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Flash Flood Warning 290, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this flash flood warning at Sep 13, 2022, 4:05 PM PDT for Esmeralda County, Nevada. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2022, 4:05 PM PDT (23:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 13, 2022, 7:15 PM PDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Flood severity
- None
County Esmeralda County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 233 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:06 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 116 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -101 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2887 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
247
WGUS55 KVEF 132305
FFWVEF
NVC009-140215-
/O.NEW.KVEF.FF.W.0290.220913T2305Z-220914T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
405 PM PDT Tue Sep 13 2022
The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Esmeralda County in south central Nevada...
* Until 715 PM PDT.
* At 405 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
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...
Coaldale, US-6, US-95, SR-264 and SR-773.
This includes US-95 from Coaldale to the Esmeralda county border.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3825 11795 3804 11771 3772 11799 3774 11813
3794 11830
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
VEF2 follow-up statements
575
WGUS75 KVEF 140035
FFSVEF
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
535 PM PDT Tue Sep 13 2022
NVC009-140215-
/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0290.000000T0000Z-220914T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Esmeralda NV-
535 PM PDT Tue Sep 13 2022
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN ESMERALDA COUNTY...
At 535 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life-threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life-threatening flash flooding of low-water crossings,
creeks, normally dry washes and roads.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Coaldale, US-6, US-95, SR-264 and SR-773.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3825 11795 3804 11771 3772 11799 3774 11813
3794 11830
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
VEF384
WGUS75 KVEF 140210
FFSVEF
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
710 PM PDT Tue Sep 13 2022
NVC009-140220-
/O.EXP.KVEF.FF.W.0290.000000T0000Z-220914T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Esmeralda NV-
710 PM PDT Tue Sep 13 2022
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
NORTHWESTERN ESMERALDA COUNTY...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
A Flood Watch remains in effect until 500 AM PDT Wednesday for
portions of northwest Arizona and Nevada.
LAT...LON 3825 11795 3804 11771 3772 11799 3774 11813
3794 11830
$$
VEFWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Sep 13, 2:38 PM PDT, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 13, 2:38 PM PDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 238 PM PDT Tue Sep 13 2022 .SYNOPSIS...A large trough of low pressure very slowly lifting toward the northeast will produce scattered to numerous thunderstorms with additional rounds of heavy rain possible tonight into Wednesday. Southwest flow should finally bring a drying trend Thursday and Friday. A fall-like system is expected to usher in cooler temperatures, gusty winds and possibly the first snow of the season to the southern Sierra Sunday and Monday. && .SHORT TERM...The ingredients remain in place to produce numerous thunderstorms across southern Nevada and northwest Arizona through tonight and persisting across northern Mohave County (Arizona Strip) Wednesday afternoon. Inyo County California, including Death Valley National Park, will also see scattered thunderstorms and possible flash flooding through at least early this evening. A moist and unstable air mass lingers over much of our region while a large trough slowly lifts in response to closed low swinging across the Pacific Northwest. This will provide broad upward forcing for nocturnal thunderstorms developing this evening and persisting through early Wednesday morning across much of southern Nevada and far northwest Arizona. The latest HREF indicates thunderstorms will persist over the Arizona Strip through Wednesday afternoon and the Flash Flood Watch was extended until 5 PM MST accordingly. We will need to keep an eye on the Beaver Dam Wash and Short Creek areas as the latest HREF is indicating 50-70 percent probabilities of 10 year ARI rainfall around northeast Clark County and the Arizona Strip area which equates to over 2 inch amounts. The persistent southwest flow will lead to drying with much less thunderstorm coverage Wednesday afternoon across southern Nevada and Inyo County and even less coverage by Thursday with chance for storms confined to mainly to Lincoln County, Spring Mountains and Northwest Plateau of Arizona. High temps will not change much through Thursday. .LONG TERM...Friday through Monday. More pronounced trough progged to dig into the PacNW Saturday and swing through the Great Basin Sunday and Monday. This 'Fall-like' trough will usher in cooler temperatures on Sunday and Monday along with stronger south-southwest winds. System is cold enough that light snow is forecast for the high Sierra. Anyone planning on hiking or camping in the high Sierra Sunday into early next week should go prepared for keep up on the latest forecast. && .AVIATION....For Harry Reid...Thunderstorms developing around the mountains of southern Nevada will move toward the northeast and affect the Mormon Mesa and Peach Springs corridors. A thunderstorm may impact the terminal area early this evening for an hour or two. Prevailing winds will be from the south or southwest though could become erratic near any storms. Chances for storms will decrease overnight and will remain too low to mention for the terminal area Wednesday. For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast California...Scattered to numerous thunderstorms will persist across southern Nevada and far northwest Arizona tonight through early Wednesday morning. Storm coverage will diminish this evening over the Owens Valley and Inyo County. Dry southwest flow will spread over the region Wednesday leading to less thunderstorm coverage and should not impact any TAF sites. Prevailing winds will be from the south-southwest 10-20 knots except near thunderstorms. && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...Spotters are encouraged to report any significant weather or impacts according to standard operating procedures. && SHORT TERM/AVIATION...Adair LONG TERM...Pierce For more forecast information...see us on our webpage: https://weather.gov/lasvegas or follow us on Facebook and Twitter
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 13, 10:34 AM PDT, 5 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1034 AM PDT TUE SEP 13 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0345 AM FLASH FLOOD 5 S GOLDEN VALLEY 35.16N 114.21W
09/12/2022 MOHAVE AZ COUNTY OFFICIAL
SHINARUMP DRIVE WAS CLOSED FROM AZTEC ROAD
TO COLORADO ROAD DUE TO FLOODING. THIS
CLOSURE WENT INTO EFFECT AROUND 1545 MST AND
ENDED AT 2156 MST. START TIME ESTIMATED
USING RADAR.
