KVEF [130614]: Preliminary Local Storm Report...summary

NWUS55 KVEF 130614
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1114 PM PDT WED SEP 12 2012

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

0315 AM HEAVY RAIN 10 S MEADVIEW 35.86N 114.08W
09/11/2012 M2.32 INCH MOHAVE AZ MESONET

2.32 INCHES OF RAIN FELL AT THE GRAPEVINE MESA ALERT
STATION FROM 0315 TO 0500.

0330 AM FLASH FLOOD 9 W SILVER PEAK 37.77N 117.63W
09/11/2012 ESMERALDA NV LAW ENFORCEMENT

ESMERALDA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS MUD AND DEBRIS
ACROSS HIGHWAY 265 NEAR SILVER PEAK DUE TO FLASH
FLOODING. TIME IS ESTIMATED.

0400 AM FLASH FLOOD 9 N GOLDFIELD 37.83N 117.24W
09/11/2012 ESMERALDA NV LAW ENFORCEMENT

ESMERALDA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS MUD AND DEBRIS

OVER HIGHWAY 95 DUE TO FLASH FLOODING. TIME IS ESTIMATED.

0700 AM FLASH FLOOD 4 NE BUNKERVILLE 36.82N 114.06W
09/11/2012 CLARK NV CO-OP OBSERVER

3 INCHES OF WATER WITH MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWING DOWN THE
CENTER OF MESA BLVD IN MESQUITE.

0100 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 N SUMMERLIN 36.25N 115.30W
09/11/2012 CLARK NV NEWSPAPER

A SMALL AMOUNT OF RUNNING WATER MOVED ACROSS LONE
MOUNTAIN ROAD JUST EAST OF 215 ALONG WITH MUD AND SMALL
ROCKS. THE EVENT TIME IS AN ESTIMATE.

0108 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 WSW LAS VEGAS STRIP 36.10N 115.23W
09/11/2012 E0.60 INCH CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER

TRAINED SPOTTER AT RUSSELL ROAD AND VALLEY VIEW REPORTS
STANDING WATER FROM HEAVY RAIN.

0135 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 NW LAS VEGAS 36.19N 115.17W
09/11/2012 E1.00 INCH CLARK NV AMATEUR RADIO

SKYWARN RADIO MEMBER REPORTED 4 TO 5 INCHES OF STANDING
WATER ON INTERSTATE 15 NEAR RANCHO. ALSO REPORTED
MULTIPLE POWER OUTAGES.

0136 PM HEAVY RAIN LAS VEGAS MCCARRAN AP 36.09N 115.17W
09/11/2012 M1.18 INCH CLARK NV BROADCAST MEDIA

THE FAA REPORTED ARRIVAL FLIGHTS HAD ONE HOUR AND 46
MINUTE DELAYS DUE TO WEATHER AT MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT. 1.18 INCHES FELL TOTAL AT MCCARRAN WHICH SET AN
ALL-TIME SEPTEMBER CALENDAR DAY RECORD FOR PRECIPITATION
FOR LAS VEGAS.

0145 PM FLASH FLOOD LAS VEGAS 36.17N 115.15W
09/11/2012 CLARK NV BROADCAST MEDIA

THE CLARK COUNTY REGIONAL JUSTICE CENTER WAS CLOSED DUE
TO WATER ENTERING AND FLOODING THE BUILDING. TWO MACHINES
USED TO SCAN FOR WEAPONS WERE DAMAGED BY FLOODWATERS AS
WELL AS SEVERAL SECURITY CAMERAS.

0145 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 ENE SUMMERLIN 36.17N 115.12W
09/11/2012 E1.00 INCH CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER

TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 10-12 INCHES OF STANDING WATER
AT THE INTERSECTION OF EASTERN AND STEWART.

0156 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 WSW LAS VEGAS 36.15N 115.21W
09/11/2012 CLARK NV AMATEUR RADIO

SKYWARN RADIO OPERATOR RELAYED A REPORT OF CARS STALLED
DUE TO FLOODING AT DECATUR AND JUST SOUTH OF OAKEY ROAD.

0156 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 E LAS VEGAS 36.17N 115.10W
09/11/2012 CLARK NV AMATEUR RADIO

REPORT OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OF WATER ACROSS INTERSECTION OF
BONANZA AND PECOS NO DEBRIS BUT WATER IS FLOWING OVER
CURBS.

0156 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 W GREEN VALLEY 36.06N 115.17W
09/11/2012 CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER

THE SPOTTER REPORTED 7 INCHES OF MOVING WATER COVERING
ONE WESTBOUND LANE ON HIGHWAY 215 NEAR LAS VEGAS BLVD.

