KVEF [132234]: Preliminary Local Storm Report...summary

NWUS55 KVEF 132234
LSRVEF

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
234 PM PST SAT DEC 13 2008

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

0430 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SE INDEPENDENCE 36.77N 118.16W
12/13/2008 M58.00 MPH INYO CA MESONET

A 58 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT SIERRA ROTAR SITE
NUMBER 10 AT AN ELEVATION OF 3868 FEET.

0440 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 SSE INDEPENDENCE 36.77N 118.19W
12/13/2008 M58.00 MPH INYO CA MESONET

A 58 MOH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT SIERRA ROTAR SITE
NUMBER 9 AT AN ELEVATION OF 4061 FEET.

0740 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 E INDEPENDENCE 36.79N 118.11W
12/13/2008 M60.00 MPH INYO CA MESONET

A 60 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT SIERRA ROTORS SITE
NUMBER 12 AT AN ELEVATION OF 3731 FEET.

0740 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 WSW INDEPENDENCE 36.77N 118.28W
12/13/2008 M66.00 MPH INYO CA MESONET

A 66 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT SIERRA ROTORS SITE
NUMBER 1 AT AN ELEVATION OF 5697 FEET.

0930 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 WSW NWS LAS VEGAS 36.02N 115.28W
12/13/2008 E40.00 MPH CLARK NV NWS EMPLOYEE

AN OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH
AND ALSO REPORTED A BILLBOARD HAD BLOWN DOWN IN THE
SOUTHWEST PART OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY.

0934 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 NNW BLUE DIAMOND RIDG 36.13N 115.43W
12/13/2008 M62.00 MPH CLARK NV MESONET

RED ROCK CANYON RAWS MEASURED A GUST OF 62 MPH. THIS IS
AT AN ELEVATION OF 3756 FEET.

0941 AM NON-TSTM WND GST HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIR 35.99N 115.13W
12/13/2008 M54.00 MPH CLARK NV AWOS

A WIND GUST OF 54 MPH FROM THE SOUTH WAS MEASURED AT THE
HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT.

1000 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 NNE DESERT ROCK (NTS 36.66N 116.00W
12/13/2008 M52.00 MPH NYE NV MESONET

A 52 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT A MESONET SITE ON THE
NEVADA TEST SITE AN ELEVATION OF 3676 FEET.

1034 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 NNW BLUE DIAMOND RIDG 36.13N 115.43W
12/13/2008 M73.00 MPH CLARK NV MESONET

A 73 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE RED ROCK CANYON
RAWS AT AN ELEVATION 3756 FEET.

1156 AM NON-TSTM WND GST KINGMAN AIRPORT 35.26N 113.93W
12/13/2008 M53.00 MPH MOHAVE AZ ASOS

A 53 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE KINGMAN AIRPORT.
GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER WERE OBSERVED SINCE 959 AM MST
TODAY.

1218 PM NON-TSTM WND GST KINGMAN AIRPORT 35.26N 113.93W
12/13/2008 M58.00 MPH MOHAVE AZ ASOS

A 58 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE KINGMAN AIRPORT.

1221 PM NON-TSTM WND GST BISHOP AIRPORT 37.37N 118.36W
12/13/2008 M47.00 MPH INYO CA ASOS

A PEAK WIND GUST OF 47 MPH FROM THE NORTH WAS REPORTED AT
THE BISHOP AIRPORT BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT.
GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER WERE RECORD EACH HOUR SINCE
1156 AM PST TODAY.

1248 PM NON-TSTM WND GST NORTH LAS VEGAS AP 36.21N 115.20W
12/13/2008 M56.00 MPH CLARK NV ASOS

A 56 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE NORTH LAS VEGAS
AIRPORT. WIND GUSTS OF 43 MPH OR GREATER WERE OBSERVED
EACH HOUR SINCE 949 AM PST.

0125 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 5 NNE SUMMERLIN 36.27N 115.27W
12/13/2008 CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER

A SPOTTER REPORTED SEVERAL 7 TO 8 INCH DIAMETER TREES
BLEW DOWN IN THE CENTENNIAL HILLS SHOPPING CENTER IN THE
NORTHWEST PART OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. WIND GUST IN THE
AREA WERE ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH BASED ON
NEARBY MESONET SITES.

0125 PM NON-TSTM WND GST NORTH LAS VEGAS AP 36.21N 115.20W
12/13/2008 M59.00 MPH CLARK NV ASOS

0145 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 N DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS 36.24N 115.13W
12/13/2008 M51.00 MPH CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER

A SPOTTER MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 51 MPH IN NORTH LAS
VEGAS NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CRAIG ROAD AND DONNA.

0216 PM NON-TSTM WND GST MOUNTAIN SPRINGS RAWS 36.03N 115.52W
12/13/2008 M63.00 MPH CLARK NV AIRPLANE PILOT

A 63 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE MOUNTAIN SPRINGS
RAWS AT AN ELEVATION OF 5600 FEET.

&&
SUMMARY OF SELECTED WIND REPORTS FROM TODAY. A STRONG DOWNSLOPE WIND
DEVELOPED ALONG THE SPRING MOUNTAINS CAUSING LOCALLY STRONG WINDS
ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 50
MPH AND 60 MPH AFFECTED MUCH OF SUMMERLIN AS WELL AS CENTENNIAL HILLS
AS WELL AS LOCALIZED AREAS OF NORTH LAS VEGAS.
$$

STACHELSKI

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