KVEF [250554]: Preliminary Local Storm Report...summary

NWUS55 KVEF 250554
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1054 PM PDT FRI AUG 24 2012

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

0415 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 NNW PEACH SPRINGS 35.60N 113.45W
08/21/2012 MOHAVE AZ PUBLIC

THE HUALAPAI LODGE REPORTED THAT DIAMOND CREEK ROAD WAS
COMPLETELY WASHED OUT DUE TO FLASH FLOODING FROM THE
PEACH SPRINGS TURNOFF ALL THE WAY TO THE COLORADO RIVER.
THE ROAD HAS BEEN CLOSED.

0604 PM FLASH FLOOD 14 WNW MUDDY RIVER (MOA 36.75N 114.94W
08/21/2012 CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER

TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED WATER FLOWING OVER US-93 SOUTH
OF COYOTE SPRINGS. ROADWAY HAS BECOME IMPASSIBLE TO
VEHICLES.

0615 PM FLASH FLOOD 14 WNW MUDDY RIVER (MOA 36.75N 114.94W
08/21/2012 CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER

TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED SMALL BUSHES AND ROCKS BEING
PUSHED ACROSS US-93 SOUTH OF COYOTE SPRINGS. THE ROADWAY
IS IMPASSIBLE AND WILL REQUIRE D.O.T. EQUIPMENT TO BE
CLEARED.

0700 PM TSTM WND DMG ESE LOGANDALE 36.62N 114.48W
08/21/2012 CLARK NV PUBLIC

PUBLIC REPORTED FENCE AND HOUSE DAMAGE DUE TO STRONG
WINDS. PARTY STATED THAT 8 TO 10 POUND ROCKS WERE BEING
THROWN INTO HIS HOUSE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE STUCCO. PARTY
ALSO STATED THAT THE FENCE SURROUNDING HIS CATTLE PEN WAS
BLOWN DOWN DUE TO THE WIND. NO WIND ESTIMATION WAS GIVEN.
ESTIMATED DAMAGE TO PROPERTY WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,500
DOLLARS.

1003 PM FLASH FLOOD 25 NE CALIENTE 37.87N 114.19W
08/21/2012 LINCOLN NV LAW ENFORCEMENT

ONE AND ONE HALF FEET OF FLOOD WATER OVER STATE ROUTE 319
AT MILE MARKER 70 NEAR THE UTAH STATE LINE.

0240 AM LIGHTNING MESQUITE 36.79N 114.07W
08/22/2012 CLARK NV NEWSPAPER

LIGHTNING STRUCK ONE OF THE MAIN SUBSTATIONS THAT
SUPPLIES POWER TO ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF MESQUITE.
BUNKERVILLE ALSO LOST POWER.

0336 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 WSW BUNKERVILLE 36.77N 114.13W
08/22/2012 M1.50 INCH CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER

STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION SO FAR HAS BEEN 1.50 INCHES IN
THE PAST 2-3 HOURS. POWER IS OUT ALSO.

0730 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 NE MESQUITE 36.81N 114.05W
08/22/2012 M2.04 INCH MOHAVE AZ CO-OP OBSERVER

CO-OP OBSERVER HAS BEEN KEEPING RAINFALL RECORDS SINCE
JANUARY 1992. THIS 24 HOUR AMOUNT BROKE HIS PREVIOUS 24
HOUR RECORD OF 1.82 INCHES ON 30 NOVEMBER 2007.

0825 AM FLOOD E OVERTON 36.53N 114.44W
08/22/2012 CLARK NV LAW ENFORCEMENT

HIGHWAY 169 CLOSED NEAR WHITMORE STREET SOUTH OF OVERTON.


0840 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 NE HENDERSON 36.08N 114.94W
08/22/2012 M1.05 INCH CLARK NV COCORAHS

COCORAHS SPOTTER REPORTED 1.05 INCHES OF RAIN IN 2 HOURS.


0945 AM FLASH FLOOD NW SANDY VALLEY 35.80N 115.61W
08/22/2012 CLARK NV PUBLIC

3 INCHES OF WATER AND DEBRIS FLOWING ACROSS SANDY VALLEY
ROAD.

1000 AM FLASH FLOOD 7 E LIDA 37.44N 117.37W
08/22/2012 ESMERALDA NV TRAINED SPOTTER

A 4 MILE SECTION OF STATE ROUTE 266 NEAR LIDA SUMMITT WAS
WASHED OUT AND SUSTAINED SERIOUS DAMAGE FROM A FLASH
FLOOD. ROAD REPAIR CREWS WERE ABLE TO REOPEN THE ROAD
ABOUT 7 HOURS LATER.

