KVEF [142213]: Preliminary Local Storm Report...summary

NWUS55 KVEF 142213
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
313 PM PDT SAT JUL 14 2012

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

0400 PM LIGHTNING 3 ENE TWEEDS POINT RAWS 36.60N 113.68W
07/11/2012 MOHAVE AZ BROADCAST MEDIA

LIGHTNING STARTED 13 WILDFIRES IN NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY
ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HOBBLE COMPLEX HAD BURNED
OVER 18000 ACRES OF CHEATGRASS AND PINYON/JUNIPER. ROADS
AROUND THE HOBBLE COMPLEX FIRE WERE CLOSED FOR SAFETY
REASONS. THE PLATEAU FIRE HAD BURNED 4500 ACRES OF
CHEATGRASS AND PINYON/JUNIPER AND WAS LOCATED 30 MILES
SOUTH OF THE HOBBLE COMPLEX NEAR SNAP POINT IN THE GRAND
CANYON-PARASHANT NATIONAL MONUMENT. EVENT START TIME
ESTIMATED.

0745 PM LIGHTNING 11 ENE PAHRUMP 36.29N 115.82W
07/11/2012 CLARK NV BROADCAST MEDIA

LIGHTNING STARTED TWO FIRES IN PAHRUMP. ONE IN THE COLD
CREEK AREA THAT STRUCK ONE TREE AND A SECOND FIRE BURNED
BETWEEN 10 AND 20 ACRES OF BRUSH NORTHEAST OF PAHRUMP.

0815 PM LIGHTNING 11 WSW INDIAN SPRINGS 36.53N 115.85W
07/11/2012 CLARK NV BROADCAST MEDIA

LIGHTNING STRUCK A TREE NEAR INDIAN SPRINGS.

0312 AM TSTM WND GST 1 N INDIAN SPRINGS 36.58N 115.67W
07/12/2012 M64.00 MPH CLARK NV ASOS

OUTFLOW FROM THUNDERSTORMS THAT DISSIPATED TO THE EAST OF
INDIAN SPRINGS.

0415 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG MEADVIEW 36.00N 114.07W
07/12/2012 MOHAVE AZ FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

*** 1 INJ *** MEADVIEW FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED WINDS
ESTIMATED AT 40 MPH ASSOCIATED WITH AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY
WERE STRONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK A MAN OUTSIDE DOWN A FLIGHT
OF STAIRS OUTSIDE HIS HOME. THE MAN FELL AND CRACKED HIS
HEAD BADLY AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

0423 PM DUST STORM DOLAN SPRINGS 35.60N 114.27W
07/12/2012 MOHAVE AZ FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

DOLAN SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED HIGH WINDS REDUCED
VISIBILITY TO ZERO WITH BROWNOUT CONDITIONS REPORTED.
EVENT TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

0426 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 SW STOVEPIPE WELLS 36.56N 117.20W
07/12/2012 INYO CA LAW ENFORCEMENT

CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED STATE ROUTE 190 WAS
CLOSED AT MILE MARKER 117 DUE TO FLASH FLOODING.

0630 PM TSTM WND GST DESERT NWR RAWS 36.58N 115.14W
07/12/2012 M59.00 MPH CLARK NV MESONET

DESERT NWR RAWS REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 AND A GUST
TO 59 MPH FROM A THUNDERSTORM.

0831 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 NNW TOPOCK 34.77N 114.50W
07/13/2012 M0.90 INCH MOHAVE AZ TRAINED SPOTTER

TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED NINE TENTHS OF AN INCH OF RAIN.
APPROXIMATELY 30 FOOT STREACH OF HIGHWAY 95 AT SACRAMENTO
WASH LOOKED TO HAVE UP TO 2 INCHES OF WATER ACROSS THE

ROAD. COURTESY OF MOHAVE COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL WEB CAMERA.

0255 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 NNW HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN 35.15N 113.91W
07/13/2012 MOHAVE AZ TRAINED SPOTTER

DRIVEWAY DAMAGED. ROCKS AND MUD WASHED ACROSS DRIVEWAY
AND ROAD.

