Six people died in southern Nevada of heat-related causes.
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Six people died in southern Nevada 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 Jun 5, 8:45 PM PST, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 945 PM PDT Thu Jun 5 2025 .SYNOPSIS...Isolated-to-scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected across southern Nevada and northwest Arizona this afternoon with lesser chances in southeastern California. Gusty outflow winds, frequent lightning, small hail, and moderate-to-heavy rain will be threats with any storms that develop. Additional weaker storms are possible tomorrow. Things will begin to dry out and heat up as we head into the weekend. && .UPDATE... Showers and thunderstorms continue percolating across the area early this evening, though coverage has decreased fairly significantly over the past few hours. Per the 00Z KVEF sounding, PWATs have already started to drop, and while localized moderate to heavy rain remains possible, the flash flooding threat is also decreasing. The strongest storms are currently located near Baker, CA on I-15, though latest high-resolution guidance indicates this activity will diminish after sunset, becoming weaker as it drifts northeastward. Elsewhere, lightning strikes, downpours, and gusty winds remain possible for the next few hours, so those outdoors this evening will need to stay aware and seek shelter if thunder or lightning are observed. Overall, the forecast this evening remains on track, thus, no updates are warranted at this time. && .SHORT TERM...Today through Friday. An elongated positively tilted 500 mb trough will move east through the forecast area today. Increased vorticity advection combined with plentiful moisture (PWATs 100 to 200 percent of average) and daytime surface heating has already led to thunderstorm development over Mohave County and parts of southern Nevada as of 12 PM PDT. The strongest storms over far southern Clark County feature cloud tops above 30,000 feet and are producing heavy rainfall and frequent lightning. Hail and strong outflow winds are possible with any storms today, but weaker shear should result in smaller hail compared to earlier this week. Guidance shows storms becoming more numerous through the day as instability increases with surface heating. Convection should taper off tonight as surface heating ends and atmospheric instability is exhausted by storm activity. Although moisture and instability decrease tomorrow, there should be enough left for some isolated storm development in the afternoon. SBCAPE values fall to 500 J/kg or less with PWATs still around 200 percent in some areas. Storm activity will primarily be over high terrain where lift is the greatest. Outside of storms, temperatures return to near average temperatures for early June, which for Las Vegas means highs in the mid 90s. .LONG TERM...Saturday through Wednesday. A return to more typical early June hot and dry conditions is on tap for southern Nevada, southeastern California and northwestern Arizona starting this weekend. Ensemble guidance and cluster analyses remain in good agreement regarding a strengthening ridge over the region, which will facilitate a decrease in moisture and gradually warming temperatures, warming to well above normal Sunday through at least Tuesday. Fairly widespread highs in the 90s and lower 100s are expected Sunday through Tuesday, with Monday and Tuesday looking to be the hottest days of the forecast. Along with the warming temperatures will be increasing HeatRisk, with "Major" HeatRisk returning to Death Valley and the Lower Colorado River Valley on Saturday, gradually expanding across other lower elevations through early next week, with "Extreme" HeatRisk possible for the lowest Valleys Monday and Tuesday. Thereafter, ensemble members begin to diverge, with some indications that a weak trough may try to undercut the ridge heading into midweek, but with little in the way of moisture, this trough would have little impact other than tempering the hot temperatures by a couple of degrees, and producing some breezy conditions. Stay tuned. && .AVIATION...For Harry Reid...For the 06Z Forecast Package...Low confidence through 8z with showers and thunderstorms moing through areas mainly south of Las Vegas. These storms may clip the southwest valley with brief heavy rain and gusty winds. A push of southerly outflow winds is also anticipated. By late tonight improving conditions are expected with winds decreasing. A few weak showers and thunderstorms will again be possible tomorrow after 18z, with brief light rain and locally gusty winds the main impacts. Coverage and intensity expected to be much less than previous days. Outside of convective influences, winds should be relatively light. For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast California...For the 06Z Forecast Package...Lingering showers and storms persist through the Daggett corridor but will die off by midnight. Tomorrow, additional showers and thunderstorms should develop after 18Z on Friday in southern Nevada and western Arizona, however convection on Friday will be less widespread and less likely to produce impacts compared to today. Otherwise, generally light winds expected outside of thudnerstorm influences. && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...Spotters are encouraged to report any significant weather or impacts according to standard operating procedures. && UPDATE...Phillipson SHORT TERM...Meltzer LONG TERM...Phillipson AVIATION...Outler For more forecast information...see us on our webpage: https://weather.gov/lasvegas or follow us on Facebook and Twitter
Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
1256 AM PDT Fri Jun 6 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0224 PM Hail 3 NE Summerlin 36.19N 115.30W
06/05/2025 E1.00 Inch Clark NV Public
0225 PM Hail 3 WSW North Las Vegas A 36.20N 115.24W
06/05/2025 E1.00 Inch Clark NV Public
0430 PM Flash Flood 3 S Coyote Springs 36.75N 114.94W
06/05/2025 Clark NV Law Enforcement
Report of significant flooding at US 93 at
MM 70-80 in Clark County . Road is
completely flooded and impassable with rocks
and debris. Traffic is at a standstill in
both directions. NHP responding.
1254 PM Rain 6 ENE Mountain Pass 35.51N 115.43W
06/05/2025 U0.00 Inch San Bernardino CA Law Enforcement
Solo vehicle rollover into the center divide
of Interstate 15 during heavy rain.
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StessmanThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Five people died in Las Vegas of heat-related causes.
One person died in Mesquite 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 | 2025-06-08 | 50 | Female | Unknown | Direct |
| Heat, Las Vegas Valley | 2025-06-06 | 90 | Male | Unknown | Direct |
| Heat, Las Vegas Valley | 2025-06-07 | 30 | Male | Unknown | Indirect |
| Heat, Las Vegas Valley | 2025-06-08 | 45 | Male | Unknown | Indirect |
| Heat, Las Vegas Valley | 2025-06-08 | 36 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Indirect |
| Heat, Northeast Clark | 2025-06-08 | 74 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Indirect |
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: 1274039, 1279771.