A strong low pressure system diving down from the Gulf of Alaska brought isolated post-frontal high winds to the Mojave Desert.
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The episode as NWS VEF wrote it up.
A strong low pressure system diving down from the Gulf of Alaska brought isolated post-frontal high winds to the Mojave Desert.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
These gusts occurred 38 miles ENE of Beatty. High winds were sporadic during the period.
These gusts occurred at the North Las Vegas Airport (KVGT). A tree was blown down at a home nearby.
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