0200 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 W GREEN VALLEY 36.06N 115.16W
09/11/2012 CLARK NV BROADCAST MEDIA

NEVADA HIGHWAY PATROL CLOSED 215 FROM I-15 TO WARM
SPRINGS. THE AIRPORT CONNECTOR WAS CLOSED DUE TO A LARGE
AMOUNT OF MUD AND ROCKS THAT WASHED DOWN THE SIDES OF THE
ROAD FROM LANDSCAPED AREAS.

0204 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 S LAS VEGAS NELLIS AF 36.19N 115.04W
09/11/2012 CLARK NV AMATEUR RADIO

SKYWARN MEMBER REPORTED ABOUT 12 INCHES OF FAST MOVING
WATER WITH DEBRIS AT SLOAN AND OWENS.

0212 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 SSE HENDERSON 36.00N 114.98W
09/11/2012 CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER

SPOTTER REPORTED WATER FLOWING 6 INCHES DEEP AT THE
INTERSECTION OF GREENWAY AND TRENIER. TRAFFIC CONTROL
CONES AND BARRICADES WERE FLOATING IN THE WATER.

0213 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 SSE LAS VEGAS NELLIS 36.20N 115.03W
09/11/2012 CLARK NV AMATEUR RADIO

SKYWARN RADIO REPORTS THAT THE INTERSECTION OF LAKE MEAD
AND MT. HOOD IS IMPASSABLE DUE TO WATER MOVING ACROSS
ROAD.

0213 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 S LAS VEGAS 36.13N 115.14W
09/11/2012 CLARK NV AMATEUR RADIO

REPORT OF 10 TO 12 INCHES OF WATER MOVING ACROSS DESERT
INN ROAD NEAR MARYLAND.

0213 PM HAIL 5 ENE LAS VEGAS 36.20N 115.06W
09/11/2012 E0.25 INCH CLARK NV AMATEUR RADIO

PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT LAKE MEAD AND NELLIS VIA
SKYWARN RADIO MEMBER.

0230 PM HEAVY RAIN LAS VEGAS 36.17N 115.15W
09/11/2012 E0.80 INCH CLARK NV BROADCAST MEDIA

OVER 13000 NV ENERGY CUSTOMERS LOST POWER THROUGHOUT THE
LAS VEGAS VALLEY...MOST IN NORTH LAS VEGAS.

0233 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 E LAS VEGAS 36.17N 115.08W
09/11/2012 E0.50 INCH CLARK NV PUBLIC

REPORT OF 2 FEET OF WATER AT THE INTERSECTION OF LAMB AND
BONAZA.

0233 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 SSE GREEN VALLEY 36.02N 115.05W
09/11/2012 CLARK NV NWS EMPLOYEE

NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTS LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER MOVING ACROSS
ARROYO GRANDE BETWEEN HORIZON RIDGE PARKWAY AND 215.
WATER ALSO FLOWING ACROSS HORIZON RIDGE NEAR THE POST
OFFICE.

0233 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 ESE HENDERSON 36.02N 114.97W
09/11/2012 M0.50 INCH CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER

SPOTTER REPORTED A HALF AN INCH OF RAIN IN 30 MINUTES.

0235 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 SE HENDERSON 36.01N 114.97W
09/11/2012 CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER

SPOTTER REPORTS THAT THE INTERSECTION OF WARM SPRINGS AND
EASTERN IS IMPASSABLE. ALSO REPORTS AT LEWIS AND CASINO
CENTER 3 TO 4 INCHES OF WATER IS FLOWING ACROSS ROAD.

0245 PM FLASH FLOOD VALLEY OF FIRE (SLCN2) 36.46N 114.50W
09/11/2012 CLARK NV PARK/FOREST SRVC

VALLEY OF FIRE VISTORS CENTER REPORTS 2 FEET OF WATER
ACROSS A SECTION OF WHITE DOME ROAD...IN PROCESS OF
EVACUATING AND CLOSING PARK.

0250 PM FLASH FLOOD OVERTON 36.53N 114.45W
09/11/2012 CLARK NV LAW ENFORCEMENT

REPORT FROM THE NHP THAT STATE ROUTE 169 IN OVERTON IS
CLOSED NEAR THE OVERTON WASH.

0251 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 SSE HENDERSON 35.99N 114.98W
09/11/2012 M0.79 INCH CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER

TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 0.79 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST
HOUR.

