One man died in Las Vegas of cold related causes.
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One man died in Las Vegas of cold 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 Jan 1, 10:08 AM PST, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 1008 AM PST Sat Jan 1 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Dry but chilly weather is in store for the area to begin the new year with temperatures around 10 degrees below normal over the weekend. Gusty north winds today will make conditions feel much colder but lighter winds on Sunday should make it more tolerable. High pressure will lead to a warming trend next week with above normal temperatures expected by Wednesday. && .UPDATE...Gusty north winds continue across the area today as the back side of the trough pushes eastward. North winds will concentrate along the Colorado River Valley, where winds will result in wave activity of 1 to 2 feet at Lake Mohave and Lake Havasu this afternoon. No changes were made to the forecast this morning, as it looks in good shape. -Varian && .PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...210 AM PST Sat Jan 1 2022/ .DISCUSSION...Today through Tuesday. A dry but chilly weekend is setting up behind a cold front that blew through the area last night. High temperatures both days will be around 10 degrees below normal but with plenty of sunshine expected. North winds will remain gusty across a wide swatch of the area into the afternoon hours today before slowly decreasing late afternoon. The strongest winds will be in the Colorado River Valley where winds are expected to be marginal for any advisories. Wind speeds should generally be 20-25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph through the afternoon hours but locally winds could be 25-30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Winds are expected to become light area wide Saturday night into Sunday. The light winds and clear skies will allow morning lows to drop freezing or below in many low elevation areas that have not yet had their first seasonal freeze. A Hard Freeze Warning is in effect for the central and southern portions of Mohave County where dangerously cold morning temperatures are forecast. A Freeze Warning is in effect for the lower portions of the Colorado River Valley Sunday morning with freezing to near freezing temperatures forecast for locations such as Needles CA and Lake Havasu City AZ. Cold temperatures will begin the day Monday but afternoon high temperatures will be warmer. Synoptically, a potent shortwave will move into the Pacific Northwest later Monday but will pass well north of our area with no impacts expected from this shortwave. Ridging builds over the eastern Pacific behind the shortwave which will begin a warming trend for our area. High temperatures should be closer to normal on Tuesday. Wednesday through Friday...A pattern change is in the works for mid to late next week featuring a transient ridge of high pressure off the coast Wednesday, moving across our area on Thursday, then over the Intermountain West on Friday. The jet stream that had been responsible for directing systems in our direction this week will be positioned to move systems west to east across the northern tier states next week. This will bring us dry conditions and above normal temperatures mid-late next week. Examining the cluster analysis, it looks in generally good agreement with the aforementioned pattern showing transient ridging Wed-Fri followed by weak troughing over the eastern Pacific late in the week. && .AVIATION...For Harry Reid...Any clouds at or below 8000 feet will be gone by sunrise. North winds should slowly subside through the pre-dawn hours, although gusts of 20 to 25 knots will persist through much of the day. Winds could veer to a more northeasterly direction this afternoon, with a few gusts as high as 20 knots possible. Winds will finally settle down after sunset, and tranquil conditions are expected Sunday and Monday. For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast California...Light showers will exit Mohave County by sunrise, with dry conditions expected elsewhere. Areas of higher terrain may be obscured in Mohave and San Bernardino counties until sunrise. Winds will be northerly for nearly all of the region today, with the strongest gusts of 30 to 35 knots expected in the Colorado River Valley. Winds will subside tonight, and aside from gusts of 25 to 30 knots lingering in the Colorado River Valley, quieter weather is expected Sunday. && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...Spotters are encouraged to report any significant weather or impacts according to standard operating procedures. && DISCUSSION...Salmen AVIATION...Morgan 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 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
One man died in Las Vegas of cold 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold/Wind Chill, Las Vegas Valley | 2022-01-01 | 54 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Indirect |
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