Nevada, 2022

Excessive Heat in Nevada, July 21 to 22, 2022

July 21 to 22, 2022 · NWS VEF · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

Strong high pressure building overhead brought record hot temperatures to portions of the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
3
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS VEF wrote it up.

Strong high pressure building overhead brought record hot temperatures to portions of the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

6 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Excessive Heat, Lincoln County Except the Sheep Range

When
July 21, 10:00 AM PST to July 22, 8:00 PM PST
Where
Lincoln County Except the Sheep Range forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
37.643, -114.877 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached in areas below 5000 feet two days in a row.

Excessive Heat, Northeast Clark

When
July 21, 10:00 AM PST to July 22, 8:00 PM PST
Where
Northeast Clark forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
36.215, -115.014 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached two days in a row.

Excessive Heat, Western Clark/Southern Nye

When
July 21, 10:00 AM PST to July 22, 8:00 PM PST
Where
Western Clark/Southern Nye forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
37.129, -115.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached two days in a row.

Excessive Heat, Las Vegas Valley

When
July 21, 10:00 AM PST to July 22, 8:00 PM PST
Where
Las Vegas Valley forecast zone
Deaths
3 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
36.215, -115.014 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached two days in a row. Three people died of heat-related causes during and immediately after the excessive heat event.

Excessive Heat, Lake Mead/Lake Mohave National Recreation Area

When
July 21, 10:00 AM PST to July 22, 8:00 PM PST
Where
Lake Mead/Lake Mohave National Recreation Area forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations

Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached two days in a row.

Excessive Heat, Southern Clark

When
July 21, 10:00 AM PST to July 22, 8:00 PM PST
Where
Southern Clark forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
36.215, -115.014 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached two days in a row.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Excessive Heat, Las Vegas Valley2022-07-2286FemaleOutside/Open AreasDirect
Excessive Heat, Las Vegas Valley2022-07-2442MaleOutside/Open AreasDirect
Excessive Heat, Las Vegas Valley2022-07-2287FemalePermanent HomeDirect

What these are

Excessive Heat
Heat at or above the local excessive heat warning criteria, or heat that caused deaths.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1050009, 1050010, 1050011, 1050012, 1050013, 1050014.