0345 AM FLASH FLOOD GOLDEN VALLEY 35.22N 114.22W
09/12/2022 MOHAVE AZ COUNTY OFFICIAL
MCNEAL ROAD IS CLOSED FROM CHINO DRIVE TO
HIGHWAY 68 DUE TO FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED
USING RADAR.
0600 AM FLASH FLOOD 10 SSE WIKIEUP 34.57N 113.58W
09/12/2022 MOHAVE AZ COUNTY OFFICIAL
SIGNAL ROAD IS CLOSED FROM HIGHWAY 93 TO
ALAMO ROAD DUE TO FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED
USING RADAR.
0600 AM FLASH FLOOD 16 SSE WIKIEUP 34.48N 113.54W
09/12/2022 MOHAVE AZ COUNTY OFFICIAL
17 MILE ROAD IS CLOSED FROM HIGHWAY 93 TO
SIGNAL ROAD DUE TO FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED
USING RADAR.
0230 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 ESE NEW KINGMAN-BUTLE 35.25N 113.99W
09/12/2022 MOHAVE AZ COUNTY OFFICIAL
CASTLE ROCK ROAD WAS CLOSED FROM SWAN DRIVE
TO NORTHERN AVE DUE TO FLOODING. THE CLOSURE
BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 MST AND
CONTINUED UNTIL 2011 MST. START TIME
ESTIMATED USING RADAR.
0345 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 SSW GOLDEN VALLEY 35.16N 114.24W
09/12/2022 MOHAVE AZ COUNTY OFFICIAL
SHINARUMP DRIVE WAS CLOSED FROM COLORADO
ROAD TO GARNET ROAD DUE TO FLOODING. THIS
CLOSURE WENT INTO EFFECT AT 1545 MST AND
ENDED AT 2145 MST. START TIME ESTIMATED
USING RADAR.
0345 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 S GOLDEN VALLEY 35.20N 114.23W
09/12/2022 MOHAVE AZ COUNTY OFFICIAL
REDWALL ROAD IS CLOSED FROM AZTEC ROAD TO
VERDE ROAD DUE TO FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED
USING RADAR.
0345 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 N GOLDEN VALLEY 35.27N 114.23W
09/12/2022 MOHAVE AZ COUNTY OFFICIAL
LEGEND RANCH ROAD WAS CLOSED FROM HIGHWAY 93
TO BURRO DRIVE DUE TO FLOODING. THIS CLOSURE
BEGAN AROUND 1545 MST AND CONTINUED UNTIL
2305 MST. START TIME ESTIMATED USING RADAR.
0345 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 SW GOLDEN VALLEY 35.20N 114.25W
09/12/2022 MOHAVE AZ COUNTY OFFICIAL
REDWALL ROAD WAS CLOSED FROM COLORADO ROAD
TO TEDDY ROOSEVELT ROAD DUE TO FLOODING.
THIS CLOSURE BEGAN AROUND 1545 MST AND
CONTINUED UNTIL 2227 MST. START TIME
ESTIMATED USING RADAR.
0345 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 WSW GOLDEN VALLEY 35.21N 114.25W
09/12/2022 MOHAVE AZ COUNTY OFFICIAL
SHIPP DRIVE WAS CLOSED FROM COLORADO ROAD TO
TEDDY ROOSEVELT ROAD DUE TO FLOODING. THE
CLOSURE BEGAN AROUND 1545 MST AND CONTINUED
UNTIL 2248 MST. START TIME ESTIMATED BY
RADAR.
