One person died at Valley of Fire State Park of cold-related causes.
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One person died at Valley of Fire State Park 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 Mar 9, 10:00 AM PST, 2 hours earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 1000 AM PST Wed Mar 9 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Temperatures will be close to normal today before cooling off as a storm system moves through the southern Great Basin. Winds will begin to increase this afternoon across San Bernardino County, and windy conditions are likely area wide on Thursday. A chance of light rain and snow showers will also be possible on Thursday. Warmer temperatures and more tranquil conditions are expected by the end of the weekend. && .UPDATE...Forecast continues to be on track, with a brief period of unsettled weather followed by calmer and warmer conditions. A system dives out of the Pacific Northwest today, passing through our area tomorrow. Main features will be gusty north winds and temperatures 10-20 degrees below normal on Thursday. Some light precipitation will be possible late Wednesday night and Thursday, with best chances in eastern Lincoln and northern Mohave Counties. The Spring and Sierra mountains may also squeeze out some light snow. Quieter weather takes hold beyond Friday, with above-normal temperatures next week. && .SHORT TERM...through Thursday night. Early morning satellite shows mostly clear skies across southern Nevada and the Mojave Desert. Lower clouds and some light snow showers are occurring across northern Nevada preceding shortwave digging out of western Canada. Highly amplified ridge across the eastern Pacific/extending northward into Alaska will force shortwave across western Canada to continue digging southward through southern Nevada and the Mojave Desert Thursday. System looks to not be as deep but is on a very similar trajectory as the Feb 15-16 event where widespread winds of 40 to 50 mph occured. Temperatures will top out near normal today while southwest-west winds begin to increase in response to the approaching system. Those winds will initially be strongest across the western Mojave Desert where a wind advisory goes into effect at 1 pm this afternoon. Cold front passage will shift the winds northerly across central Nevada overnight with next segment of our wind advisory going into effect at 4 am Thursday for Esmeralda and central Nye County. Finally, the rest of the area gets blanketed with a wind advisory starting at 8 am PST/9 am MST Thursday. Only update to the products was to add the Owens Valley and White Mountains into the advisory. Main hazards/impacts will be crosswinds, blowing dust and rough waters on area lakes where wave heights up to 3 feet possible. Much colder Thursday as well as high temperatures plummet at least 15 degrees, and maybe as much as 20 degrees. Any precipitation with the frontal passage still looks light with most of it falling as snow as snow levels lower to 3000-3500 feet. Highest QPF of 0.10"-0.15" over the higher plateau's of northern Mohave County could produce around 1" of snow. Dusting up to a half inch possible for higher elevations of southern Nevada and Inyo County. .LONG TERM...Friday through Tuesday. Shortwave trough responsible for the windy weather on Thursday will be departing to our east on Friday, with lingering north winds focused down the Colorado River Valley. The ECMWF EFI tool continues to hint at an anomalously cool airmass in place Friday morning with chilly morning lows expected, however northerly breezes look to persist well into Thursday night and may limit the amount of radiational cooling achieved by Friday morning. Thereafter, high pressure ridging will gradually build over the western conus through the weekend allowing for a moderation of temperatures back up to near seasonal normals by Saturday, and perhaps several degrees above normal by early next week. && .AVIATION...For Harry Reid...Increasing west to southwest winds are expected this afternoon, with gusts up to 20KT likely. A period of southeast winds around 150 to 170 degrees is possible ahead of the southwest winds late this morning through early afternoon, though currently wind speeds look to remain at 8KT or less during this time period. After a brief lull this evening and early tonight, stronger north winds will arrive sometime early Thursday morning with a passing cold front. Timing of the cold front should be 12Z- 18Z Thursday, with winds gusting 30 to 35KT with the wind push. North winds gusting 35KT will continue through Thursday afternoon. This front will also bring a slight chance of light showers with associated lower ceilings down to 8000ft Thursday morning before ceilings improve in the afternoon. For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast California...Northwest winds gusting to around 30KT will affect the southern Great Basin this afternoon, while west to southwest winds are expected to develop in the Mojave Desert through far southern Nevada and western Arizona. The strongest gusts to 35KT will be in the Barstow area late this afternoon or early this evening. A cold front will bring lower ceilings and chances for light rain and snow showers to the southern Great Basin late this afternoon, spreading south through the Mojave Desert overnight into Thursday. Precipitation should remain light, but CIGs to 6000-8000ft are possible with the front and showery activity. Behind the front, widespread north winds gusting 30 to 40KT can be expected, with even gusts over 40KT possible in the Colorado River Valley Thursday afternoon. && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...Spotters are encouraged to report any significant weather or impacts according to standard operating procedures. && UPDATE...Woods SHORT TERM...Pierce 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
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
One person died at Valley of Fire State Park 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, Northeast Clark | 2022-03-09 | 63 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Indirect |
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