1010 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 W SANDY VALLEY 35.80N 115.62W
08/22/2012 CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER

ROADS WERE FLOODED IN SANDY VALLEY.

1045 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 E HENDERSON 36.03N 114.97W
08/22/2012 E0.50 INCH CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER

TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED RECEIVING 0.50 INCHES OF RAIN IN
20 MINUTES.

1045 AM FLASH FLOOD 4 SSW SPRING VALLEY 36.05N 115.26W
08/22/2012 CLARK NV NWS EMPLOYEE

4 INCHES OF WATER WITH MUD AND ROCKS FLOWING ACROSS WARM
SPRINGS ROAD JUST WEST OF BUFFALO DRIVE.

1105 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 WNW MID HILLS RAWS 35.13N 115.44W
08/22/2012 SAN BERNARDINO CA PARK/FOREST SRVC

THE MID HILLS CAMPGROUND WAS CUT OFF BY WIDESPREAD FLASH
FLOODING. CAMPERS MAY BE STRANDED.

1123 AM FLASH FLOOD HENDERSON 36.03N 115.00W
08/22/2012 CLARK NV EMERGENCY MNGR

THE CITY OF HENDERSON REPORTS THAT THE FOLLOWING
INTERSECTIONS IN HENDERSON ARE CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING...SUNRIDGE HEIGHTS AT SEVEN HILLS...ANNABELLE AT
WARM SPRINGS...AND...SUNSET AT ARROYO GRANDE. THERE WERE
AT LEAST 20 SWIFT WATER RESCUES IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY
TODAY.

1130 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 NE JOSHUA TREE 34.13N 116.31W
08/22/2012 SAN BERNARDINO CA LAW ENFORCEMENT

THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED THAT WATER FLOWED
OVER STATE ROUTE 62 NEAR SUNBURST STREET LEAVING MUD AND
DEBRIS ON THE HIGHWAY.

1130 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 NE LAS VEGAS 36.21N 115.10W
08/22/2012 E0.50 INCH CLARK NV NEWSPAPER

14000 CUSTOMERS LOST POWER IN NORTHEAST LAS VEGAS DUE TO
THE WEATHER. ANOTHER 3000 CUSTOMERS LOST POWER IN OTHER
NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY.

1130 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 S LAS VEGAS STRIP 36.09N 115.17W
08/22/2012 M1.65 INCH CLARK NV NEWSPAPER

SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER FLOODED VARIOUS PARTS OF LAS
VEGAS BOULEVARD SOUTH MAINLY IN THE END LANES. NUMEROUS
VEHICLES WERE STUCK IN FLOODWATERS. MANY VEHICLES WERE
SUBMERGED IN FLOODWATERS THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH END OF THE
LAS VEGAS VALLEY. 21 SWIFTWATER RESCUES WERE CONDUCTED
VALLEYWIDE.

1132 AM FLASH FLOOD SLOAN 35.94N 115.21W
08/22/2012 CLARK NV PUBLIC

REPORT OF UP TO 1 FOOT OF WATER RUNNING DOWN A ROADWAY IN
SLOAN.

1141 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 ENE GREEN VALLEY 36.06N 115.05W
08/22/2012 CLARK NV NEWSPAPER

*** 1 FATAL *** THE CLARK COUNTY CORONER OFFICE CONFIRMED
A 17 YEAR OLD BOY DIED AFTER HE FELL INTO A WASH NEAR
STEPHANIE AND SUNSET IN HENDERSON. HIS BODY WAS FOUND ON
AUGUST 24TH IN THE WETLANDS WEST OF BROADBENT BOULEVARD.

1200 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 W SANDY VALLEY 35.80N 115.62W
08/22/2012 M1.75 INCH CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER

TRAINED SPOTTER IN SANDY VALLEY REPORTED RECEIVING 1.75
INCHES OF RAIN SINCE MIDNIGHT. NO MAJOR IMPACTS AT THIS
TIME.

1215 PM FLASH FLOOD 11 NE MITCHELL CAVERNS 35.04N 115.40W
08/22/2012 SAN BERNARDINO CA PARK/FOREST SRVC

ONE PERSON WAS STRANDED IN FAST MOVING WATER JUST SOUTH
OF THE HOLE IN THE WALL CAMPGROUND.

