One person died in Las Vegas of heat-related causes.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS VEF wrote it up.
One person 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 Sep 22, 6:09 PM PST, 5 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 709 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure will build over the region this upcoming week. Conditions will be dry while temperatures will be unseasonably warm. && .UPDATE...This evening's weather features light winds and mostly clear skies. Temperatures are currently a few degrees warmer than they were at this time yesterday, following the expected warming trend. No changes to the forecast are necessary at this time. && .DISCUSSION...Through next Sunday. For those wishing for more Fall-like conditions, y'all have to wait at least another week. High pressure will be the dominate weather player this week leading to well above normal temperatures. NBM temperature guidance continues to inch higher, especially Wednesday- Saturday. Official forecast for Las Vegas now up to 98 to 99 degrees Wednesday-Saturday, or 6 to 8 degrees above normal. Las Vegas may just yet have one more 100 degree day, which would be 101 days of 100 degrees or higher this year breaking another record. Upper 90s in Las Vegas correlates to 105-110 degrees in the lower CRV and Death Valley NP. && .AVIATION...For Harry Reid...Light winds with easterly components during the afternoon and southwest components overnight will continue through Monday. VFR conditions with no significant clouds. For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast California...Diurnal winds generally 10kts or less are expected at the regional TAF sites through Monday. VFR conditions will prevail at all sites with no significant cloud cover expected. && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...Spotters are encouraged to report any significant weather or impacts according to standard operating procedures. && UPDATE...Meltzer DISCUSSION...Pierce AVIATION...Adair 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 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 | 2024-09-23 | 38 | Male | Unknown | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1216218.