Tuesday, August 26, 2008

KVEF [261256]: Preliminary Local Storm Report...summary

NWUS55 KVEF 261256
LSRVEF

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
556 AM PDT TUE AUG 26 2008

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0230 PM HAIL 1 SSW DOWNTOWN LAS VEGA 36.16N 115.15W
08/25/2008 E0.75 INCH CLARK NV LAW ENFORCEMENT

LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED PENNY SIZE HAIL IN
DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS AT THE INTERSECTION OF COMMERCE ST AND
CHARLESTON BLVD.

0231 PM TSTM WND GST HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIR 35.99N 115.13W
08/25/2008 M48.00 MPH CLARK NV AWOS

A 48 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE HENDERSON
EXECUTIVE AIRPORT IN ASSOCIATION WITH A THUNDERSTORM.

0235 PM TSTM WND GST 4 W SPRING VALLEY 36.10N 115.31W
08/25/2008 E40.00 MPH CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER

A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED UP TO 40
MPH IN EAST LAS VEGAS. LEAVES WERE BLOWING OFF TREES DUE
TO THESE STRONG WIND GUSTS.

0250 PM TSTM WND GST LAS VEGAS DOWNTOWN 36.17N 115.15W
08/25/2008 E40.00 MPH CLARK NV FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

THE LAS VEGAS FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED HEAVY RAIN AND
WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED UP TO 40 MPH ASSOCIATED WITH A
THUNDERSTORM OVER DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS. A TREE WAS STRUCK
BY LIGHTNING AND FELL INTO POWER LINES CAUSING A POWER
OUTAGE IN THE AREA.

0250 PM TSTM WND GST LAS VEGAS MCCARRAN AP 36.09N 115.17W
08/25/2008 M43.00 MPH CLARK NV ASOS

A 43 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT IN ASSOCIATION WITH A THUNDERSTORM.

0251 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 NNE SPRING VALLEY 36.13N 115.23W
08/25/2008 CLARK NV LAW ENFORCEMENT

METRO SCANNER REPORTED WATER RUNING ON TORREY PINES DR
SOUTH OF W DESERT INN ROAD...MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO
DRIVE.

0252 PM HAIL 22 N AMBOY 34.88N 115.72W
08/25/2008 E0.88 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA PARK/FOREST SRVC

A PARK RANGER FROM THE MOHAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE AT KELSO
DEPOT REPORTED NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS DUE TO A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AREA.

0258 PM HAIL 1 SSE HENDERSON EXECUTI 35.98N 115.13W
08/25/2008 E0.75 INCH CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER

A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED UP TO 45
MPH AND PENNY SIZE HAIL ASSOCIATED WITH A THUNDERSTORM
OVER THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY.

0303 PM TSTM WND GST NELLIS AFB 36.24N 115.05W
08/25/2008 M69.00 MPH CLARK NV ASOS

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE MEASURED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 51 MPH
FROM THE WEST AND A GUST OF 69 MPH IN ASSOCIATION WITH A
THUNDERSTORM.

0340 PM HAIL 8 NE HUALAPAI PEAK 35.16N 113.81W
08/25/2008 E0.50 INCH MOHAVE AZ TRAINED SPOTTER

A TRAINED SPOTTER OBSERVED 3/8 INCH SIZE HAIL...WHICH
FELL FOR NEARLY 5 MINUTES.

0345 PM FLASH FLOOD GREEN VALLEY 36.06N 115.08W
08/25/2008 CLARK NV BROADCAST MEDIA

BROADCAST MEDIA IN LAS VEGAS REPORTED FLOODING ON ROADS
IN THE WESTERN PART OF HENDERSON.

0414 PM TSTM WND GST 1 SSE CAL NEV ARI 35.30N 114.88W
08/25/2008 E50.00 MPH CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER

A TRAINED SPOTTER ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
ASSOCIATED WITH A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AREA...WHICH
RESULTED IN 0.94 INCHES OF RAIN MEASURED FOR THE STORM
TOTAL.

0530 PM HAIL 1 N NEEDLES 34.83N 114.62W
08/25/2008 E0.25 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA TRAINED SPOTTER

A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED PEA SIZE HAIL AND ESTIMATED
WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ASSOCIATED WITH A THUNDERSTORM IN
THE AREA.

0600 PM TSTM WND GST 5 S MOHAVE VALLEY 34.87N 114.57W
08/25/2008 E60.00 MPH MOHAVE AZ TRAINED SPOTTER

A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED EIGHT POWER POLES AS WELL AS 1
TO 4 INCH THICK TREE LIMBS WERE BLOWN DOWN BY A
THUNDERSTORM IN THE AREA.

0744 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 NE HAVASU RAWS 34.83N 114.51W
08/25/2008 MOHAVE AZ LAW ENFORCEMENT

WASHES ALONG MOHAVE COUNTY RT 1 CAUSED MUD TO FLOW OVER
THE ROAD.

0940 PM HEAVY RAIN EARP 34.15N 114.33W
08/25/2008 M2.00 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA PUBLIC

TWO AND A QUARTER INCHES OF RAIN FELL BETWEEN 840 PM AND
940 PM. IN ADDITION THERE WAS A MEASURED WIND GUST TO 47
MPH.

0946 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 SSW BIG RIVER 34.13N 114.36W
08/25/2008 SAN BERNARDINO CA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

*** 1 FATAL *** A SWIFT WATER RESCUE OCCURRED AT
CAPISTRANO WAY AND RIO VISTA DRIVE. A VEHICLE GOT CAUGHT
IN FLOOD WATERS AND TURNED UPSIDE DOWN. ONE PERSON WAS
TRAPPED AND DIED.

1003 PM FLASH FLOOD 17 NNW VIDAL JUNCTION 34.42N 114.65W
08/25/2008 SAN BERNARDINO CA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

THE CHEMEHUEVI WASH WAS REPORTED FLOODED ON US HIGHWAY 95
AT MILE MARKER 28. THE WATER ACROSS THE ROAD CAUSED
HIGHWAY 95 TO BE CLOSED BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 28 AND 37.


&&
THIS IS A SUMMARY OF EVENTS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THUNDERSTORMS THAT
DEVELOPED ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT ON MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2008.
$$

CTS/81/KL

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