0255 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 ENE HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN 35.11N 113.81W
07/13/2012 M1.25 INCH MOHAVE AZ TRAINED SPOTTER

LOTS OF RUNOFF WHICH FILLED HIS LAKE TO SIX FEET DEEP.
THE LAKE WAS EMPTY BEFORE THE STORM. RAINFALL MEASURED AT
1.25 INCHES WITH THE THUNDERSTORM.

0400 PM FLASH FLOOD 15 NNW PANAMINT RAWS 36.33N 117.15W
07/13/2012 INYO CA PARK/FOREST SRVC

THE PARK SERVICE REPORTED A LARGE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS WASHED
ONTO EMIGRANT CANYON ROAD.

0432 PM HEAVY RAIN 9 SE JEAN 35.68N 115.22W
07/13/2012 M2.17 INCH CLARK NV MESONET

A TOTAL OF 2.17 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN 90 MINUTES AT AN
AUTOMATED GAUGE NEAR JEAN.

0445 PM LIGHTNING 4 NE LAKE HAVASU CITY 34.50N 114.29W
07/13/2012 MOHAVE AZ NEWSPAPER

A HOME WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING IN THE 3500 BLOCK OF
PIONEER DRIVE.

0500 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 WNW SEARCHLIGHT 35.48N 114.97W
07/13/2012 CLARK NV DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

NIPTON ROAD WAS CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING. THE EVENT
TIME IS ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

0515 PM HEAVY RAIN 15 SW BOULDER CITY 35.83N 115.02W
07/13/2012 M1.89 INCH CLARK NV MESONET

AN AUTOMATED GAUGE 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOULDER CITY
MEASURED A STORM TOTAL OF 1.89 INCHES OF RAIN WITH 1.10
INCHES IN 90 MINUTES.

0538 PM TSTM WND GST 5 ENE LAKE HAVASU CITY 34.47N 114.26W
07/13/2012 M40.00 MPH MOHAVE AZ MESONET

0540 PM HAIL 5 NE LAKE HAVASU CITY 34.50N 114.27W
07/13/2012 E0.25 INCH MOHAVE AZ TRAINED SPOTTER

0540 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 NE LAKE HAVASU CITY 34.50N 114.27W
07/13/2012 MOHAVE AZ TRAINED SPOTTER

RUNNING WATER UP TO 8 INCHES DEEP ON THE ROAD CARRYING
SMALL ROCKS.

0600 PM FLASH FLOOD LAKE HAVASU CITY 34.45N 114.33W
07/13/2012 SAN BERNARDINO AZ FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

FLASH FLOODING RESULTED IN A TOTAL OF 9 SWIFTWATER
RESCUES IN LAKE HAVASU CITY INVOLVING AT LEAST 11 PEOPLE.
A FEW HOMES WERE FLOODED. RUNOFF INTO WASHES FILLED
ROTARY PARK WITH MUD AND UNDERMINED SIDEWALKS NEAR THE
PARK. DEBRIS FROM WASHES FLOWED INTO LAKE HAVASU AND WAS
FLOATING IN THE LAKE.

0600 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 ENE LAKE HAVASU CITY 34.48N 114.27W
07/13/2012 MOHAVE AZ TRAINED SPOTTER

MAJOR ROAD FLOODING WITH SOME ROADS CLOSED. SPOTTER
RECEIVED .44 INCHES OF RAIN IN A 20 MINUTE PERIOD AND
WOULD NOT ATTEMPT CROSSING A FLOODED ROADWAY IN A LARGE
4X4 VEHICLE.

0600 PM HEAVY RAIN LAKE HAVASU CITY 34.45N 114.33W
07/13/2012 E2.00 INCH SAN BERNARDINO AZ FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

HEAVY RAIN RESULTED IN THE COLLAPSE OF THE ROOF ON A HOME
IN LAKE HAVASU CITY DAMAING THE DINING ROOM OF THE HOME.

0615 PM LIGHTNING 1 NW DYER 37.62N 118.04W
07/13/2012 ESMERALDA NV TRAINED SPOTTER

A LIGHTNING STRIKE IN DYER DAMAGED A CELL PHONE TOWER.

