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Flash Flood Warning 72, NWS Las Vegas, NV

July 26, 2021Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this flash flood warning at Jul 26, 2021, 11:36 AM PDT for Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 26, 2021, 11:36 AM PDT (18:36 UTC)
Expired
Jul 26, 2021, 2:45 PM PDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

Counties Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 26, 12:00 PM PDTFLASH FLOOD14 Nnw Baker, CACHP REPORTS ROADWAY FLOODING ON HIGHWAY 127 AT MILE MARKER 15. GREATER THAN 6 INCHES OF FLOWING WATER MAKING THE ROAD IMPASSABLE.
Jul 26, 12:41 PM PDTFLASH FLOOD10 Ssw Shoshone, CAWATER ACROSS ROADWAY CA-127.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 97 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 467 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -37 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
467 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-144 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1095 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

307 
WGUS55 KVEF 261836
FFWVEF
CAC027-071-262145-
/O.NEW.KVEF.FF.W.0072.210726T1836Z-210726T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
1136 AM PDT Mon Jul 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a

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

* Until 245 PM PDT.

* At 1136 AM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of 
  rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly and will impact Highway 127 between Shoshone and Dumont 
  Dunes.

  HAZARD...Life-threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
           producing flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Life-threatening flash flooding of low-water
           crossings, creeks, normally dry washes and roads.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Shoshone, Dumont Dunes, Sr 127 Near Dumont Dunes and Tecopa.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3582 11650 3592 11637 3591 11616 3583 11599
      3560 11589 3544 11607 3540 11620 3555 11637

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

CO
2 follow-up statements
256 
WGUS75 KVEF 261909
FFSVEF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
1209 PM PDT Mon Jul 26 2021

CAC027-071-262145-
/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0072.000000T0000Z-210726T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Inyo CA-San Bernardino CA-
1209 PM PDT Mon Jul 26 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM PDT THIS 
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHERN INYO AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES...

At 1209 PM PDT, Heavy rain continues and flash flooding is ongoing 
or expected to begin
  shortly and will impact Highway 127 between Shoshone and Dumont 
  Dunes.

HAZARD...Life-threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
         flash flooding.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Life-threatening flash flooding of low-water crossings,
         creeks, normally dry washes and roads.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Shoshone, Dumont Dunes, Sr 127 Near Dumont Dunes and Tecopa.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3582 11650 3592 11637 3591 11616 3583 11599
      3560 11589 3544 11607 3540 11620 3555 11637

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

CO
785 
WGUS75 KVEF 262139
FFSVEF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
239 PM PDT Mon Jul 26 2021

CAC027-071-262149-
/O.EXP.KVEF.FF.W.0072.000000T0000Z-210726T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Inyo CA-San Bernardino CA-
239 PM PDT Mon Jul 26 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 245 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR 
SOUTHERN INYO AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM PDT Monday for 
portions of southeast California and southern Nevada.


LAT...LON 3582 11650 3592 11637 3591 11616 3583 11599
      3560 11589 3544 11607 3540 11620 3555 11637

$$

CO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 25, 6:59 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatVEFSan Bernardino3 hr
Jul 25, 9:55 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFInyo, San Bernardino50 min
Jul 25, 11:13 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatVEFInyo, San Bernardino3 hr
Jul 26, 7:59 AM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryVEFSan Bernardino3 hr
Jul 26, 8:12 AM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatVEFSan Bernardino3 hr
Jul 26, 9:26 AM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryVEFSan Bernardino3 hr
Jul 26, 10:44 AM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatVEFInyo, San Bernardino3 hr
Jul 26, 12:29 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatVEFInyo3 hr
Jul 26, 12:51 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatVEFInyo, San Bernardino3 hr
Jul 26, 1:12 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatVEFInyo4 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.