One person died in Death Valley of heat-related causes.
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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.
One person died in Death Valley of heat-related causes.
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 May 16, 9:07 AM PST, 2 hours 53 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 1007 AM PDT Mon May 16 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Abnormally warm temperatures will continue through much of the upcoming week. Afternoon breezes will be possible each afternoon. A pattern change late week will bring stronger winds to the region, elevated fire weather threat, and slightly cooler temperatures. && .UPDATE...Quiet but warm weather continues through mid-week, with temperatures remaining in the 90's and low 100's. Besides the potential for a couple thunderstorms in northern Lincoln County on Tuesday, the area remains dry for the foreseeable future. A system coming later this week brings some gusty winds and slightly cooler temperatures. However, by the end of the weekend, highs return to above normal values. Updated forecast package will be out this afternoon. && .DISCUSSION...Through Sunday. Cloudiness which unfortunately obscured last evenings lunar eclipse for some will continue to lift off northeast through northern Arizona and Utah over the next 3-4 hours. More high clouds are already spreading over western Nevada and the southern Sierra Nevada. This area will continue eastward throughout the day. Finally, a weak shortwave trough will slide southeast through the region Tuesday. NAM along with other hi-res models generating a better area of instability across northern Lincoln and White Pine Counties Tuesday afternoon and evening. So, we do have a chance of showers and thunderstorms within the panhandle of Lincoln County. Otherwise, temperatures will remain above normal with Las Vegas staying in the upper 90s to low triple digits through Thursday. Hottest temperatures well into the triple digits will stay confined to the lower CRV and Death Valley NP. As for Heat Risk, lower elevations of the Mojave Desert stay in the "Moderate" range. Afternoon breezes look to top out around 25-30 mph, slightly stronger in Mohave County up to 35 mph each day. Ensembles still show a stronger trough over western Canada Wednesday progged to slide southeast through the northern Rockies late week. Have yet to see the 00Z WPC Cluster Analysis but based on the 12Z solutions there remains some uncertainty on if the trough will dig further south and west into the Great Basin. A deeper trough solution would produce stronger winds, elevate our fire weather concerns but lead to more cooling. Of course, the opposite would occur if the trough just glances the area. && .AVIATION...For Harry Reid...Early morning south wind 8-12 kts through about 13Z. Then, light winds through the morning with southwest breezes 10-15 kts with gust 25 knots Monday afternoon. Expect gusts to subside around 04Z this evening with a southerly wind 8-12 kts continuing overnight. SCT-BKN aoa 20 kft during the period. For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast California...Typical southerly afternoon breezes and lighter, overnight winds are expected across much of the region through tonight. South-southwest 10-20 kts gusts of 25-30 knots impacting all terminals. SCT-BKN aoa 20 kft expected during the period. && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...Spotters are encouraged to report any significant weather or impacts according to standard operating procedures. && UPDATE...Woods Pierce For more forecast information...see us on our webpage: https://weather.gov/lasvegas or follow us on Facebook and Twitter
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
One person died in Death Valley of heat-related causes.
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, Death Valley National Park | 2022-05-16 | 69 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
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