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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
851 AM PDT TUE SEP 09 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0304 PM HEAVY RAIN W TRUXTON CANYON RAWS 35.78N 113.79W
09/08/2008 M1.03 INCH MOHAVE AZ MESONET
THE TRUXTON CANYON RAWS MEASURED 1.03 INCHES OF RAIN IN
ABOUT TWO HOURS.
0305 PM HEAVY RAIN 10 S MEADVIEW 35.86N 114.07W
09/08/2008 M1.58 INCH MOHAVE AZ MESONET
A MESONET SITE AT GRAPEVINE MESA MEASURED 1.58 INCHES OF
RAIN IN ABOUT TWO HOURS.
0429 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 N SAM'S TOWN 36.16N 115.06W
09/08/2008 M0.25 INCH CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER
A SPOTTER MEASURED 0.25 INCHES OF RAIN IN JUST 5 MINUTES
ON THE EAST SIDE OF LAS VEGAS.
0430 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 E STRATOSPHERE TOWER 36.15N 115.10W
09/08/2008 E0.25 INCH CLARK NV NWS EMPLOYEE
HEAVY RAIN WAS CAUSING WATER TO FLOW OVER CURBS AND WAS
CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF EASTERN AND ST. LOUIS. THIS REPORT WAS
RELAYED BY A NWS EMPLOYEE.
0445 PM LIGHTNING DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS 36.17N 115.15W
09/08/2008 CLARK NV NEWSPAPER
LIGHTNING STRUCK A POWER POLE NEAR DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS AS
WELL AS A FEW TREES IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. THE TIME OF
THESE EVENTS WAS ESTIMATED.
0445 PM LIGHTNING 1 NW SAM'S TOWN 36.12N 115.07W
09/08/2008 CLARK NV BROADCAST MEDIA
BROADCAST MEDIA IN LAS VEGAS REPORTED THAT LIGHTNING
STRUCK TWO PALM TREES. THE FIRE IN THE PALM TREES THEN
SPREAD TO A NEARBY HOUSE CAUSING IT TO CATCH ON FIRE. THE
TIME OF THIS EVENT WAS ESTIMATED.
0445 PM TSTM WND DMG EAST LAS VEGAS 36.10N 115.04W
09/08/2008 CLARK NV BROADCAST MEDIA
THUNDERSTORM WINDS ESTIMATED AT 50 MPH CAUSED DAMAGE TO A
CARPORT AWNING AT A MOBILE HOME AND BLEW A FENCE DOWN
NEXT TO A MOBILE HOME AS WELL AS CAUSING A CARPORT TO
COLLAPSE ON ANOTHER MOBILE HOME. THE TIME OF THIS EVENT
WAS ESTIMATED.
0450 PM HEAVY RAIN THE STRIP 36.12N 115.18W
09/08/2008 E0.40 INCH CLARK NV BROADCAST MEDIA
BROADCAST MEDIA IN LAS VEGAS REPORTED THAT HEAVY RAIN HAD
CAUSED SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER TO COVER PARTS OF LAS
VEGAS BOULEVARD MAINLY ALONG PARTS OF THE NORTH STRIP.
THE TIME OF THIS EVENT WAS ESTIMATED.
0450 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 E THE STRIP 36.12N 115.14W
09/08/2008 CLARK NV BROADCAST MEDIA
BROADCAST MEDIA IN LAS VEGAS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING AT
THE INTERSECTION OF SAHARA AVENUE AND MARYLAND PARKWAY.
THE TIME OF THIS EVENT WAS ESTIMATED.
0450 PM FLASH FLOOD SAM'S TOWN 36.11N 115.06W
09/08/2008 CLARK NV BROADCAST MEDIA
BROADCAST MEDIA IN LAS VEGAS REPORTED THAT HEAVY RAINS
HAD CAUSED FLASH FLOODING NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
BOULDER HIGHWAY AND FLAMINGO ROAD. FLOWING WATER WAS
ESTIMATED TO BE AT LEAST 8 INCHES DEEP ON THE ROADS AND
WAS FLOWING OFF THE ROADS AND INTO PARKING LOTS. IN
ADDITION, WATER WAS UP TO THE BOTTOM OF A BUS.
FLOODWATERS OF AT LEAST A FOOT ALSO FORCED THE CLOSURE OF
THE FLAMINGO ON-RAMP TO INTERSTATE 515. THE TIME OF THIS
EVENT WAS ESTIMATED.
0748 PM FLASH FLOOD 10 S SHOSHONE 35.82N 116.28W
09/08/2008 INYO CA LAW ENFORCEMENT
HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE AREA CREATED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS
STATE ROUTE 127 SOUTH OF SHOSHONE. A DEPUTY ESTIMATED 20
INCHES OF WATER FLOWING ACROSS THE HIGHWAY IN AT LEAST
TWO PLACES. VEHICLES WERE TRAPPED BETWEEN WATER CROSSING
THE ROADWAY. A DEPUTY LOST A VEHICLE IN FLOODWATERS.
THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE DEPUTY. AS OF 945 PM
ROADWAY CLOSURES WERE STILL IN EFFECT.
&&
THIS IS A SUMMARY OF EVENTS FROM THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOPED
YESTERDAY ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT.
$$
STACHELSKI/JENSEN
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