A strong low pressure system and associated cold front brought high winds to parts of the Mojave Desert and Southern Great Basin.
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The episode as NWS VEF wrote it up.
A strong low pressure system and associated cold front brought high winds to parts of the Mojave Desert and Southern Great Basin.
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 Mar 27, 2:15 AM PST, 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
315 AM PDT TUE MAR 27 2007
.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOHAVE DESERT TODAY RESULTING IN MUCH
COLDER TEMPERATURES...GUSTY WINDS AND SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA. THIS STORM WILL MOVE TO THE EAST BY TONIGHT
FOR DRY AND COOL CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
WILL THEN BRING WARMING TO THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
&&
.SHORT TERM...TROUGH COMPLEX OVER OREGON AND NORTHERN/CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA TO SHIFT ACROSS THE CWA DURING THE DAY BEFORE EXITING TO
THE EAST TONIGHT WITH TROUGH AXIS EXPECTED TO BE OVER EASTERN UTAH
BY 12Z WEDNESDAY. DRY SLOT WHICH HAS BEEN OVER MUCH OF THE CWA
OVERNIGHT BEGINNING TO FILL IN AND THIS ALONG WITH VORT LOBES
ROTATING AROUND THE TROUGH SHOULD PRODUCE SHOWERS ACROSS MUCH OF THE
NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF THE CWA WITH MAIN FOCUS BEING ACROSS LINCOLN
COUNTY BY LATE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. COLD POOL ALOFT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH WILL ALSO HELP TO KICK OFF ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. COLD FRONT CURRENTLY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF
THE CWA TO PUSH ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA BETWEEN 18-21Z AND THROUGH
MOHAVE COUNTY BY 03Z. WINDS AHEAD AND BEHIND FRONT CONTINUE TO KEEP
VARIOUS ADVISORIES/WARNINGS IN PLACE AND WILL BE MONITORING THROUGH
THE DAY. AS SYSTEM SHIFTS EAST OVERNIGHT...DRIER NORTH FLOW ALOFT TO
MOVE ACROSS THE CWA. PROGS A LITTLE SLOWER WITH SYSTEM AND APPEARS
ENOUGH DYNAMICS TO REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF LINCOLN
COUNTY WEDNESDAY TO INCLUDE SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS...OTHERWISE
REMAINDER OF THE CWA TO BE UNDER DRY AND COOL CONDITIONS. NORTHERLY
FLOW WILL LIKELY BE ENHANCED ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND MAY
NEED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR WEDNESDAY...BUT WILL LOOK AT THAT IN
THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE. SHORTWAVE RIDGE TO BEGIN BUILDING OVER THE
AREA ON THURSDAY FOR BEGINNING OF WARMING TREND.
.LONG TERM...A LINGERING NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT IS FORECAST ON FRIDAY
AS THE LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES SLOWLY TO THE EAST. BEHIND
THE TROUGH...RIDGING BUILDS BACK OVER THE AREA SATURDAY BUT IS
FLATTENED ON SUNDAY AS A SHORTWAVE SWINGS BY WELL TO THE NORTH.
LITTLE IMPACT TO THE AREA WEATHER HOWEVER AS DRY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITH TEMPERATURES ABOUT 7 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FRIDAY
THROUGH MONDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR KLAS: A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND TURBULENT CONDITIONS TO THE AREA TODAY.
SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 KTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO
35 KTS ARE EXPECTED. ISOLATED GUSTS UP TO 45 KTS ARE POSSIBLE AS A
SURFACE COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND THEN MOVES THROUGH THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS NEAR AND BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BECOME WEST TO
NORTHWEST IN THE LATER AFTERNOON. LIGHT SHOWER ACTIVITY IS ALSO
POSSIBLE...WITH THE BEST CHANCE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA: A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY
PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND TURBULENT CONDITIONS AREA WIDE. A SURFACE
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTHWEST TO THE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
AREA TODAY WITH STRONG...GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE
FRONT AND NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN
20 AND 30 KTS WILL BE COMMON TODAY WITH FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 35
AND 40 KTS. HIGHER WIND SPEEDS ARE POSSIBLE JUST AHEAD AND BEHIND
THE FRONT AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL
OCCASIONALLY LOWER CEILINGS.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.NV...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ZONES 18 AND 19 UNTIL 4 PM PDT TODAY.
WIND ADVISORY FOR ZONES 14...17 UNTIL 4 PM PDT TODAY.
WIND ADVISORY FOR ZONES 16...20...22 UNTIL 4 PM PDT TODAY.
WIND ADVISORY FOR ZONE 21 FROM 6 AM PDT UNTIL 4 PM PDT TODAY.
.AZ...WIND ADVISORY ZONES 1...2...3...36 FROM 6 AM MST UNTIL 4 PM MST
TODAY.
.CA...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ZONES 523...524...525...526 UNTIL 6 PM
PDT TODAY.
WIND ADVISORY FOR ZONES 520...521...522 UNTIL 4 PM PDT TODAY.
&&
JENSEN/SALMEN
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 522 AM PDT MON MAR 26 2007 CAZ519-270330- EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- 522 AM PDT MON MAR 26 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 10 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ABOVE THE 6000 FOOT LEVEL....WHILE WIND GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL LIKELY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE STORM MOVES TO THE EAST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD BACK OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ520-270330- OWENS VALLEY- 522 AM PDT MON MAR 26 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A PACIFIC STORM MOVING INTO THE AREA TONIGHT WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL TO STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO THE OWENS VALLEY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WEST WIND GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EASTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE SIERRA. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DECREASE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE STORM MOVES OUT OF THE AREA. NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ523-NVZ018-019-270330- WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- 522 AM PDT MON MAR 26 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVES INTO NEVADA TONIGHT. WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DECREASE BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING WITH WINDS TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... POTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ001>003-036-CAZ521-522-524>527-NVZ014>017-020>022-270330- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 522 AM PDT MON MAR 26 2007 /522 AM MST MON MAR 26 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO CALIFORNIA TODAY AND THEN INTO WESTERN NEVADA TONIGHT. AS THIS STORM MOVES INTO THE AREA... INCREASED WINDS WILL BE SEEN THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY RESULTING IN WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS IN MANY AREAS...ALONG WITH SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. THE STORM WILL EXIT TO THE EAST TUESDAY NIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY INTO THE REST OF THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... POTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A-11 meta site (30 miles E of Beatty, NV).
A gust to 74 mph was measured at the Desert NWR RAWS site (6 miles SSE of Hayford Peak).
A-19 mesonet site (31 miles ENE of Beatty, NV).
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nevada in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Nevada, March 2007
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: 14488, 14489, 14490.