1219 PM FLASH FLOOD VALLEY OF FIRE (SLCN2) 36.46N 114.50W
08/22/2012 CLARK NV PARK/FOREST SRVC

PARK SERVICE REPORTS THAT MULTIPLE ROADS INSIDE VALLEY OF
FIRE STATE PARK ARE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING ACROSS
ROADWAYS.

1219 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 SSW SUMMERLIN 36.16N 115.33W
08/22/2012 M1.50 INCH CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER

TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 1.50 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 8 AM
PDT THIS MORNING.

1230 PM FLASH FLOOD 14 ENE MID HILLS RAWS 35.19N 115.18W
08/22/2012 SAN BERNARDINO CA PARK/FOREST SRVC

SEVERAL UNPAVED ROADS WERE REPORTED TO BE CLOSED DUE TO
FLASH FLOODING IN THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE MOJAVE
NATIONAL PRESERVE. SECTIONS OF PAVED ROADS WERE COVERED
WITH DEBRIS AND GRAPEFRUIT SIZED ROCKS. TIME WAS
ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR DATA.

1234 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 SE MOUNTAIN PASS 35.47N 115.53W
08/22/2012 SAN BERNARDINO CA LAW ENFORCEMENT

ROCKS AND DEBRIS WERE WASHED ACROSS THE BAILEY ROAD
OFFRAMP FROM INTERSTATE 15 NORTHBOUND.

1239 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 NW HENDERSON 36.02N 115.19W
08/22/2012 CLARK NV PUBLIC

6 INCHES OF FLOWING WATER WITH MUD AND ROCKS AT THE
INTERSECTION OF POLARIS AVE AND SERENE AVE.

1243 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 NE CALLVILLE BAY 36.18N 114.67W
08/22/2012 CLARK NV PARK/FOREST SRVC

PARK SERVICE EMPLOYEE REPORTED 6 TO 8 INCHES OF WATER
WERE RUNNING ACROSS NORTHSHORE ROAD AT MILE MARKER 7.

0100 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 ENE WEST WIND AERO 34.17N 115.84W
08/22/2012 SAN BERNARDINO CA LAW ENFORCEMENT

THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED THAT AMBOY ROAD
NEAR SHADOW MOUNTAIN ROAD WAS CLOSED DUE TO FLASH
FLOODING.

0200 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 E TWENTYNINE PALMS 34.14N 116.01W
08/22/2012 SAN BERNARDINO CA TRAINED SPOTTER

TRAINED SPOTTER IN TWENTYNINE PALMS REPORTS LARGE ROCKS
AND DEBRIS WITH WATER RUNNING ACROSS STATE ROUTE 62 IN
MUTLIPLE LOCATIONS FROM AMBOY ROAD TO GODWIN ROAD.

0200 PM FLASH FLOOD 8 W TEMPLE BAR 36.01N 114.47W
08/22/2012 MOHAVE AZ PARK/FOREST SRVC

THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE REPORTED DEBRIS OVER TEMPLE BAR
ROAD. TIME WAS ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR DATA.

0200 PM TSTM WND GST 4 ENE BULLHEAD CITY 35.18N 114.50W
08/22/2012 M47.00 MPH MOHAVE AZ TRAINED SPOTTER

TRAINED SPOTTER IN BULLHEAD CITY REPORTED A WIND GUST OF
47 MPH.

0200 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 N LAUGHLIN (LALN2) 35.20N 114.68W
08/22/2012 E0.50 INCH CLARK NV NEWSPAPER

*** 2 INJ *** AN ELDERLY DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THEIR
MINIVAN ON STATE ROUTE 163 NEAR MILE MARKER 12 DUE TO WET
ROADS. THE MINIVAN CROSSED INTO THE EASTBOUND LANES AND
STRUCK TWO OTHER VEHICLES. ONE ELDERLY FEMALE SUFFERED
SEVERE INJURIES AND WAS FLOWN TO LAS VEGAS TO BE TREATED
AT A HOSPITAL. AT LEAST ONE OTHER PERSON WAS TREATED FOR
INJURIES AT WESTERN ARIZONA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER.

0213 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 WNW CALIFORNIA WASH ( 36.50N 114.76W
08/22/2012 CLARK NV LAW ENFORCEMENT

I 15 EXIT 75 IS WASHED OUT DUE TO FLASH FLOODING.

