High winds associated with two dissipating showers caused damage in North Las Vegas. No lightning and little or no rain occurred.
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High winds associated with two dissipating showers caused damage in North Las Vegas. No lightning and little or no rain occurred.
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 2, 8:28 PM PST, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
928 PM PDT TUE JUL 2 2013
.SYNOPSIS...AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH
INDEPENDENCE DAY FOR CONTINUING INTENSE AND DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE.
ISOLATED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
EACH DAY PRIMARILY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG
WINDS WITH BE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS WITH THESE STORMS. COOLER
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL.
&&
.UPDATE...MINIMAL SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS EVENING. A
THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX IS SET TO MOVE ACROSS FAR SOUTHEASTERN MOHAVE
COUNTY THROUGH 11 PM AND COULD BRING GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH AND LIGHT
RAIN TO THAT AREA INCLUDING WIKIEUP. THERE IS ALSO STORM ACTIVITY IN
ESMERALDA COUNTY THAT IS SLOWLY PUSHING OFF TO THE NORTH. WINDS HAVE
BEEN GUSTING TO AROUND 40 MPH THERE AS WELL. TWEAKED A FEW GRIDS TO
BETTER ALIGN WITH SATELLITE TRENDS. PRIMARY FOCUS FOR THE NEXT
FORECAST PACKAGE WILL BE ONGOING HEAT AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.
-SALMEN-
&&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10KTS THROUGH THE
NIGHT BARRING ANY THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW BECOMING LIGHT BY 8 AM
WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY CONCENTRATED IN THE
MORMON MESA AND PEACH SPRING APPROACH CORRIDORS ON WEDNESDAY WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OVER THE SURROUNDING CLARK COUNTY MOUNTAINS.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MAINLY
SOUTHERN MOHAVE AND ESMERALDA COUNTIES THROUGH THE EVENING. THESE
STORMS COULD PRODUCE OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. CLOUDS AND
PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH THIS OVERNIGHT...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO
REDEVELOP ONCE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...240 PM PDT...
.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EXCESSIVE HEAT AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO BE THE KEY WORDS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AS THE STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE
REGION. THE RIDGE HAS SHIFTED FURTHER NORTH AND IS CURRENTLY
SETTLED OVER NORTHERN NEVADA. ALTHOUGH SOME MID LEVEL DRYING HAS
TAKEN PLACE OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CWA DUE TO THIS
NORTHWARD MOVEMENT...ENOUGH MOISTURE OVER THE AREA TO CONTINUE WITH
ISOLATED/SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AGAIN
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS TWO NIGHTS
HOWEVER...CONVECTION OVER NORTHWEST ARIZONA/SOUTHWEST UTAH MAY FLOW
INTO THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CWA WHICH MAY CONTINUE ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT WHICH WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED. IN
ADDITION A MINOR MOISTURE SURGE HAS TRIED TO TAKE PLACE IN THE LOWER
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY WITH DEWPOINTS INCREASING INTO THE LOWER 60S
SOUTH OF NEEDLES AND A SOUTHERLY FLOW UP TO AROUND 4K FEET IN KYUM.
WILL MONITOR THIS ALSO...BUT DO NOT BELIEVE THERE IS ENOUGH OF A
PUSH TO ENHANCE ANY CONVECTION AT THIS TIME.
TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY WILL CONTINUE TO REACH RECORD TO NEAR
RECORD READINGS WITH THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINING IN EFFECT.
.LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
REMAINS IN PLACE FOR THURSDAY AS THE STRONG RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE
AREA. THE RIDGE BEGINS TO WEAKEN AND BE PUSHED TO THE SOUTHEAST BY
FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND AS A SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVES INTO THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND THEN REMAINS OVER THE WEST COAST THROUGH
SUNDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES TO COOL SLIGHTLY BUT STILL
REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD
BACK OVER THE REGION MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WHICH SHOULD ALLOW FOR
TEMPERATURES TO BEGIN TO WARM ONCE AGAIN.
MOISTURE FLOWING AROUND THE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE AN
AFTERNOON/EVENING THUNDERSTORM CYCLE FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH
THE MAIN CHANCE BEING OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF THE CWA. DRYING WILL
SLOWLY TAKE PLACE BUT ISOLATED ACTIVITY EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY OVER
MAINLY OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. THE MAIN CONCERN WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY WINDS AND DRY LIGHTNING.
SIMILAR TO THE SHORT TERM...WILL NEED TO MONITOR ANY MOISTURE FROM
THE SOUTH WHICH MAY ENHANCE ACTIVITY...AND WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR.
&&
.CLIMATE...HERE ARE SOME RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES FROM TODAY THROUGH
THURSDAY...FOLLOWED BY THE RECORD HIGH MINIMUMS FOR LAS VEGAS.
LOCATION 7/3 7/4 7/5
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LAS VEGAS 116/1937 115/1985 116/2007
MT CHARLESTON 89/1991 87/1988 84/1996
BISHOP 107/1984 107/2007 108/2007
BARSTOW-DAGGETT 115/2001 117/1991 118/2007
DEATH VALLEY 127/2001 126/2007 127/2007
NEEDLES 119/2001 121/2007 121/1989
KINGMAN 109/1907 110/2007 109/2007
AND THE RECORD HIGH MINIMUMS FOR LAS VEGAS...
7/3 89/1996
7/4 88/2008
7/5 87/2008
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.
.FIRE WEATHER...VERY LITTLE CHANGE CONCERNING THE DAY BY DAY
VARIATION IN THE HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY. THE
STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO GENERALLY BE DRY WITH LIGHTNING AND GUSTY
WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY CONCERN. HOWEVER THE AREAL EXTENT OF THE DRY
LIGHTNING IS NOT ENOUGH TO WARRANT ANY ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER
PRODUCTS. A WEAK TROUGH MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL
SUPPRESS THE RIDGE BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND
BRINGING SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA...HOWEVER THE
DIURNAL CYCLE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS NOT EXPECTED TO CHANGE MUCH EXCEPT
TO CONFINE THE MAIN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTHERN PORTION OF
THE DISTRICT.
&&
.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.
&&
JENSEN/GORELOW
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HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS OR FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTERHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 346 AM PDT TUE JUL 2 2013 AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-030700- 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- 346 AM PDT TUE JUL 2 2013 /346 AM MST TUE JUL 2 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 LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH INDEPENDENCE DAY AS THE PROLONGED HEAT WAVE PERSISTS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. 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
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High wind from two dissipating showers blew down trees in North Las Vegas, damaging at least two homes. Several cars were damaged, and some homes lost roof tiles. One fireworks stand also collapsed.
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