Melt water from the historic snowpack in the Sierra flooded a road.
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Melt water from the historic snowpack in the Sierra flooded a road.
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 Jul 6, 11:30 AM PST, 30 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 1230 PM PDT Thu Jul 6 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Seasonable July temperatures and elevated breezes in the afternoon and evenings can be expected through the weekend. The breezy and dry conditions will be favorable for enhanced fire danger, especially in northwest Arizona. Hotter temperatures will come next week with some signs of increasing moisture for the Desert Southwest but confidence is very low for any potential precipitation at this point. && .DISCUSSION...Hate to sound like a broken record this week, but we are in the dog days of Summer. Dry with seasonable temperatures through the weekend. Breezy each afternoon with gusts peaking around 40 mph in northwest Arizona today and Friday. Elsewhere, gusts generally 30-35 mph. Winds gusts should ease a bit on Saturday but look to increase Sunday associated with the passage of a weak upper level disturbances. Building heat dome all next week, and probably longer under expansive subtropic ridge. There will be little relief in the overnight hours, especially in Las Vegas metro, lower Colorado River Valley and Death Valley NP with lows only dropping into the mid 80 to mid 90s. Heat products will likely be needed for the lower Colorado River zones on Tuesday, then likely encompass the remainder of the Mojave Desert Wednesday onward. We are looking at making those decisions tomorrow. && .FIRE WEATHER...Gusty southwest winds and very low RH will continue across much of the region, with highest winds expected across Mohave County (Zone 102) this afternoon and again tomorrow. Farther west, wind fields are also expected to be elevated, but gust potential should be lower, with less than 50% chance of exceeding critical thresholds. Elevated winds look to return on Sunday where the higher probability of winds exceeding critical thresholds will be across southern Nevada. && .AVIATION...For Harry Reid...Southerly winds early this afternoon will trend more southwesterly heading into the early evening with gusts in the 20-25 knot range. Winds will ease after dark but resume again Friday by late morning with similar speeds and gusts. Clear skies expected through the period. For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast California...South or southwesterly winds with afternoon gusts of 20- 25 knots will be common across all regional TAF sites through this evening. Strongest winds will be focused near KDAG where gusts to near 30 knots are possible out of the west-southwest. Winds will ease overnight but return in a similar fashion Friday. Skies will be clear through the period. && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...Spotters are encouraged to report any significant weather or impacts according to standard operating procedures. && DISCUSSION/FIRE WEATHER...Pierce AVIATION...Outler 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 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Tungsten City Road near Bishop was closed due to flooding. Note that this was strictly snowmelt flooding.
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