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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Las Vegas, NV

June 5, 2025Clark County, Nevada

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2025, 2:20 PM PDT for Clark County, Nevada. It was in force for 40 min. 2 reports 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: Jun 5, 2025, 2:20 PM PDT (21:20 UTC)
Expired: Jun 5, 2025, 3:00 PM PDT
In force: 40 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), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:24 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 5, 2:24 PM PDT	HAIL 1	3 Ne Summerlin, NV
Jun 5, 2:25 PM PDT	HAIL 1	3 Wsw North Las Vegas A, 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 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 31 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: 421 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -167 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2264 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 47 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 63 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

785 
WUUS55 KVEF 052120
SVRVEF
NVC003-052200-
/O.NEW.KVEF.SV.W.0021.250605T2120Z-250605T2200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
220 PM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025

The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a

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

* Until 300 PM PDT.

* At 220 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Summerlin,
  moving northwest 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...
  Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Lone Mountain, Summerlin, Aliante,
  Spring Valley, Centennial Hills, Fremont Street, The Strip, Red
  Rock Canyon, East Las Vegas, Paradise, Red Rock Canyon Campground,
  North Las Vegas Airport, Las Vegas Ballpark, Stratosphere Tower,
  The Lakes, Tule Springs National Monument, and Floyd Lamb Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3618 11508 3610 11524 3603 11534 3622 11552
      3637 11541 3634 11518
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 154DEG 21KT 3620 11531 

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

$$

SOULAT

3 follow-up statements

952 
WWUS55 KVEF 052129
SVSVEF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
229 PM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025

NVC003-052200-
/O.CON.KVEF.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250605T2200Z/
Clark NV-
229 PM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM PDT
FOR CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY...

At 229 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lone Mountain,
moving northwest at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Public reported quarter-to-ping-pong sized hail.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Lone Mountain, Summerlin, Aliante,
Centennial Hills, Fremont Street, Spring Valley, The Strip, East Las
Vegas, Paradise, North Las Vegas Airport, Las Vegas Ballpark,
Stratosphere Tower, The Lakes, and Floyd Lamb Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3618 11508 3610 11524 3610 11533 3622 11546
      3632 11537 3634 11518
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 154DEG 21KT 3625 11534 

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

$$

SOULAT

322 
WWUS55 KVEF 052138
SVSVEF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
238 PM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025

NVC003-052200-
/O.CON.KVEF.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250605T2200Z/
Clark NV-
238 PM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM PDT
FOR CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY...

At 237 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Centennial
Hills, moving northwest at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Public.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Lone Mountain, Centennial Hills, Aliante,
Fremont Street, Summerlin, East Las Vegas, North Las Vegas Airport,
and Floyd Lamb Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3618 11508 3614 11522 3617 11532 3622 11538
      3630 11533 3634 11518
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 154DEG 21KT 3629 11536 

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

$$

SOULAT

411 
WWUS55 KVEF 052150
SVSVEF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
250 PM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025

NVC003-052200-
/O.EXP.KVEF.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250605T2200Z/
Clark NV-
250 PM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 300 PM PDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened, and no longer
poses an immediate threat to life or property. Therefore, the warning
will be allowed to expire.

&&

LAT...LON 3618 11508 3614 11522 3617 11532 3622 11538
      3630 11533 3634 11518
TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 154DEG 21KT 3635 11540 

$$

SOULAT

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 5, 11:09 AM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	VEF	Clark	66 min
Jun 5, 11:35 AM PDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	VEF	Clark	4 hr
Jun 5, 12:15 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	VEF	Clark	60 min
Jun 5, 1:33 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	VEF	Lincoln	5 hr
Jun 5, 2:16 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	VEF	Clark	3 hr
Jun 5, 2:59 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	VEF	Clark	61 min
Jun 5, 3:09 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	VEF	Clark	51 min
Jun 5, 3:13 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	VEF	Clark	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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.