0255 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 NW MOAPA 36.71N 114.68W
09/11/2012 CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER

SPOTTER REPORTS THAT 1.5 FEET OF WATER OVER WARM SPRING
LOOP ROAD AND ALSO OVER STATE ROUTE 168 IN MOAPA.

0259 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 SSE LOGANDALE 36.59N 114.47W
09/11/2012 CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER

SPOTTER REPORTED MULTIPLE ROAD CLOSURES IN LOGANDALE.
GUBLER ROAD AND HEYER IS CLOSED.

0300 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 NW GREEN VALLEY 36.10N 115.14W
09/11/2012 CLARK NV BROADCAST MEDIA

A PARKING LOT ON THE CAMPUS OF UNLV FLOODED NEAR THE
THOMAS AND MACK CENTER. PHOTOS SHOWED AT LEAST 2 TO 3
DOZEN VEHICLES WERE SUBMERGED IN SEVERAL FEET OF MUDDY
WATER. SOME CARS WERE FILLED WITH WATER INSIDE.

0300 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 NW GREEN VALLEY 36.11N 115.14W
09/11/2012 CLARK NV BROADCAST MEDIA

10 BUSINESSES SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT FLOOD DAMAGE IN THE
PROMENADE SHOPPING CENTER ON MARYLAND PARKWAY NEAR UNLV.
MUD WAS HALFWAY UP THE WALLS OF BUSINESSES. SOME
BUSINESSES REPORTED COMPLETE DAMAGE TO FURNITURE AND
EQUIPMENT. THE EVENT TIME IS AN ESTIMATE.

0300 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 ESE LAS VEGAS 36.16N 115.13W
09/11/2012 E1.00 INCH CLARK NV BROADCAST MEDIA

HEAVY RAIN CAUSED THE ROOF TO CAVE IN AT A BUSINESS NEAR
BRUCE AND FREMONT STREETS.

0300 PM FLASH FLOOD 6 ESE LAS VEGAS 36.14N 115.05W
09/11/2012 CLARK NV BROADCAST MEDIA

CLARK COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS RESCUED AT LEAST 50 PEOPLE FROM
THEIR VEHICLES IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY WITH A TOTAL OF 40
SWIFTWATER RESCUE CALLS. 15 PEOPLE WERE RESCUED NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF SAHARA AND SLOAN WITH ONE RESCUE DONE BY
HELICOPTER.

0304 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 WNW CALIFORNIA WASH ( 36.50N 114.77W
09/11/2012 CLARK NV LAW ENFORCEMENT

NHP REPORTS THAT INTERSTATE 15 IS CLOSED AT MILE MARKER
75. THIS IS WHERE THE CALIFORNIA WASH CROSSES I-15.

0305 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 WSW LAS VEGAS 36.16N 115.19W
09/11/2012 CLARK NV BROADCAST MEDIA

UP TO 3 INCHES OF WATER INSIDE HYDE PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
DUE TO FLASH FLOODING

0305 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 NW GREEN VALLEY 36.11N 115.14W
09/11/2012 CLARK NV BROADCAST MEDIA

UP TO AN INCH OF WATER INSIDE THE TBE BUILDING ON THE
CAMPUS OF UNLV DUE TO FLASH FLOODING.

0315 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 SSW LAS VEGAS 36.10N 115.17W
09/11/2012 CLARK NV BROADCAST MEDIA

UP TO 2 INCHES OF WATER INSIDE THE MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA
DUE TO FLASH FLOODING.

0350 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 ESE LAS VEGAS 36.14N 115.06W
09/11/2012 CLARK NV BROADCAST MEDIA

AT LEAST 45 HOMES ON AND NEAR WALTON HEATH AVENUE WERE
FLOODED BY 4 TO 5 FEET OF WATER. A NUMBER OF VEHICLES
WERE FLOODED AND SOME WERE FLOATED 300 TO 400 FEET AWAY.
3 DOGS DIED AFTER THEY DROWNED IN THE FLOODWATERS.
SEVERAL CONDOS ALSO FLOODED IN ANOTHER AREA OF EAST LAS
VEGAS AFTER FLOODWATERS BUSTED THROUGH A WALL.

0420 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 ESE LAS VEGAS 36.14N 115.06W
09/11/2012 CLARK NV BROADCAST MEDIA

A WORKER AT THE DESERT GOLF COURSE WAS SWEPT AWAY BY
FLOODWATERS AND IS MISSING. HIS BULLDOZER WAS FOUND FULL
OF MUD. THE EVENT TIME IS AN ESTIMATE.