0218 PM FLASH FLOOD BOULDER CITY 35.98N 114.83W
08/22/2012 CLARK NV LAW ENFORCEMENT

MULTIPLE STREETS IN BOULDER CITY ARE CLOSED DUE TO WATER
AND DEBRIS.

0301 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 SSW HENDERSON EXECUTI 35.96N 115.14W
08/22/2012 CLARK NV LAW ENFORCEMENT

HENDERSON AIRPORT RD FROM THE TERMINAL TO VOLUNTEER BLVD
HAS BEEN CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING.

0315 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 WNW HENDERSON 36.00N 115.15W
08/22/2012 CLARK NV BROADCAST MEDIA

A CHURCH LOCATED AT CACTUS AND BERMUDA WAS DAMAGED WHEN
FLOOD WATERS ENTERED THE BUILDING. 3 FEET OF WATER
ENTERED THE CHURCH CAUSING OVER 500,000 DOLLARS IN
DAMAGE.

0334 PM FLASH FLOOD 16 W MOHAVE (AZM20) 34.93N 114.90W
08/22/2012 SAN BERNARDINO CA TRAINED SPOTTER

1 FOOT OF WATER AND DEBRIS FLOWING ACROSS GOFFS RD. A
TRUCK IS STUCK IN THE WATER DUE TO THE FLOODING.

0345 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 SE KEELER 36.46N 117.84W
08/22/2012 INYO CA LAW ENFORCEMENT

THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED THAT SR 136 WAS
CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING BETWEEN US 395 AND SR 190.
TIME WAS ESTIMATED BASED RADAR DATA.

0400 PM FLASH FLOOD 17 SSE ORIENTAL WASH RA 37.03N 117.34W
08/22/2012 INYO CA PARK/FOREST SRVC

THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE REPORTED THAT SCOTTYS CASTLE
ROAD WAS WASHED OUT WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE
PAVEMENT.

0400 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 N VALLEY OF FIRE STAT 36.47N 114.52W
08/22/2012 CLARK NV PARK/FOREST SRVC

WHITE DOME ROAD WAS UNDERCUT AND MOST OF IT WAS
COMPLETELY WASHED OUT. MUD AND DEBRIS WAS OBSERVED OVER
ROADS AT 10 DIFFERENT SPOTS WITHIN VALLEY OF FIRE STATE
PARK.

0438 PM FLASH FLOOD 16 SSE ORIENTAL WASH RA 37.03N 117.34W
08/22/2012 INYO CA PARK/FOREST SRVC

DEATH VALLEY PARK RANGERS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING ON
SCOTTYS CASTLE ROAD BETWEEN SCOTTYS CASTLE AND THE PARK
BOUNDARY. THE ROAD TO UBEHEBE CRATER WAS ALSO CLOSED DUE
TO FLOODING.

0500 PM FLASH FLOOD 9 SW BIG BEND RAWS 35.03N 114.82W
08/22/2012 SAN BERNARDINO CA LAW ENFORCEMENT

THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED THAT HIGHWAY 95
WAS CLOSED DUE TO WATER AND DEBRIS FLOWING ACROSS THE
ROAD NEAR MILE MARKER 70 AND NEAR MILE MARKER 61.

0532 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 SE KINGMAN 35.19N 114.01W
08/22/2012 MOHAVE AZ TRAINED SPOTTER

3 INCHES OF FLOWING WATER WITH SMALL ROCKS AT THE
INTERSECTION OF HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN ROAD AND EASTERN STREET
IN KINGMAN.

0538 PM FLASH FLOOD 10 S CAL NEV ARI 35.17N 114.88W
08/22/2012 SAN BERNARDINO CA LAW ENFORCEMENT

CHP REPORTS THAT US 95 IS IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLOODING JUST
SOUTH OF THE CA NV BORDER. A SEMI IS STALLED IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY.

0606 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 NNE KINGMAN 35.26N 114.01W
08/22/2012 MOHAVE AZ TRAINED SPOTTER

TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED SWIFT MOVING WATER RUNNING
ACROSS HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN ROAD BETWEEN MILE MARKER 9 AND
10 WITH LARGE ROCKS AND DEBRIS IN THE FLOW.


&&
THIS IS AN UPDATED LIST OF STORM REPORTS FROM TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
$$

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