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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Las Vegas, NV

August 21, 2022Mohave County, Arizona

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this tornado warning at Aug 21, 2022, 4:51 PM MST for Mohave County, Arizona. It was in force for 24 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: Aug 21, 2022, 4:51 PM MST (23:51 UTC)
Expired: Aug 21, 2022, 5:15 PM MST
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Las Vegas, NV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 0.75 in

County Mohave County, AZ

The radar

The Cedar City radar (KICX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:51 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, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 167 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1062 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -209 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2165 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

800 
WFUS55 KVEF 212351
TORVEF
AZC015-220015-
/O.NEW.KVEF.TO.W.0002.220821T2351Z-220822T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
451 PM MST Sun Aug 21 2022

The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  North central Mohave County in northwestern Arizona...

* Until 515 PM MST.

* At 450 PM MST, a confirmed tornado was located 23 miles southeast
  of Littlefield, moving south at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

  SOURCE...Public confirmed tornado.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  north central Mohave County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3670 11374 3667 11352 3631 11346 3638 11395
TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 008DEG 28KT 3661 11365 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

JS

2 follow-up statements

695 
WWUS55 KVEF 220005
SVSVEF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
505 PM MST Sun Aug 21 2022

AZC015-220015-
/O.CON.KVEF.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-220822T0015Z/
Mohave AZ-
505 PM MST Sun Aug 21 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY...
    
At 505 PM MST, a confirmed tornado was located near Mesquite, and is
moving south at 10 mph.

HAZARD...TORNADO.

SOURCE...Public confirmed tornado.

IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
north central Mohave County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3670 11374 3667 11352 3631 11346 3638 11395
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 008DEG 28KT 3684 11418 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

JS

251 
WWUS55 KVEF 220022
SVSVEF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
522 PM MST Sun Aug 21 2022

AZC015-220026-
/O.EXP.KVEF.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-220822T0015Z/
Mohave AZ-
522 PM MST Sun Aug 21 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
    
The tornado warning has expired. However, large hail and damaging 
winds remain likely. 

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for 
Northwest Mohave County until 6 PM PST, 6 PM MST. 

LAT...LON 3670 11374 3667 11352 3631 11346 3638 11395
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 008DEG 28KT 3711 11409 

$$

JS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 21, 1:33 AM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	VEF	Mohave	3 hr
Aug 21, 4:48 PM MST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	VEF	Mohave	27 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.