Lightning sparked the Carpenter One wildfire in the Spring Mountains just outside Las Vegas.
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The episode as NWS VEF wrote it up.
Lightning sparked the Carpenter One wildfire in the Spring Mountains just outside Las Vegas.
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 Jul 1, 9:12 AM PST, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1012 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013
.SYNOPSIS...EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH INDEPENDENCE DAY AS
A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE HOLDS OVER THE WESTERN STATES. AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN PLACE FOR MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR THIS INTENSE AND DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY...PRIMARILY OVER THE
MOUNTAINS...WITH THE MAIN CONCERNS BEING DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG
WINDS.
&&
.UPDATE...DEBRIS CLOUDS FROM YESTERDAYS CONVECTION CONTINUES TO MOVE
WESTWARD ACROSS THE CWA WITH CLEARING OVER THE EASTERN PORTION. THIS
IS ALLOWING FOR GOOD HEATING ALREADY. MOST MORNING LOWS WERE UP OVER
THOSE ON SUNDAY THANKS TO THE OVERNIGHT CLOUDS...WHICH WILL PROVIDE
A GOOD STARTING POINT...FOR THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WHICH IS STILL
EXPECTED FOR TODAY.
MEANWHILE MID LEVEL MOISTURE CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION
WHICH WILL PROVIDE FOR ISOLATED AFTERNOON/EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES HAVE RISEN SOMEWHAT...BUT OVERALL EXPECT
ANY RAINFALL TO CONTINUE TO BE LIGHT.
CURRENT SHORT TERM FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK AND DO NOT PLAN ANY
UPDATES THIS MORNING.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS THROUGH 18Z
BECOMING SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 10 KTS THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TURNING TO
THE SOUTHWEST LESS THAN 10 KTS AFTER 02Z TUESDAY. FEW-SCT CLOUDS AOA
140K FT THROUGH THE MORNING...WHILE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
AFFECT THE PEACH SPRINGS SPRINGS AND MORMON MESA APPROACH CORRIDORS
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...WINDS OVER MOST LOCATIONS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 5 AND 15
KNOTS. ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...SOUTHEAST NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA
THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN AGAIN ON TUESDAY. OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES WILL
BE A FACTOR OVER NORTHWEST ARIZONA LATE AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY
SOUTHERN NEVADA/SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
&&
.PREV UPDATE...
507 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013
RADAR SHOWING INCREASING RETURNS OVER LAS
VEGAS AND PAHRUMP EXTENDING WEST INTO DEATH VALLEY. TWEAKED MORNING
GRIDS TO REFLECT CURRENT TRENDS. NO OTHER CHANGES AT THIS TIME. &&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
258 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013
.SHORT TERM...TODAY AND TONIGHT...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER
NORTHERN NEVADA WILL BRING SIMILAR CONDITIONS TODAY AS COMPARED TO
YESTERDAY. TEMPERATURES ONCE AGAIN SHOULD EASILY EXCEED EXCESSIVE
HEAT WARNING CRITERIA AND PUSH TOWARD RECORD LEVELS IN MANY AREAS
THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
AGAIN TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING WITH THE GENERAL STORM
MOTION FROM EAST TO WEST. PWAT VALUES ARE FORECAST NEAR AN INCH
ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN CWA BUT THE BULK OF MOISTURE IS IN THE MID
TO UPPER LEVELS. THIS PROFILE SUPPORTS HIGH BASED STORMS WITH THE
BEST POTENTIAL FOR MEASURABLE PRECIP OVER THE MOUNTAINS. THE PRIMARY
THREATS WITH STORMS TODAY WILL BE GUSTY WINDS AND DRY LIGHTNING.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...THE BIG HOT RIDGE DRIFTS NORTH
TUESDAY...PERHAPS AS FAR AS THE NV/ID STATE LINE...BEFORE DRIFTING
BACK SOUTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY IN RESPONSE TO A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE ENTERING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. 850 MB TEMPS REMAIN IN THE
MID 30S CELSIUS OVER FAR SOUTHERN NEVADA AND 700 MB TEMPS IN THE
UPPER TEENS...SUPPORTIVE OF TEMPERATURES REACHING OR EXCEEDING
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING CRITERIA EACH DAY. PRECIPITABLE WATER OF
THREE QUARTERS TO ONE INCH PLUS AFTERNOON LIFTED INDICES OF PLUS 2
TO MINUS 2 SUGGEST ISOLATED STORMS EACH DAY...FAVORING THE NORTHERN
AND EASTERN CWA IF THE GFS IS RIGHT.
.LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...THE RIDGE IS LIKELY TO REMAIN
NEARBY...BUT THE MODELS DISAGREE SOMEWHAT ON ITS STRENGTH AND EXACT
PLACEMENT...WHICH IS TO BE EXPECTED IN THE 4-6 DAY TIME FRAME. MADE
MINIMAL CHANGE TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST...STICKING WITH THE IDEA OF
A VERY SLOW DOWNWARD TREND IN TEMPERATURES /BUT REMAINING SEVERAL
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL/ AND CHANCES FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTHERN AND
EASTERN ZONES EACH DAY.
.FIRE WEATHER...ISOLATED HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED
OVER THE MOUNTAINS EACH AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THIS WEEK.
LIGHTNING CONTINUES TO BE A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN WITH ANY STORMS.
THOUGH STRIKES WILL STILL BE QUITE LIMITED...WILDFIRES WILL BE
EASILY STARTED DUE TO THE EXTREMELY DRY FUELS AND LOW HUMIDITY. SOME
PRECIPITATION WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH STORMS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA BUT THE CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN REMAINS
VERY LOW.
.CLIMATE...HERE ARE SOME RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES FROM TODAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...FOLLOWED BY THE RECORD HIGH MINIMUMS FOR LAS VEGAS.
LOCATION 7/1 7/2 7/3
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LAS VEGAS 116/1972 115/1950 116/1937
MT CHARLESTON 94/1988 89/1996 89/1991
BISHOP 105/1999 105/1984 107/1984
BARSTOW-DAGGETT 112/2001 113/2011 115/2001
DEATH VALLEY 125/1990 127/2001 127/2001
NEEDLES 119/2001 120/2001 119/2001
KINGMAN 108/1967 111/1967 109/1907
AND THE RECORD HIGH MINIMUMS FOR LAS VEGAS...
7/1 90/1994
7/2 89/2002
7/3 89/1996
RECORD NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH A TEMPERATURE AT LEAST 115
DEGREES AT LAS VEGAS IS 4 DAYS FROM JULY 16 - JULY 19 2005.
RECORD NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH A TEMPERATURE AT LEAST 110
DEGREES AT LAS VEGAS IS 10 DAYS FROM JUNE 17 - JUNE 26 1961.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR
NVZ014>022.
AZ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 11 PM MST THURSDAY FOR
AZZ001>003-036.
CA...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR CAZ519>527.
&&
UPDATE...JENSEN
PREV UPDATE...MORGAN
PREV DISCUSSION...SALMEN/MORGAN
FOR MORE FORECAST INFORMATION...SEE US ON OUR WEBPAGE:
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS OR FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTERHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 318 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013 AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-020700- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- 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- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 318 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013 /318 AM MST MON JUL 1 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT VERY HOT WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TODAY...AND AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS BELOW 6000 FEET. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE PROLONGED HEAT WAVE WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK...AND THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH INDEPENDENCE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY. HOWEVER...SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MORGAN
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
940 AM PDT MON JUL 01 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0100 AM TSTM WND DMG KINGMAN 35.21N 114.03W
07/01/2013 MOHAVE AZ TRAINED SPOTTER
THUNDERSTORM WINDS TORE AN AWNING OFF A MOBILE HOME.
&&
STACHELSKIPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1221 PM PDT MON JUL 01 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM EXCESSIVE HEAT 1 NE STOVEPIPE WELLS 36.61N 117.13W
06/28/2013 M125 F INYO CA NEWSPAPER
*** 2 INJ *** TWO PEOPLE WERE TREATED FOR HEAT-RELATED
INJURIES AT THE SAND DUNES IN DEATH VALLEY AFTER THEY
WENT HIKING. BOTH WERE FLOWN OUT BY HELICOPTER WITH ONE
IN SERIOUS CONDITION.
&&
STACHELSKIThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning sparked the Carpenter One Wildfire in the Spring Mountains on July 1st. The fire burned a total of 27,881 acres and six structures, and burned well into August before finally being 100% contained.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nevada in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Nevada, July 2013
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