0432 PM TSTM WND GST 4 ENE BULLHEAD CITY 35.18N 114.50W
09/11/2012 M44.00 MPH MOHAVE AZ TRAINED SPOTTER

TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 44 MPH WIND GUST AT BULLHEAD
CITY.

0432 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 ENE SUMMERLIN 36.22N 115.28W
09/11/2012 CLARK NV NWS EMPLOYEE

NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED ROCKS AND DEBRIS ACROSS CHEYENNE
AVE AND RAMPART BLVD.

0445 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 S GREEN VALLEY 36.00N 115.08W
09/11/2012 M1.08 INCH CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER

TRAINED SPOTTER IN GREEN VALLEY REPORTED 1.08 INCHES OF
RAIN FROM STORMS.

0517 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 SSE MOAPA 36.65N 114.61W
09/11/2012 CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER

SWIFT WATER RESCUE WHERE THE CALIFORNIA WASH CROSSES
HIDDEN VALLEY ROAD IN MOAPA. WATER IS FLOWING OVER THE
CAB OF THE PICKUP TRUCK.

0550 PM HAIL 2 SW TWENTYNINE PALMS 34.12N 116.09W
09/11/2012 E0.50 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA TRAINED SPOTTER

TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED DIME SIZE HAIL IN TWENTYNINE
PALMS.

0555 PM TSTM WND GST 2 NE FORT IRWIN 35.28N 116.66W
09/11/2012 M75.00 MPH SAN BERNARDINO CA TRAINED SPOTTER

0605 PM LIGHTNING 4 SW BULLHEAD CITY 35.12N 114.61W
09/11/2012 MOHAVE AZ NEWSPAPER

LIGHTNING KNOCKED OUT POWER TO 13000 CUSTOMERS OF MOHAVE
ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE FOR ABOUT 35 MINUTES AFTER 2
SUBSTATIONS AT CIRCUT DAMAGE. THE AREA MAINLY AFFECTED
WAS FROM BASELINE ROAD IN BULLHEAD CITY TO SOUTH OF KING
STREET IN MOHAVE VALLEY.

0615 PM HAIL 12 SSE RED-PASS-LAKE (C 35.09N 116.31W
09/11/2012 E1.00 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA TRAINED SPOTTER

ESTIMATED ONE INCH DIAMETER HAIL ALONG INTERSTATE 15 BY A
SPOTTER.

0632 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 SSW KEELER 36.43N 117.88W
09/11/2012 INYO CA LAW ENFORCEMENT

REPORT VIA CHP PAGE THAT WATER AND MUD CROSSING STATE
ROUTE 136 AND STATE ROUTE 190 WITH VEHICLES STUCK IN MUD.
DEBRIS CROSSING SR 136 AT SWANSEA.

0632 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 SE KEELER 36.43N 117.82W
09/11/2012 INYO CA LAW ENFORCEMENT

CHP REPORTS VEHICLES STUCK IN MUD ALONG SR136 ALONG WITH
WATER AND ROCKS ON ROADWAY. SR136 CLOSED AT US395.

0700 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 NNE MOHAVE VALLEY 34.97N 114.57W
09/11/2012 MOHAVE AZ TRAINED SPOTTER

SPOTTER REPORTED WATER AND DEBRIS FLOWING ACROSS HIGHWAY
95 IN MULTIPLE PLACES WHERE WASHES FLOW ACROSS THE
HIGHWAY.

0737 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 NNW TOPOCK 34.77N 114.50W
09/11/2012 M0.64 INCH MOHAVE AZ TRAINED SPOTTER

SPOTTER IN TOPOCK AZ REPORTED 0.64 INCHES IN THE PAST
HOUR.

1225 AM FLASH FLOOD 5 NNW BAKER 35.35N 116.10W
09/12/2012 SAN BERNARDINO CA LAW ENFORCEMENT

CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED FLASH FLOODING 5 MILES
NORTH OF BAKER ALONG STATE ROUTE 127. ONE VEHICLE WAS
STUCK IN RUNNING FLOOD WATER WITH WATER AS HIGH AS THE
DASHBOARD. THE PERSON WAS STILL IN THE VEHICLE AND FIRST
RESPONDERS WERE ENROUTE.


&&
THIS IS AN UPDATED SUMMARY OF EVENTS FROM TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11TH INTO
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 12TH. NUMEROUS NEW
EVENTS WERE ADDED AND THE LOCATIONS OF SEVERAL PREVIOUS EVENTS WERE
CORRECTED. - STACHELSKI
$$

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