Strong north winds behind a cold front did some damage in the Colorado River Valley.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS VEF wrote it up.
Strong north winds behind a cold front did some damage in the Colorado River Valley.
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 2, 1:37 PM MST, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 1237 PM PST Wed Feb 2 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Temperatures and winds will begin to moderate Wednesday as the system the brought gusty winds and colder temperatures to the region pulls away. Weather pattern continues to favor dry conditions and northerly breezes into next week. Temperatures will return to near normal by the weekend. && .SHORT TERM...Though Friday. Winds are expected to diminish slowly overnight as the system that brought gusty winds to the area today moves east. Winds may not shut off like we sometimes see at sunset given the amount of cold air advection occuring behind the exiting trough, however the pressure gradient will slacken through the night so still will see decreasing winds. High-res models show a brief uptick in winds between 00Z-03Z this evening, and per experience I have seen this happen in the past, so this makes sense. However, winds will not become strong enough to cause any different impacts than what we have seen through most of today, so this brief uptick should not cause any additional concerns. The wind advisory for all areas outside of the Colorado River Valley ends at 03Z tonight, which matches up well with the downward trend in winds and impacts. The exception will be down the Colorado River Valley where northerly wind gusts up to 40 MPH will continue through much of the night. With clear skies and decent cold air advection overnight, temperatures will be chilly again tonight. Temperatures through southern and central Mohave County will be cloud enough for a prolonged time period overnight to potentially cause impacts, so will continue with the Hard Freeze Warning that is in effect for that area tonight. On Thursday, breezy north winds will continue down the Colorado River Valley through the day, however winds should not be as strong as what we saw today or even what should occur through much of the night. It will be borderline wind advisory criteria, however with boating impacts being likely and long duration northerly fetch resulting in decent wave action, will continue with the wind advisory for the Colorado River Valley through Thursday evening. Winds continue to diminish Thursday night and by Friday, no impactful winds are expected across the region. Temperatures will moderate slightly Thursday through Friday, with high temperatures on Friday getting close to normal values again. .LONG TERM...Friday through Tuesday. No sign of precipitation for the area through early next week as ridge axis deflects systems into western Canada before they dive southeast through the northern Rockies into the central states. Under rising heights temperatures will moderate back to normal by Saturday then continue to climb above normal Sunday-Tuesday. As systems clip the area north winds will likely remain elevated from Lake Mohave south to Lake Havasu City where wind gusts between 20 and 30 mph could occur each day. && .AVIATION...For Harry Reid...Gusty north winds will continue throughout afternoon and evening with gusts between 35-40 knots possible this afternoon with 25-30 knot wind gusts possible this evening. PIREP solicitation is highly recommended through 07Z as there is the potential for significant low-level turbulence with these winds. Wind gusts should drop off around midnight with 10-15 knot northerly winds continuing into Thursday morning. Mostly clear skies are expected to persist through Thursday evening. For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast California...35-40 knot northerly wind gusts will persist across the area through the evening hours with low-level turbulence accompanying these gusts. Afternoon wind gusts at KEED and KIFP will be stronger, around 40-50 knots, and will likely result in blowing dust. With the exception of KEED and KIFP, wind gusts are expected to drop off between 02-04Z with winds continuing to favor a more northerly direction through tomorrow morning. At KEED and KIFP, winds will continue to gust through the evening hours and into tomorrow afternoon. && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...Spotters are encouraged to report any significant weather or impacts according to standard operating procedures. && SHORT TERM...Nickerson LONG TERM...Pierce AVIATION...Stessman For more forecast information...see us on our webpage: https://weather.gov/lasvegas or follow us on Facebook and Twitter
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A McDonald's sign in Fort Mohave was blown down, landing on and destroying a parked car, and a large awning on a gas station in Bullhead City was uprooted.
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