The same storm system which brought downslope windstorm conditions to the Owens Valley on the 25th and 26th also produced isolated wind damage in the Las Vegas area during the early morning hours of the 27th.
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The episode as NWS VEF wrote it up.
The same storm system which brought downslope windstorm conditions to the Owens Valley on the 25th and 26th also produced isolated wind damage in the Las Vegas area during the early morning hours of the 27th.
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 Feb 26, 9:34 PM PST, 3 hours 41 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
934 PM PST MON FEB 26 2007
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD PACIFIC STORM WILL SWING INLAND ACROSS THE REGION
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY PRODUCING GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO
EXPECTED AND TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW AVERAGE BEFORE A WARMING
TREND DEVELOPS OVER THE WEEKEND.
&&
.UPDATE...DOWNSLOPE WINDS CRANKED ALONG THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA DURING THE MID-AFTERNOON HOURS WITH ONE SENSOR SOUTHWEST OF
INDEPENDENCE REPORTING A PEAK WIND OF 92 MPH. WINDS HAVE SINCE
RAPIDLY DECREASED AND HIGH WIND WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. WIND
ADVISORY ACROSS WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO WORKING OUT AND WAITING ON
WINDS TO INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA. 00Z MODELS INDICATE
H8 AND H7 WINDS WILL BE INCREASING AFTER 06Z AND BE AT THEIR
STRONGEST BETWEEN 09Z AND 18Z. CONDITIONS FAVORABLE TONIGHT FOR
LOCALIZED STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE LEE OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS.
IF THEY MATERIALIZE THE STRONGEST WINDS WOULD OCCUR IN RED ROCK
CANYON AS WELL AS MASTER PLANNED COMMUNITIES FROM MOUNTAINS EDGE
NORTH INTO SUMMERLIN. LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
WITH LESS THAN AN INCH ACCUMULATED AS OF 845 PM. RADAR SHOWS MAIN
AREA OF ECHOES THAT WILL IMPACT THE SOUTHERN SIERRA MOVING ALONG THE
WEST SLOPES SO NO NEED TO DROP SNOW ADVISORY. WILL NEED TO UPDATE
AND REMOVE SEVERAL HEADLINES AND WILL TWEAK THE WORDING TONIGHT IF
NECESSARY.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...335 PM PST MON FEB 26...THE UPPER LOW CURRENTLY
OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL PRODUCE A COMPLEX WEATHER
SITUATION FOR THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE FIRST CONCERN WILL BE
WINDS. A STRONG SHORTWAVE COULD BE SEEN DIVING DOWN THE BACKSIDE OF
THE SYSTEM AND THIS WILL COME ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY MORNING. HIGH WINDS CURRENTLY IN THE OWENS VALLEY SHOULD
DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE FOCUS SHIFTS SOUTHWARD. BOTH THE NAM
AND GFS SHOW SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS DEVELOPING OVER 50 KNOTS AT 700
MB ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO AND CLARK COUNTY COUNTIES THIS EVENING AND
REMAINING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. MODEL SURFACE WIND FORECASTS SEEM
A LITTLE LIGHT...EXCEPT FOR THE NAM MOS. AN INCREASING SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH THE LOW NEAR NORTHERN UTAH AND SUBSIDENCE ON
THE BASE AND BACKSIDE OF THE SHORTWAVE SHOULD PROVIDE SUFFICIENT
SUPPORT FOR ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS /GUSTS OVER 40 MPH/ ACROSS MUCH OF
SOUTHERN NEVADA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. RIDGETOP WINDS OVER 50 KTS
AND A POSSIBLE INVERSION NEAR RIDGETOP INDICATED BY THE NAM COULD
RESULT IN DOWNSLOPE WINDS FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON BUT
MAY INCREASE AGAIN OVER MUCH OF THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT AS A SECOND
WAVE BRINGS THE ENTIRE PACIFIC TROUGH INLAND AND ACROSS THE REGION
WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITATION PATTERNS WITH THIS LOOK SIMILAR TO THE
SYSTEM THAT CAME THROUGH LATE LAST WEEK AND WILL FAVOR THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA AND CENTRAL NEVADA DOWN INTO LINCOLN COUNTY. AMOUNTS DO NOT
LOOK IMPRESSIVE BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR FRONTAL SNOW BANDS OVER
LINCOLN COUNTY EXISTS TUESDAY NIGHT. COLD UNSTABLE AIR WITH LIMITED
MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE INSTABILITY SHOWERS WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE
SYSTEM SHIFTS EAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT LEAVING PLENTY OF COLD AIR BEHIND.
.LONG TERM...GENERALLY GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT IN THE EARLY EXTENDED.
