1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 24, 1:55 PM PST, 5 minutes earlier.
MOJAVE DESERT/SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 255 PM PDT WED JUL 24 2002 .SYNOPSIS...MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA INTO FRIDAY KEEPING THE THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BEGIN TO PUSH THE MOISTURE EAST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS A DRIER SOUTHWEST FLOW DEVELOPS OVER THE AREA. .DISCUSSION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN CWA WITH LOCAL SPOTTERS REPORTING HEAVY RAIN IN A FEW AREAS. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN SLOWLY DECREASING OVER THE PAST HOUR...BUT EXPECT THESE TO START UP AGAIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WITH PLENTY OF SUN. DEWPOINTS HAVE BEEN RISING THIS AFTERNOON WITH LAS REPORTING A DEWPOINT OF 69 DEG F. THE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CWA IS UNSTABLE WITH LIS AROUND -5/-8 AND HIGH CAPE VALUES OVER 2000 J/KG. A FAIRLY STRONG VORT MAX IS ALSO ROTATING THROUGH SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA WHICH IS HELPING TO PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THIS REGION. THE MAIN FACTOR THAT HAS INHIBITED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OVER CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY HAS BEEN THE AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER. CURRENT SATELLITE PICS SHOW SOME DISSIPATION OF THE CLOUDS AND IF THIS CONTINUES...THUNDERSTORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN FIRE UP. FOR THIS REASON...WILL GO AHEAD AND KEEP THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH UP UNTIL 900 PM. THESE DYNAMICS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AS THE VORT TRACKS NORTHEAST THROUGH CLARK AND MOHAVE COUNTIES. THE MODELS ALSO KEEP THE LOWER LIS ALONG WITH STRONG THETA-E AND OMEGA OVERNIGHT. WILL GO AHEAD AND KEEP MENTION OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING THROUGH THE NIGHT. TROUGH OFF THE CA COAST WILL APPROACH THE AREA FRIDAY AND BRING A SOUTHWEST FLOW INTO THE AREA. THIS WILL HELP TO PUSH MOISTURE INTO EASTERN AREAS OF THE CWA. AGAIN...ATMOSPHERE WILL BE UNSTABLE AND WILL GO AHEAD AND KEEP MENTION OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE EASTERN AREAS OF THE CWA...ESPECIALLY NORTHWEST ARIZONA. BY FRIDAY THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH OF A SOUTHWEST FLOW TO PUSH MUCH OF THE MOISTURE EAST OF THE CWA...BUT WILL GO AHEAD AND LINGER A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE FAR EASTERN ZONES. IN THE EXTENDED...MODELS KEEP THE DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE AREA AND HAVE GONE AHEAD AND KEPT THE EXTENDED PART OF THE FORECAST DRY. A CONCERN WILL BE WITH HURRICANE ELIDA OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MODELS SHOW THIS STORM TO TRACK NORTHWEST AND POSSIBLE GET DRAWN INTO THE SOUTHWEST FLOW. THIS WOULD DRASTICALLY CHANGE THE FORECAST BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...BUT AS OF NOW...WILL KEEP THINGS DRY. .LAS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 900 PM THIS EVENING FOR MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA...CLARK...AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES IN NEVADA. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST RNOFFAVEF FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees and powerlines and blew the roof off a garage. A 50-foot antenna was also blown down by the wind.
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