A period of temperatures 5-10 degrees above normal led to five deaths in the Las Vegas Valley and one at Valley of Fire State Park.
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The episode as NWS VEF wrote it up.
A period of temperatures 5-10 degrees above normal led to five deaths in the Las Vegas Valley and one at Valley of Fire State Park.
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 Jun 2, 7:44 PM PST, 4 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 844 PM PDT Fri Jun 2 2017 .SYNOPSIS... Above normal temperatures, mostly clear skies, and dry weather is expected through the latter half of next week as high pressure remains situated across much of the southwest. && .UPDATE...Warm evening in progress under clear skies. With a flip of the calendar warmest temperatures of 2017 forecast this weekend. Southwest breezes will increase Sunday ahead of a trough moving into northern California. Forecast in good shape. && .PREV DISCUSSION...229 PM PDT Fri Jun 2 2017 .SHORT TERM...through Sunday night. Ridge will strengthen over the southwest US today and tomorrow before weakening slightly on Sunday as a weak shortwave trough swings across the Pacific northwest. Weekend will remain dry under mostly clear skies with a continued warming trend. Afternoon temps will reach 5-10 degrees above seasonal norms each day. Breezy, southwesterly winds will be the only impact with aforementioned trough on Sunday afternoon with gusts of around 25 mph possible. .LONG TERM...Monday through Friday. A hot and dry pattern is in store for our region much of next week before a downward temperature trend and increasing winds develop going into next weekend. The models are in good agreement through Wednesday that our forecast area will be on the west side of a broad ridge centered over the intermountain states. This will keep a dry and very warm air mass overhead and high temperatures will generally be around 10 degrees above normal...with afternoon readings in the Mojave Desert zones expected to range from 103 to 110 degrees. The medium range models indicate a broad Eastern Pacific trough will then begin to move inland Thursday and Friday. However, there is considerable disagreement in depth and timing of this trough. The operational GFS depicts a deeper and more closed low than the ECMWF solution over the Pacific Northwest by Friday. Though temperatures will begin to decrease, confidence is low in specific temperatures and wind speeds by Friday and a blend of the ECMWF and GFS was used for the wind grids. && .FIRE WEATHER...High pressure will build over the region through tomorrow before weakening slightly on Sunday as a shortwave trough edges across the Pacific northwest through the beginning of next week. Trough will usher in breezy, southwesterly winds Sunday afternoon, which combined with critical level RH values could create a marginal hazardous fire weather situation for zones in southern Nevada where critical fuels are present. && .HYDROLOGY... Warmest stretch of temperatures along the east slopes of the Southern Sierra Nevada of Inyo County expected over the coming week. Unregulated creeks will be running high and fast with very cold water. Extra caution should be used near creeks, and other waterways this weekend. && .AVIATION...For McCarran...Typical, diurnal wind trend and clear skies are expected through tomorrow under dominating high pressure. Winds are expected to remain 10 knots or less. For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast California...Diurnal wind trend is expected through Saturday under dominating high pressure. Winds are expected to remain relatively light at around 10 knots or less today and tomorrow. && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...Spotters are encouraged to report any significant weather or impacts according to standard operating procedures. && Update...Pierce SHORT TERM/AVIATION/FIRE WEATHER...Guillet LONG TERM....Adair For more forecast information...see us on our webpage: http://weather.gov/lasvegas or follow us on Facebook and Twitter
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Five people died of heat related causes in the Las Vegas Valley.
One woman died of heat related causes at Valley of Fire State Park.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat, Las Vegas Valley | 2017-06-03 | 39 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
| Heat, Las Vegas Valley | 2017-06-06 | 62 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Indirect |
| Heat, Las Vegas Valley | 2017-06-06 | 49 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Indirect |
| Heat, Las Vegas Valley | 2017-06-06 | 40 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
| Heat, Las Vegas Valley | 2017-06-09 | 76 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Indirect |
| Heat, Northeast Clark | 2017-06-06 | 56 | Female | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
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