One man died in Death Valley of heat-related causes.
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The episode as NWS VEF wrote it up.
One man died in Death Valley 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 Aug 1, 12:32 PM PST, 28 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 132 PM PDT Thu Aug 1 2024 .SYNOPSIS...A disturbance moving in from Baja California will increase shower and thunderstorm chances to the region this afternoon and Friday. After that, daily thunderstorm chances will continue into next week, especially across the higher terrain of southern Nevada and Mohave County, Arizona. Meanwhile, high pressure strengthening over the weekend will result in temperatures rising above normal by early next week and increasing heat risk. && .SHORT TERM...through Saturday. An inverted trough lifting north out of the northern Baja and a building ridge over the four corners area will work together to push increasing moisture levels into the region over the next several days. Instability remains limited this afternoon, with CAPE values of 500-700 J/kg moving into southern San Bernardino and Mojave counties. However, this will be enough to trigger a few thunderstorms with locally gusty winds, mainly across eastern Mohave County. Across southern San Bernardino County, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue into this evening before spreading north into the remainder of San Bernardino, Inyo, and Clark Counties overnight and Friday morning. By tomorrow afternoon, air with PWAT values of 150 percent of normal will spread over the region, supporting increased storm coverage. The increased moisture levels will also result in more efficient rainfall rates that could result in a localized flash flood risk. The moist southerly flow will continue into Saturday, keeping the threat of storms in the forecast, although the coverage should be more limited, with most of the activity remaining over eastern Mohave County. Temperatures will remain within a few degrees of normal through the weekend. .LONG TERM...Sunday through Thursday. The upper-level high-pressure ridge will remain overhead, keeping temperatures above normal and our monsoonal moisture trapped over the area. As a result, the eastern portions of our forecast area will continue to see chances for isolated showers and thunderstorms each afternoon. With above-normal temperatures sticking around into next week, we will see pockets of Major to Extreme HeatRisk begin to emerge in the lower elevations of the southern Mojave Desert, including portions of the Colorado River Valley. Adding in the fact that dewpoint temperatures will be in the 40s to 50s for much of our area, this heat will likely feel muggier than our typical dry desert heat. && .AVIATION...For Harry Reid...Light winds, generally less than 10kts, will continue into this evening with directions favoring an east-to-southeast direction. There could be some variability in wind directions at times, ranging from 060 to 160. Winds will turn southwest after sunset and remain from that direction into Friday afternoon. Scattered showers and possibly a few isolated thunderstorms will develop across southern Nevada by daybreak Friday. There is also a 30 percent chance of showers directly impacting the field after 13Z, including the potential for gusty and erratic winds. Away from shower and thunderstorm activity, SCT to BKN skies with bases remaining AOA 12kft AGL can be expected. For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast California...Clouds will continue to increase across the region today as a disturbance moves from northern Baja into southern California. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, possibly producing gusty and erratic winds at times, will be possible over southeast California, southern Nevada, and the lower Colorado River Valley by Friday morning. Otherwise, most region TAF sites will see winds remaining generally 10kts or less into Friday afternoon, except KDAG, where east-southeast winds of 10 to 20kts will be seen. Southerly winds gusting to 25kts are also expected at KBIH through the afternoon before decreasing overnight. && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...Spotters are encouraged to report any significant weather or impacts according to standard operating procedures. && SHORT TERM...Planz LONG TERM...Stessman AVIATION...Planz 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 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
One person died of heat-related causes in Death Valley National Park.
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, Death Valley National Park | 2024-08-01 | 57 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
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