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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2026, 2:48 PM MST for Mohave County, Arizona. It was in force for 42 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
- Jul 13, 2026, 2:48 PM MST (21:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2026, 3:30 PM MST
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Mohave County, AZ
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm 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
Phoenix, AZ (KPSR), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 295 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
- 96 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -257 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1408 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
508 WUUS55 KVEF 132148 SVRVEF AZC015-132230- /O.NEW.KVEF.SV.W.0003.260713T2148Z-260713T2230Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 248 PM MST Mon Jul 13 2026 The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central Mohave County in northwestern Arizona... * Until 330 PM MST. * At 248 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near New Kingman-Butler, or 7 miles north of Kingman, moving northwest at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs and trees. * Locations impacted include... Windy Point Campground, Packsaddle Campground, Chloride, Dolan Springs, New Kingman-Butler, and Golden Valley. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3535 11390 3522 11416 3542 11449 3566 11419 TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 132DEG 19KT 3532 11404 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ MW
2 follow-up statements
730 WWUS55 KVEF 132206 SVSVEF Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 306 PM MST Mon Jul 13 2026 AZC015-132230- /O.CON.KVEF.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260713T2230Z/ Mohave AZ- 306 PM MST Mon Jul 13 2026 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM MST FOR SOUTHWESTERN MOHAVE COUNTY... At 306 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Chloride, or 13 miles northwest of Kingman, moving northwest at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs and trees. Locations impacted include... Windy Point Campground, Packsaddle Campground, Chloride, Dolan Springs, and Golden Valley. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3537 11396 3522 11416 3542 11449 3566 11419 TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 132DEG 19KT 3539 11413 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ MW
796 WWUS55 KVEF 132224 SVSVEF Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 324 PM MST Mon Jul 13 2026 AZC015-132233- /O.EXP.KVEF.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260713T2230Z/ Mohave AZ- 324 PM MST Mon Jul 13 2026 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MOHAVE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 330 PM MST... 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. However, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm. && LAT...LON 3537 11396 3522 11416 3542 11449 3566 11419 TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 132DEG 19KT 3544 11420 $$ MW
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 13, 1:29 PM MST, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- * Monsoonal moisture will return shower and thunderstorm chances to the region each day this week. * Near-to-above normal temperatures continue through the week, with Wednesday being the hottest day of the forecast period.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 1:29 PM MST, 1 hour 19 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 129 PM PDT Mon Jul 13 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... * Monsoonal moisture will return shower and thunderstorm chances to the region each day this week. * Near-to-above normal temperatures continue through the week, with Wednesday being the hottest day of the forecast period. && .DISCUSSION...Today through Sunday. Monsoon moisture is here. ACARS soundings show around 1.60 inches of PWAT in southern Nevada this afternoon. That said, a lot of the moisture remains in the upper levels, with dry air remaining at the surface. Forecast HRRR soundings have the atmospheric column slowly saturating over the next few days, but for today, inverted-V soundings and DCAPE between 1000 and 1500 J/kg persist. As a result, the largest threats across the forecast area today are dry lightning (the bulk of rain from showers and thunderstorms will evaporate before reaching the ground) and gusty winds. The strongest winds so far today occurred over the NNSS with speeds between 58 and 65 mph. Best CAPE for the day exists over Mohave County this afternoon, where timely sky clearing is allowing between 250 and 500 J/kg of CAPE to increase this afternoon. Otherwise, not a lot of instability to work with today, so best chances of showers and thunderstorms exist over mountains and the higher terrain, with assistance from orographic lift. Chances of showers and thunderstorms return each afternoon through the forecast period, as elevated moisture remains over the region. As the week progresses, moisture will saturate the low levels of the atmosphere, which will shift the primary threat to flash flooding and frequent lightning, rather than dry lightning and gusty winds. Temperatures have subsided slightly with this increase of moisture, as the Four Corners high shifted slightly eastward this weekend. That said, the aforementioned high will go through some westward expansion as we approach midweek, allowing temperatures to increase to 3 to 5 degrees above-normal on Wednesday and Thursday. Though we've seen these temperatures already this year, we haven't seen these temperatures with humidity. As a result, Heat Risk is widespread Moderate on Wednesday, with pockets of High (Level 3 of 4), as this heat will feel more oppressive. && .AVIATION...For Harry Reid...For the 18Z Forecast Package... Outside of convective influences, winds will generally remain southerly to southwesterly with sustained speeds around 10-12 knots into this evening. With clearing skies this afternoon we are expected to see isolated thunderstorms develop over the higher terrain (20-30%), but whether or not they actually develop or move into the valley is still in question. At this point, there is still low probability, but impacts from outflow winds is certainly possible. Did include Prob30 in the TAF to account for the probability of afternoon storms. Thunderstorm activity will diminish late evening, with winds becoming light and variable prior to daybreak. Temperatures today will exceed 100F between 20Z-03Z, reaching a high of 104 degrees around 22Z. For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast California...For the 18Z Forecast Package...Outside of any thunderstorm influences, expect most areas to see south to southwest winds around 10 knots through the afternoon. Exceptions include the northern Owens Valley/KBIH where gusty up-valley winds to 25-30 knots are expected this afternoon, and the western Mojave/KDAG where winds shift to the east around 8-10 knots late this morning and return to the west this afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms will develop over higher terrain mid-afternoon with some potential of seeing storms impacting various TAF sites. Erratic gusty winds and lightning are the main concerns, along with brief visibility reductions due to blowing dust. Outside of storms, ceilings will be SCT-BKN at or above 10kft, though lower ceilings to around 5-8kft are possible with storms. Winds overnight become lighter and settle to typical directional patterns. && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...Spotters are encouraged to report any significant weather or impacts according to standard operating procedures. && DISCUSSION...Soulat AVIATION...Gorelow 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, Jul 13, 11:04 AM MST, 3 hours 44 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
1104 AM PDT Mon Jul 13 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1045 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 14 NW Mercury 36.81N 116.16W
07/13/2026 M64 MPH Nye NV Mesonet
Thunderstorm nearby resulted in a 64 mph
wind gust at sensor A26AA.
&&
SoulatLocal storm report, Jul 13, 11:09 AM MST, 3 hours 39 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
1109 AM PDT Mon Jul 13 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1030 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 11 NW Mercury 36.78N 116.12W
07/13/2026 M59 MPH Nye NV Mesonet
Thunderstorm nearby resulted in a 59 mph
wind gust at sensor A27AB.
&&
SOULATThe office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2:16 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | VEF | Mohave | 44 min |
| Jul 13, 2:41 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | VEF | Mohave | 19 min |
| Jul 13, 3:00 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | Mohave | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 4:22 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | VEF | Mohave | 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.