0623 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 N LAKE HAVASU CITY 34.52N 114.32W
07/13/2012 MOHAVE AZ FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

*** 1 FATAL *** SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE RESCUED FROM FLOODED
WASHES. ONE PERSON DROWNED WHEN A CAR WAS SWEPT DOWN A
WASH.

0703 PM FLASH FLOOD VIDAL JUNCTION 34.18N 114.57W
07/13/2012 SAN BERNARDINO CA LAW ENFORCEMENT

HIGHWAYS 62 AND 95 WERE FLOODED IN THE VICINITY OF VIDAL
JUNCTION. A BIG RIG WAS STUCK IN THE MUD ON HIGHWAY 62
EIGHT MILES WEST OF THE JUNCTION.

0707 PM FLASH FLOOD TWENTYNINE PALMS 34.14N 116.07W
07/13/2012 SAN BERNARDINO CA LAW ENFORCEMENT

SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AFFECTED HIGHWAY 62 FROM YUCCA
VALLEY THROUGH AREAS EAST OF TWENTYNINE PALMS. WATER AND
BOULDERS COVERED THE ROAD, PARTS OF THE ROAD AND
SHOULDERS CAVED IN, AND NUMEROUS VEHICLES WERE STUCK.
CONDITIONS IMPROVED AROUND 10 PM.

0828 PM FLASH FLOOD KELSO 35.01N 115.65W
07/13/2012 SAN BERNARDINO CA LAW ENFORCEMENT

WATER FLOODED THE INTERSECTION OF KELBAKER AND KELSO CIMA
ROADS.

1036 PM FLASH FLOOD 6 SW STOVEPIPE WELLS 36.54N 117.21W
07/13/2012 INYO CA LAW ENFORCEMENT

CA HIGHWAY 190 WAS FLOODED AT MILE MARKER 84. THERE WAS
ALSO A MUD SLIDE SEVERAL FEET DEEP AT MILE MARKER 80
WHICH WAS REPORTED AT 123 AM.

1100 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 N LAKE HAVASU CITY 34.50N 114.34W
07/13/2012 M2.59 INCH MOHAVE AZ NEWSPAPER

A TOTAL OF 2.59 INCHES OF RAIN WAS MEASURED AT MOHAVE
COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN LAKE HAVASU CITY FROM A
THUNDERSTORM.

1100 PM HEAVY RAIN 6 NNE LAKE HAVASU CITY 34.52N 114.28W
07/13/2012 M1.60 INCH MOHAVE AZ COCORAHS

A STORM TOTAL OF 1.60 INCHES OF RAIN WAS REPORTED IN LAKE
HAVASU CITY BY A COCORAHS OBSERVER.

1139 PM FLASH FLOOD 7 WSW BIG BEND RAWS 35.08N 114.83W
07/13/2012 SAN BERNARDINO CA 911 CALL CENTER

HIGHWAY 95 WAS CLOSED UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 1245 AM DUE TO
FLASH FLOODING.

1200 AM FLASH FLOOD 16 SSE ORIENTAL WASH RA 37.03N 117.34W
07/14/2012 INYO CA PARK/FOREST SRVC

THE PARK SERVICE REPORTED A LARGE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS WASHED
ONTO SCOTTYS CASTLE ROAD FROM FLASH FLOODING.THE EVENT
TIME IS AN ESTIMATE.

0755 AM FLASH FLOOD WNW COLORADO CITY 36.99N 112.98W
07/14/2012 MOHAVE AZ 911 CALL CENTER

COLORADO CITY 911 DISPATCH CENTER REPORTED 6 INCHES OF
WATER FLOWING ACROSS A ROADWAY. ONE CAR IS STALLED IN THE
ROADWAY. ROADWAY IS NOW CLOSED.


&&
THIS IS A SUMMARY OF REPORTS SO FAR FROM THE MONSOON MOISTURE PUSH
THAT STARTED ON JULY 11TH THROUGH EARLY ON JULY 14TH.
$$

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