KVEF 060600 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 1100 PM PDT Sun Apr 5 2020 CAZ522-NVZ014-015-017-019-060700- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-200406T0600Z/ Death Valley National Park-Esmeralda and Central Nye County- Lincoln County-Western Clark and Southern Nye County- Spring Mountains-Red Rock Canyon- Including Furnace Creek, Stovepipe Wells, Shoshone, 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 1100 PM PDT Sun Apr 5 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... Other than some localized gusts over 40 mph, winds have fallen below advisory criteria. $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/lasvegas
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 4:52 AM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | VEF | Clark, Lincoln, Nye | 5 days |
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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.