Two people died in Las Vegas of heat-related causes.
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Two people died in Las Vegas 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 Jun 23, 12:47 PM PST, 11 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 147 PM PDT Thu Jun 23 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Isolated but potentially strong thunderstorms are evolving across the region this afternoon and will continue into the evening hours tonight before subsiding. Drier conditions resume Friday through the weekend with storm chances becoming limited to northwest Arizona. Monsoonal moisture may attempt to creep back into the Mojave Desert by next week. Temperatures today will be a few degrees below normal but return to slightly above average by the weekend and into next week. && .SHORT TERM...Today and Tonight. As of 20Z, satellite trends show an upper level closed low spinning over west central Nevada providing a favorable lifting environment for thunderstorms across central Nevada and farther south into southeast California, southern Nevada, and northwest Arizona. Modest but adequate instability and shear is present east of the closed low which is the reason behind the SPC marginal risk issued today for northern Lincoln county. This region, in addition to lightning potential, will also have the greatest risk for isolated severe wind gusts (over 58 mph) and hail due to the aforementioned lifting and inverted V sounding evident in forecast soundings. These features exist to a lesser degree farther south but will be aided by orographics, making those risks much more isolated in nature. After sunset, convective potential wanes and HREF strongly indicates a quick loss of storm coverage. At the same time, the low becomes less defined and upper level flow becomes less favorable over southern Nevada. This should effectively reduce the severe risk for Nevada as lifting moves into Utah overnight. .LONG TERM...Tomorrow through Next Week. Drier and more stable will push in from the west on Friday and persist through the weekend. This will shift any potential thunderstorm activity into Northwest Arizona exclusively, though coverage will remain quite isolated even there. Meanwhile, temperatures will tend to climb further through the weekend and return to slightly above normal values. By early next week, tropical influences south of the Baja will encourage additional moisture fluxes into the Southwest and ECMWF and GFS meteograms both suggest a return of low grade monsoonal moisture Monday through Wednesday. NBM PoPs remain quite limited at this time but will likely trend upward as confidence increases. Meanwhile, temperatures will remain slightly above normal. && .FIRE WEATHER... Main fire weather concern today will be associated with new fire starts due to lightning. Several isolated thunderstorms are expected from Inyo County California into much of southern and central Nevada. These storms will likely result in occasional to frequent cloud to ground lightning and could be a risk for new fire starts. Additionally, strong outflow gusts with these storms could help to spread these fires should any occur. This risk decreases by this evening and remains low for all areas outside of the Sierra Nevada ridge and northwest Arizona beyond today. && .AVIATION...For Harry Reid...Another round of scattered showers and thunderstorms is expected through southern Nevada and western Arizona today. Low chance that storms impact the terminals, however sudden gusty outflow winds are possible with any nearby convection between 21Z-03Z. If a stray storm did move into the valley, CIGs down to 10kft and lightning can be expected on top of the outflow potential. Convection will dissipate after sunset. Gusts to 25KT expected this afternoon. Winds will drop off tonight to 8KT or less. Breezy south-southwest winds are expected again on Friday, however they should not be at strong as today with gusts to 20KT possible. For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast California...Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected across Inyo County into southern Nevada and northwest Arizona this afternoon starting around 21Z. Lightning, sudden gusty winds, and CIGs to around 10kft are possible with any convection today. Outside of convective influences, breezy south to southwest winds are expected across the region today with widespread gusts 20-25KT likely. Occasional VFR clouds are likely, especially this afternoon. Winds will dissipate tonight and follow typical overnight wind patterns. && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...Spotters are encouraged to report any significant weather or impacts according to standard operating procedures. && SHORT TERM...TB3 LONG TERM...Outler AVIATION...Nickerson For more forecast information...see us on our webpage: https://weather.gov/lasvegas or follow us on Facebook and Twitter
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1010 PM PDT THU JUN 23 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0815 PM TSTM WND GST 15 NNW AMARGOSA VALLEY 36.85N 116.47W
06/23/2022 M84 MPH NYE NV MESONET
WIND GUSTS ABOVE 58 MPH BEGAN AT 8PM AND
ENDED AT 930PM. PEAK GUST OF 84 MPH AT 815.
0845 PM TSTM WND GST 10 NW MERCURY 36.77N 116.10W
06/23/2022 M59 MPH NYE NV MESONET
WIND GUST ABOVE 58 MPH AT 845PM.
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MWThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Two people died in Las Vegas 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, Las Vegas Valley | 2022-06-25 | 72 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
| Heat, Las Vegas Valley | 2022-06-24 | 75 | Female | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
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