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Wind Advisory 26, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at May 21, 2021, 3:14 AM PDT for Clark County, Nevada; San Bernardino County, California; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at May 21, 2021, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 21, 2021, 3:14 AM PDT (10:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 21, 2021, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- May 21, 2021, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:19 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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 5952 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
356 WWUS75 KVEF 211014 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 314 AM PDT Fri May 21 2021 AZZ001-003-036-CAZ523-524-NVZ021-022-212200- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.210521T1800Z-210522T0300Z/ Northwest Plateau-Northwest Deserts- Lake Mead National Recreation Area-Western Mojave Desert- Eastern Mojave Desert-Southern Clark County- Including Colorado City, Pipe Spring National Monument, Tuweep, Mt Trumbull, Western Grand Canyon, Kingman, Golden Valley, Dolan Springs, Valentine, Wikieup, Yucca, Bullhead City, Oatman, Mohave Valley, Barstow, Daggett, Fort Irwin, Baker, Mountain Pass, Mitchell Caverns, Hoover Dam, Laughlin, Primm, Searchlight, and Cal-Nev-Ari 314 AM PDT Fri May 21 2021 /314 AM MST Fri May 21 2021/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of San Bernardino County in California, southern Clark County in Nevada and Mohave County in Arizona. * WHEN...From 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ this morning to 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will make driving difficult for high profile vehicles, blow around unsecured objects and produce hazardous boating conditions on Lake Mead and Lake Mohave. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. Boaters in the Wind Advisory area should postpone plans or use extreme caution when venturing onto area lakes. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/lasvegas
2 follow-up statements
624 WWUS75 KVEF 212135 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 235 PM PDT Fri May 21 2021 AZZ001-003-036-CAZ523-524-NVZ021-022-220300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-210522T0300Z/ Northwest Plateau-Northwest Deserts- Lake Mead National Recreation Area-Western Mojave Desert- Eastern Mojave Desert-Southern Clark County- Including Colorado City, Pipe Spring National Monument, Tuweep, Mt Trumbull, Western Grand Canyon, Kingman, Golden Valley, Dolan Springs, Valentine, Wikieup, Yucca, Bullhead City, Oatman, Mohave Valley, Barstow, Daggett, Fort Irwin, Baker, Mountain Pass, Mitchell Caverns, Hoover Dam, Laughlin, Primm, Searchlight, and Cal-Nev-Ari 235 PM PDT Fri May 21 2021 /235 PM MST Fri May 21 2021/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of San Bernardino County in California, southern Clark County in Nevada and Mohave County in Arizona. * WHEN...until 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will make driving difficult for high profile vehicles, blow around unsecured objects and produce hazardous boating conditions on Lake Mead and Lake Mohave. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/lasvegas
942 WWUS75 KVEF 220247 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 747 PM PDT Fri May 21 2021 AZZ001-003-036-CAZ523-524-NVZ021-022-220400- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-210522T0300Z/ Northwest Plateau-Northwest Deserts- Lake Mead National Recreation Area-Western Mojave Desert- Eastern Mojave Desert-Southern Clark County- Including Colorado City, Pipe Spring National Monument, Tuweep, Mt Trumbull, Western Grand Canyon, Kingman, Golden Valley, Dolan Springs, Valentine, Wikieup, Yucca, Bullhead City, Oatman, Mohave Valley, Barstow, Daggett, Fort Irwin, Baker, Mountain Pass, Mitchell Caverns, Hoover Dam, Laughlin, Primm, Searchlight, and Cal-Nev-Ari 747 PM PDT Fri May 21 2021 /747 PM MST Fri May 21 2021/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... Winds have decreased below criteria this evening. Therefore, the Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire on time. Breezy conditions will continue through late tonight with gusts of 20 to 35 mph. $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/lasvegas
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.