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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Las Vegas, NV

July 25, 2021Clark County, Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 2021, 2:53 PM PDT for Clark County, Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona. It was in force for 67 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 25, 2021, 2:53 PM PDT (21:53 UTC)
Expired
Jul 25, 2021, 4:00 PM PDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Mohave County, AZ, Clark County, NV

The radar

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:53 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 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 118 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 2021-07-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 97 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 2021-07-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 18 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
97 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-248 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2117 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
69 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

179 
WUUS55 KVEF 252153
SVRVEF
AZC015-NVC003-252300-
/O.NEW.KVEF.SV.W.0039.210725T2153Z-210725T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
253 PM PDT Sun Jul 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Mohave County in northwestern Arizona...
  Northeastern Clark County in southern Nevada...

* Until 400 PM PDT/400 PM MST/.

* At 252 PM PDT/252 PM MST/, a severe thunderstorm was located 10
  miles northwest of South Cove, or 24 miles southeast of Overton,
  moving southwest at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Las Vegas Bay, Echo Bay, Boulder Beach, Grand Canyon Skywalk,
  Boulder Beach Campground, Pierce Ferry And Antares Roads, Echo Bay
  Campground, Callville Bay, Meadview, Hoover Dam, Grand Canyon
  Ranch, Valley Of Fire, Callville Bay Campground, Lake Mead National
  Recreation Area, Temple Bar Campground, Dolan Springs, Overton
  Beach, South Cove, Willow Beach and Temple Bar.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Stay
away from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3667 11397 3577 11358 3552 11445 3612 11487
      3645 11459
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 064DEG 34KT 3627 11416 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

DSB
2 follow-up statements
008 
WWUS55 KVEF 252231
SVSVEF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
331 PM PDT Sun Jul 25 2021

AZC015-NVC003-252300-
/O.CON.KVEF.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-210725T2300Z/
Mohave AZ-Clark NV-
331 PM PDT Sun Jul 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM
PDT/400 PM MST/ FOR NORTHWESTERN MOHAVE AND NORTHEASTERN CLARK
COUNTIES...

At 330 PM PDT/330 PM MST/, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles
east of Callville Bay Campground, or 16 miles east of Las Vegas Bay,
moving southwest at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Las Vegas Bay, Echo Bay, Boulder Beach, Boulder Beach Campground,
Echo Bay Campground, Callville Bay, Meadview, Hoover Dam, Valley Of
Fire, Callville Bay Campground, Temple Bar Campground, Overton Beach,
South Cove, Lake Mead National Recreation Area and Temple Bar.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

If on or near Lake Mead, get away from the water and move indoors or 
inside a vehicle. remember, lightning can strike out to 15 miles 
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close 
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now!  Do not 
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

&&

LAT...LON 3667 11397 3600 11391 3593 11474 3612 11487
      3645 11459
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 064DEG 34KT 3610 11456 

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

DSB
717 
WWUS55 KVEF 252252
SVSVEF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
352 PM PDT Sun Jul 25 2021

AZC015-NVC003-252302-
/O.EXP.KVEF.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-210725T2300Z/
Mohave AZ-Clark NV-
352 PM PDT Sun Jul 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MOHAVE AND
NORTHEASTERN CLARK COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 400 PM PDT/400 PM MST/...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened. 
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3667 11397 3600 11391 3593 11474 3612 11487
      3645 11459
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 064DEG 34KT 3605 11469 

$$

DSB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 24, 5:42 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFClark48 min
Jul 24, 5:53 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatVEFClark74 min
Jul 25, 12:19 PM PDTFlash Flood WatchVEFClark, Esmeralda, Nye32 hr
Jul 25, 3:44 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryVEFMohave3 hr
Jul 25, 3:59 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatVEFMohave2 hr
Jul 25, 4:21 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatVEFMohave2 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nevada, 2021Severe 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.