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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 57, NWS Las Vegas, NV

August 12, 2021Clark County, Nevada

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 12, 2021, 7:06 PM PDT for Clark County, Nevada. It was in force for 39 min. 1 report 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
Aug 12, 2021, 7:06 PM PDT (02:06 UTC)
Expired
Aug 12, 2021, 7:45 PM PDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Clark County, NV

The radar

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:04 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 12, 7:54 PM PDTTSTM WND GST 6715 Wnw Valley Of Fire S, NV

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 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 86 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 2021-08-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1235 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 2021-08-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 2 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
1235 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2944 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
96 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

254 
WUUS55 KVEF 130206
SVRVEF
NVC003-130245-
/O.NEW.KVEF.SV.W.0057.210813T0206Z-210813T0245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
706 PM PDT Thu Aug 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Clark County in southern Nevada...

* Until 745 PM PDT.

* At 705 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sr 168 Mile
  Marker 21, or 10 miles west of Moapa Town, moving southeast at 25
  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...
  Moapa Town, Moapa Valley, Logandale and Sr 168 Mile Marker 21. 

This includes Interstate 15 in Nevada between mile markers 71 and 96.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3662 11439 3640 11480 3675 11498 3685 11474
      3684 11465
TIME...MOT...LOC 0205Z 334DEG 20KT 3674 11480 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Outler
1 follow-up statement
056 
WWUS55 KVEF 130229
SVSVEF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
729 PM PDT Thu Aug 12 2021

NVC003-130245-
/O.CON.KVEF.SV.W.0057.000000T0000Z-210813T0245Z/
Clark NV-
729 PM PDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM PDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY...

At 728 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest 
of Moapa Town, moving southeast at 25 mph.  This storm was quickly 
approaching interstate 15 between Moapa and Apex. Sudden strong 
crosswinds and areas of blowing dust are likely. 

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...
Moapa Town, Moapa Valley, Logandale and Sr 168 Mile Marker 21. 

This includes Interstate 15 in Nevada between mile markers 71 and 96.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3662 11439 3640 11480 3675 11498 3685 11474
      3684 11465
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 334DEG 20KT 3662 11473 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

CO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 12, 7:40 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFClark50 min
Aug 12, 7:46 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatVEFClark3 hr
Aug 12, 8:17 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFClark58 min
Aug 12, 8:42 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatVEFClark3 hr
Aug 12, 9:10 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFClark50 min
Aug 13, 2:37 AM PDTExcessive Heat WatchVEFClark, Nye12 hr
Aug 13, 2:18 PM PDTExcessive Heat WarningVEFClark, Nye3 days
Aug 13, 2:23 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFClark52 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.