ONLY DIFFERENCE THROUGH THE WEEKEND IS PROGRESSION OF RIDGE AXIS AS
IT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN CONUS AND ACROSS THE AREA. COMPARING THE
GFS WITH THE ECMWF...THE GFS IS THE FASTEST AND WOULD BRING WARMER
TEMPS TO THE REGION QUICKER THAN THE ECMWF. REGARDLESS...IT LOOKS
LIKE A VERY PLEASANT WEEKEND WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES...LIGHT WINDS
AND SEASONAL TEMPS SATURDAY WARMING TO ABOVE NORMAL SUNDAY AND
MONDAY. THERE IS SOME INDICATION OF ANOTHER PACIFIC SYSTEM MOVING
INTO CALIFORNIA AFTER MONDAY...HOWEVER CONFIDENCE IN THAT IS QUITE
LOW AT THIS POINT.
.AVIATION...FOR KLAS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 13 AND 18 KTS
AND WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 KTS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 08Z...AFTER
08Z SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 18 AND 24 KTS WITH GUSTS AROUND 40
KTS POSSIBLE THROUGH 20Z.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA: KBIH AND THE OWENS VALLEY: GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST
SURFACE WINDS AT ALL LOCATIONS THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT WITH
WIDESPREAD SUSTAINED AROUND 20 KTS AND GUSTS TO AROUND 30KTS.
LOCALLY SUSTAINED WINDS APPROACHING OR EXCEEDING 30 KTS WITH GUSTS
OVER 40KTS POSSIBLE. LOCAL VISIBILITIES DOWN TO 4SM IN BLOWING DUST
OR SAND POSSIBLE AROUND KDAG.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.NV...WIND ADVISORY ZONES 16-22 UNTIL 12 PM PST TUESDAY.
.AZ...WIND ADVISORY ZONE 36 UNTIL 1 PM MST TUESDAY.
.CA...WIND ADVISORY ZONES 523-526 10 PM PST TUESDAY.
WIND ADVISORY ZONE 522 UNTIL 12 PM TUESDAY.
SNOW ADVISORY ZONE 519 UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY.
&&
PIERCE/ADAIR/SALMEN
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 602 AM PST MON FEB 26 2007 CAZ519-270800- EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- 602 AM PST MON FEB 26 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LOCALLY GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE FOOTHILLS THROUGH THE DAY TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM. AN APPROACHING STORM WILL ALSO BRING SNOW TO AREAS JUST EAST OF THE CREST THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE CHANCE FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL DECREASE BY LATE TUESDAY. FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ003-CAZ523>526-NVZ016-017-020-270800- NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- 602 AM PST MON FEB 26 2007 /702 AM MST MON FEB 26 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT LIKELY TODAY OR TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AS A PACIFIC STORM MOVES THROUGH. FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ001-002-036-CAZ520>522-527-NVZ014-018-019-021-022-270800- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-OWENS VALLEY- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 602 AM PST MON FEB 26 2007 /702 AM MST MON FEB 26 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT LIKELY TODAY OR TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH ON TUESDAY...WITH MAJOR IMPACTS UNLIKELY. FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NVZ015-270800- LINCOLN COUNTY- 602 AM PST MON FEB 26 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT LIKELY TODAY OR TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AS A PACIFIC STORM MOVES THROUGH ON TUESDAY...BANDS OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW COULD DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF LINCOLN COUNTY. FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MORGAN
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
845 PM PST MON FEB 26 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 WSW INDEPENDENCE 36.77N 118.28W
02/26/2007 M81 MPH INYO CA MESONET
0300 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SW INDEPENDENCE 36.77N 118.24W
02/26/2007 M84 MPH INYO CA MESONET
0200 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 SSW INDEPENDENCE 36.79N 118.21W
02/26/2007 M66 MPH INYO CA MESONET
0300 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 ESE INDEPENDENCE 36.79N 118.17W
02/26/2007 M52 MPH INYO CA MESONET
0500 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 E INDEPENDENCE 36.80N 118.13W
02/26/2007 M58 MPH INYO CA MESONET
1200 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 SW INDEPENDENCE 36.76N 118.25W
02/26/2007 M92 MPH INYO CA MESONET
0600 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SSW INDEPENDENCE 36.76N 118.22W
02/26/2007 M83 MPH INYO CA MESONET
0200 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 S INDEPENDENCE 36.76N 118.20W
02/26/2007 M61 MPH INYO CA MESONET
0400 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SE INDEPENDENCE 36.77N 118.16W
02/26/2007 M62 MPH INYO CA MESONET
0200 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 ESE INDEPENDENCE 36.78N 118.13W
02/26/2007 M54 MPH INYO CA MESONET
0400 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 ESE INDEPENDENCE 36.77N 118.12W
02/26/2007 M57 MPH INYO CA MESONET
0300 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 6 S INDEPENDENCE 36.71N 118.20W
02/26/2007 M75 MPH INYO CA MESONET
0200 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 6 S INDEPENDENCE 36.71N 118.20W
02/26/2007 M54 MPH INYO CA MESONET
0345 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 NW INDEPENDENCE 36.83N 118.24W
02/26/2007 M86 MPH INYO CA MESONET
0250 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 12 W BISHOP 37.37N 118.62W
02/26/2007 M56 MPH INYO CA MESONET
&&
BPIERCEThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A ham radio antenna and guy wires were snapped, and small tree limbs were broken.
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