Nevada, 2002High Wind in Nevada, April 15, 2002
April 15, 2002 · NWS VEF · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $300,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Apr 15, 8:00 AM PST, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 8:00 AM PST, 4 hours 20 minutes before
MOJAVE DESERT/SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
900 AM PDT MON APR 15 2002
SYNOPSIS...AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AND COOL STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING
VERY STRONG WINDS AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE MOJAVE DESERT
AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN TODAY. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
BRING ADDITIONAL COOLING AND MORE WIND TO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY.
DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE ABOVE NORMAL AT MOST PLACES
TODAY...BUT LOWER TO NEAR NORMAL BY MIDWEEK.
DISCUSSION...WINDS HAVE BEEN GUSTING THIS MORNING WITH SOME AREAS
REACHING OVER 50 MPH. 12Z NGM GUIDANCE WAS SHOWING SUSTAINED WINDS
IN THE VEGAS VALLEY OF 35 TO 37 KTS BETWEEN 18Z AND 00Z THIS
AFTERNOON. STRONG AREA OF SUBSIDENCE NOTED OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF
THE CWA AND DO EXPECT THIS TO HELP INCREASE THE WIND SPEEDS OVER
MUCH OF THE AREA. WIND WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES STILL LOOK GOOD
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON....BUT WINDS DO DECREASE SIGNIFICANTALLY
TONIGHT. ANOTHER AREA OF CONCERN ARE WITH THUNDERSTORMS OVER
NORTHERN NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. AREA OF INSTABILITY OVER THIS
REGION AS COLDER AIR ALOFT FILTERS INTO THE REGION. EXPECT THESE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF
HOURS...BUT DO LOOK FOR A DECREASE AS DRIER AIR WORKS INTO THE AREA.
CURRENT FORECAST LOOKS GOOD AND NO UPDATES PLANNED.
.LAS...HIGH WIND WARNINGS OR WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE
MOJAVE DESERT AND SRN GREAT BASIN TODAY. REFER TO THE LATEST
STATEMENT...WWUS45...FOR DETAILS.High Wind, Lincoln T Sc
- When
- April 15, 12:20 PM PST to 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- Lincoln T Sc forecast zone
- Measured
- 72 kt (83 mph)
- Property damage
- $300,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.643, -114.877 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A strong low pressure system caused considerable damage to portions of Lincoln County. Shingles were blown off many roofs, several empty buildings were blown down, power outages were wide spread, down power lines started many fires across town, and several wind caused rock slides causing people to be stranded were reported. Because of this, the County Commissioner declared a state of emergency and closed the county.
- 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.
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, April 15 to 16, 20022 deaths · $10,000 · 6 events
- High Wind in Utah, April 15, 200210 injured · $2.1 million · 75 kt wind · 17 events
- Heat in Wisconsin, April 15 to 18, 20021 death · 20 events
- Heavy Snow in California, April 15, 20024 injured · $500,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in Nevada, April 15, 20024 injured · $500,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Hail in Pennsylvania, April 15, 2002$315,000 · 1 in hail · 7 events
- High Wind in California, April 15, 2002$300,000 · 4 events
- Hail in Ohio, April 15, 2002$145,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events
- High Wind in Nevada, April 15, 20021 injured · $100,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Pennsylvania, April 15, 2002$65,000 · 1 in hail · 17 events
- High Wind in Arizona, April 15, 2002$100,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event
- High Wind in Arizona, April 15, 2002$50,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event
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: 5293485.