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Dust Storm Warning 2, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this dust storm warning at Apr 3, 2023, 11:15 AM PDT for San Bernardino County, California. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2023, 11:15 AM PDT (18:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2023, 1:15 PM PDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County San Bernardino County, CA
The radar
The Edwards AFB radar (KEYX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this dust storm 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 dust storm warning went out at Apr 3, 9:45 AM PDT, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 9:45 AM PDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 3, 10:44 AM PDT, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1044 AM PDT MON APR 3 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 6 NE MT. CHARLESTON 36.32N 115.58W
04/03/2023 M71 MPH CLARK NV MESONET
ANGEL PEAK NV ENERGY SENSOR IN NEVADA
MEASURED GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH AT 0400.
PEAK GUST 71 AT 0400.
0500 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 ESE SPRING MOUNTAIN R 36.04N 115.40W
04/03/2023 M58 MPH CLARK NV MESONET
SENSOR IN FAR SOUTHWESTERN LAS VEGAS
MEASURED A GUST AT OR ABOVE 58 MPH AROUND
0500.
0634 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 ESE RED ROCK CANYON 36.13N 115.43W
04/03/2023 M64 MPH CLARK NV MESONET
RED ROCK CANYON RAWS SENSOR IN NEVADA
MEASURED GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH AT 0634.
PEAK GUST 64 AT 0634.
0500 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SSE ROUND VALLEY 37.38N 118.57W
04/02/2023 M72 MPH INYO CA MESONET
HORTON CREEK SCE SENSOR IN CALIFORNIA
MEASURED GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH FROM 1700
TO 0040. PEAK GUST 72 AT 0030.
0642 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 NW INDEPENDENCE 36.84N 118.27W
04/02/2023 M67 MPH INYO CA MESONET
OAK CREEK RAWS SENSOR IN CALIFORNIA MEASURED
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH FROM 1842 TO 2242.
PEAK GUST 67 AT 1842.
0840 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 SSW ROUND VALLEY 37.39N 118.61W
04/02/2023 M80 MPH INYO CA MESONET
ROVANA SOUTH SCE SENSOR IN CALIFORNIA
MEASURED GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH FROM 2040
TO 0050. PEAK GUST 80 AT 0020.
1140 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 W WEST BISHOP 37.37N 118.50W
04/02/2023 M61 MPH INYO CA MESONET
DEEP CANYON SCE SENSOR IN CALIFORNIA
MEASURED GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH AT 2340.
PEAK GUST 61 AT 2340.
0220 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 9 WSW KEELER 36.46N 118.04W
04/03/2023 M60 MPH INYO CA MESONET
SLIDE CANYON SCE SENSOR IN CALIFORNIA
MEASURED GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH FROM 0220
TO 0420. PEAK GUST 60 AT 0420.
0226 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 19 S HAIWEE 35.87N 117.92W
04/03/2023 M60 MPH INYO CA MESONET
FIVE MILE RAWS SENSOR IN CALIFORNIA MEASURED
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH FROM 0226 TO 0326.
PEAK GUST 60 AT 0326.
0440 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 13 SSE HAIWEE 35.96N 117.91W
04/03/2023 M60 MPH INYO CA MESONET
LAKE CANYON DRIVE SCE SENSOR IN CALIFORNIA
MEASURED GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH AT 0440.
PEAK GUST 60 AT 0440.
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VARIANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1:06 PM PDT | Dust Storm Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 114 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.