High Wind, X Se & Ec Clark
- When
- June 16, 8:30 PM PST
- Where
- X Se & Ec Clark forecast zone
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
High Wind in Nevada, June 16, 1998
Strong northwest winds swept across extreme southern Nevada with a powerful cold front and reached speeds of 70 mph in the Lake Mead Recreation Area. Docks were damaged at Boulder Beach and Temple Bar and several sea and air rescues had to be performed to reach stranded boaters at Lake Mead.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS VEF wrote it up.
Strong northwest winds swept across extreme southern Nevada with a powerful cold front and reached speeds of 70 mph in the Lake Mead Recreation Area. Docks were damaged at Boulder Beach and Temple Bar and several sea and air rescues had to be performed to reach stranded boaters at Lake Mead. Downed trees and power outages were reported in the Las Vegas Valley.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, C Clark
- When
- June 16, 8:45 PM PST
- Where
- C Clark forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 36.215, -115.014 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in Michigan, June 16, 1998
- Flood in Indiana, June 16 to 28, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 16, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Virginia, June 16, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Maryland, June 16, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 16, 1998
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Utah, June 16 to 17, 1998
- Flash Flooding in New Hampshire, June 16 to 17, 1998
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in West Virginia, June 16, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Virginia, June 16, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, June 16, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 16, 1998
More
Every storm in Nevada in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Nevada, June 1998
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5652288, 5652289.