0345 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 ENE GOLDEN VALLEY 35.23N 114.20W
09/12/2022 MOHAVE AZ COUNTY OFFICIAL
CHINO DRIVE WAS CLOSED FROM AZTEC ROAD TO
VERDE ROAD DUE TO FLOODING. THE CLOSURE
BEGAN AT 1545 MST AND CONTINUED UNTIL 2116
MST. START TIME ESTIMATED USING RADAR.
0345 PM FLASH FLOOD 10 ENE OATMAN 35.07N 114.22W
09/12/2022 MOHAVE AZ COUNTY OFFICIAL
OATMAN HIGHWAY IS CLOSED FROM MILE MARKER 40
TO EAST SILVER CREEK ROAD DUE TO FLOODING.
TIME ESTIMATED USING RADAR.
0600 AM FLASH FLOOD 4 S WIKIEUP 34.64N 113.60W
09/13/2022 MOHAVE AZ COUNTY OFFICIAL
BANEGAS CROSSING IS CLOSED FROM HIGHWAY 93
TO BANEGAS RANCH ROAD DUE TO FLOODING. TIME
ESTIMATED USING RADAR.
0615 AM FLASH FLOOD 10 N WIKIEUP 34.85N 113.63W
09/13/2022 MOHAVE AZ COUNTY OFFICIAL
HUFFIRTER ROAD IS CLOSED FROM HIGHWAY 93 TO
BACK ROAD DUE TO FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED BY
RADAR.
0650 AM FLASH FLOOD 13 N WIKIEUP 34.90N 113.62W
09/13/2022 MOHAVE AZ COUNTY OFFICIAL
BOGELS RANCH ROAD IS CLOSED FROM BACK CREEK
ROAD TO UPPER TROUT CREEK ROAD DUE TO
FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED USING RADAR.
0650 AM FLASH FLOOD 13 N WIKIEUP 34.90N 113.62W
09/13/2022 MOHAVE AZ COUNTY OFFICIAL
PUMP STATION ROAD IS CLOSED FROM HIGHWAY 93
TO BACK ROAD DUE TO FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED
BY RADAR.
&&
MSLocal storm report, Sep 13, 11:57 AM PDT, 4 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1157 AM PDT TUE SEP 13 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0230 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 S NEW KINGMAN-BUTLER 35.22N 114.01W
09/12/2022 MOHAVE AZ EMERGENCY MNGR
EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS FLOODING AND SWIFT
WATER RESCUES IN KINGMAN. 8 SWIFT WATER
RESCUES OCCURED AND 5-10 HOUSES HAD FLOODING
INSIDE THE HOMES.
&&
MSLocal storm report, Sep 13, 1:53 PM PDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
153 PM PDT TUE SEP 13 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0142 PM FLASH FLOOD OLANCHA 36.29N 118.01W
09/13/2022 INYO CA LAW ENFORCEMENT
CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTS ROADWAY
FLOODING WITH WATER FLOWING OVER BOTH THE
NORTH AND SOUTHBOUND LANES OF HWY 395.
&&
MSLocal storm report, Sep 13, 2:14 PM PDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
214 PM PDT TUE SEP 13 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0201 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 SSE KEELER 36.43N 117.82W
09/13/2022 INYO CA DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
CALTRANS HAS CLOSED STATE ROUTE 190 AT THE
STATE ROUTE 136 JUNCTION DUE TO WATER
FLOWING OVER THE ROAD.
&&
MSLocal storm report, Sep 13, 3:33 PM PDT, 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
333 PM PDT TUE SEP 13 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0241 PM FLASH FLOOD OLANCHA 36.28N 118.01W
09/13/2022 INYO CA LAW ENFORCEMENT
CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTS ROADWAY
FLOODING WITH 50 TO 100 PEOPLE STUCK BETWEEN
TWO FLASH FLOOD POINTS.
&&
MSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 7:31 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | Clark | 3 hr |
| Sep 13, 3:18 AM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | VEF | Clark, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Sep 13, 12:17 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | Clark | 2 hr |
| Sep 13, 1:26 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | Clark | 3 hr |
| Sep 13, 2:20 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | Clark | 2 hr |
| Sep 13, 4:31 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | Nye | 3 hr |
| Sep 13, 4:35 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | Clark | 3 hr |
| Sep 13, 4:43 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | Lincoln | 3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.