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 31, 2:00 PM PST, 0 minutes earlier.
MOJAVE DESERT/SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 300 PM PDT THU JUL 31 2003 .SYNOPSIS...A MOIST SOUTHEAST FLOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT WILL CONTINUE TO FEED SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SATURDAY. SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR WILL START TO MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST SUNDAY AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK FOR A DECREASE IN THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL. .SHORT TERM...ETA/GFS IN DECENT AGREEMENT WITH SHIFTING UPPER RIDGE FURTHER EAST AND ALLOWING WEAK TROUGH PRESENTLY OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TO MOVE INLAND AS FLOW TRIES TO SHOW A MORE SOUTHWESTERLY COMPONENT SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. UNTIL THIS SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPS AREA WILL STAY UNDER MOIST SOUTHEAST FLOW WITH OCCASIONAL JET STREAKS CROSSING THE AREA ADDING SOME UPPER DIFFLUENCE TO THE MIX. PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL STILL BE IN PLACE ON SUNDAY AS UPPER WINDS TURN FROM THE SOUTHWEST SO HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE COVERAGE OF STORMS. CLOUDS/STORM OUTFLOWS WILL HAMPER TEMPERATURES FOR REACH NORMAL VALUES. .LONG TERM...MODELS IN FAIR AGREEMENT ON SYNOPTIC PATTERN THROUGH THE EXTENDED BUT DIFFER ON AVAILABLE MOISTURE. MEDIUM RANGE GLOBAL MODELS CONTINUE TO AMPLIFY THE HIGH OVER COLORADO THROUGH THE PERIOD WHILE BRINGING A WEAK TROUGH TOWARDS THE CALIFORNIA COAST. LATEST GFS SHOWS MORE OF A NEGATIVE TILT WITH THIS TROUGH ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND THEREFORE A MORE SOUTHWEST AND DRIER FLOW. FLOW OFF THE EURO IS A LITTLE MORE SOUTHERLY MON THROUGH THURS AND CONTINUES TO BRING MONSOONAL MOISTURE INTO THE EASTERN AND EXTREME NORTHERN PORTION OF THE CWA. DO NOT LIKE HOW THE GFS DRIES OUT ALL LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE SO QUICKLY SO WILL CONTINUE TO LINGER POPS OVER EAST...ESP HIGHER TERRAIN. MAY DRY OUT TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD IF NO INFLUX OF MOISTURE IS SEEN. HAVE TAKEN A BLEND OF THE GFS AND EURO FOR POPS. .LAS...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA AND INYO COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA FROM 1100 AM UNTIL 900 PM PDT THIS EVENING. PIERCE/OROW
AZZ001>003-036-CAZ026>029-NVZ013>022-011400- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 500 AM PDT THU JUL 31 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA/SOUTHERN NEVADA/NORTHWEST ARIZONA ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM PDT TONIGHT FOR LINCOLN...ESMERALDA...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES IN NEVADA...INYO COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA... .DAY ONE...TODAY A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL LEAD TO ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WITH THE GREATEST COVERAGE EXPECTED IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NYE...LINCOLN AND ESMERALDA COUNTIES IN NEVADA AND INYO COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA. INDIVIDUAL STORMS MAY PROVIDE A FLASH FLOOD THREAT...HOWEVER...THE ADDITIVE EFFECT FROM MULTIPLE STORMS OVER ANY GIVEN LOCATION WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN FOR FLASH FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD...BUT DECREASE BEGINNING SATURDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH DAY SEVEN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED IN THE WATCH AREA LATER TODAY...STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES DURING THE DAY.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A fierce storm in Silver Lakes near Helendale was estimated over 50 mph. Significant damage occurred to the local golf course where a flagpole was snapped, the clubhouse was flooded and nearly 50 trees were knocked down.
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