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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 33, NWS Las Vegas, NV

July 23, 2021Mohave County, Arizona

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 23, 2021, 9:52 PM MST for Mohave County, Arizona. It was in force for 29 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 23, 2021, 9:52 PM MST (04:52 UTC)
Expired
Jul 23, 2021, 10:21 PM MST
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Mohave County, AZ

The radar

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:53 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, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 155 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 139 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 1 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
139 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3163 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
65 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

834 
WUUS55 KVEF 240452
SVRVEF
AZC015-240545-
/O.NEW.KVEF.SV.W.0033.210724T0452Z-210724T0545Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
952 PM MST Fri Jul 23 2021

The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Mohave County in northwestern Arizona...

* Until 1045 PM MST.

* At 949 PM MST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 7 miles east of South Cove to near Diamond Creek
  Campground, moving southwest at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs and trees and possible blowing 
           dust due to high winds.

* Locations impacted include...
  Pierce Ferry And Antares Roads, Grand Canyon Ranch, Meadview, Lake
  Mead National Recreation Area and Peach Springs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3584 11433 3596 11418 3596 11416 3610 11400
      3574 11334 3533 11333
TIME...MOT...LOC 0449Z 035DEG 13KT 3608 11397 3571 11329 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TB3
2 follow-up statements
331 
WWUS55 KVEF 240512
SVSVEF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
1012 PM MST Fri Jul 23 2021

AZC015-240545-
/O.CON.KVEF.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210724T0545Z/
Mohave AZ-
1012 PM MST Fri Jul 23 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM MST
FOR CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY...

At 1011 PM MST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Meadview to 19 miles southeast of Grand Canyon
Ranch to 10 miles south of Diamond Creek Campground, moving southwest
at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Pierce Ferry And Antares Roads, Grand Canyon Ranch, Meadview, Lake
Mead National Recreation Area and Peach Springs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Las Vegas.

Wind damage with these storms will occur before any rain or
lightning. Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover.
SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3551 11333 3539 11344 3584 11433 3596 11418
      3596 11416 3609 11402 3568 11376 3566 11334
TIME...MOT...LOC 0511Z 041DEG 40KT 3599 11403 3564 11381 3562 11335 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TB3
277 
WWUS55 KVEF 240521
SVSVEF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
1021 PM MST Fri Jul 23 2021

AZC015-240529-
/O.CAN.KVEF.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210724T0545Z/
Mohave AZ-
1021 PM MST Fri Jul 23 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

This warning has been replaced with updated information and has been 
re-issued as a new warning, winds over 60 mph are still possible 
with this dangerous storm. 

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Las Vegas.

LAT...LON 3551 11333 3539 11344 3584 11433 3596 11418
      3596 11416 3609 11402 3568 11376 3566 11334
TIME...MOT...LOC 0517Z 035DEG 13KT 3597 11405 3562 11383 3560 11337 

$$

TB3

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 23, 5:52 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFMohave53 min
Jul 23, 7:11 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFMohave49 min
Jul 23, 7:58 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFMohave23 min
Jul 23, 10:18 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFMohave42 min
Jul 23, 11:58 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatVEFMohave2 hr
Jul 24, 1:13 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatVEFMohave3 hr
Jul 24, 1:26 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFMohave49 min
Jul 24, 3:18 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFMohave57 min
Jul 24, 3:21 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatVEFMohave2 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arizona, 2021Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2021

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.