Neon Desert Weather News

Heavy rain from thunderstorms produced 1.38 inches of rain in an hour in Jean. Significant flooding of area roads was noted. Heavy rain in Las Vegas also made several roads impassable.

Source: NWS Las Vegas

With the start of summer behind us, the Monsoon Season can't be far behind. The National Weather Service Office in Las Vegas has provided a comprehensive overview of the North American Monsoon. Check out the information, statistics and tracking tools at:

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/vef/monsoon/monsoon_info.php

Remember, Turn Around Don't Drown!

A severe thunderstorm produced golf ball-sized hail and strong winds in Boulder City.

Source: NWS Las Vegas

The Nation will celebrate its seventh annual National Lightning Safety Awareness Week, June 22-28, 2008.

Join NOAA all week long as they examine the following topics:

Monday: Lightning Overview
Tuesday: The Science of Lightning
Wednesday: Lightning Safety Outdoors
Thursday: Lightning Safety Indoors
Friday: The Medical Aspects of Lightning

To find out more visit: http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/week.htm

A lightning strike about 12 miles south of Mesquite started a wildfire that charred over 8400 acres. The fire was named the Nickel Fire and burned until June 23rd. The fire caused two minor injuries, but no structures were lost.

Source: NWS Las Vegas

A high temperature of 116 degrees in Las Vegas sets the all-time hottest June reading.

Source: NWS Las Vegas

Paraskevidekatriaphobia: Fear of Friday the 13th.

The word "paraskevidekatriaphobia" was devised by Dr. Donald Dossey who told his patients that "when you learn to pronounce it, you're cured!"
(Source: MedicineNet.com)

Happy Friday the 13th everyone! Stay cool.

A "tidal wave" of water from the Spring Mountains swept down on Las Vegas after a violent thunderstorm of rain and hail, virtually isolating the City, flooding hundreds of homes and stores and causing an untold amount in property damage. No fatalities were reported, but police and fire department workers answered scores of calls regarding possible drownings. Residents of the Twin Lakes Subdivision reported that a four-foot wall of water came down from the slope of Mt. Charleston. Hardest hit was the Brentwood Park Tract, where large stocks of lumber, stacked for construction on new homes, were washed away by the flood, and littered the Municipal Golf Course and Twin Lakes Subdivision.

Source: NWS Las Vegas

After starting out 5-10 degrees cooler than Sunday morning, temperatures look to rebound to near 100 degrees today. A strong cold front located off of the Pacific Northwest coast this morning is forecast to move through Las Vegas Tuesday evening. The southwest flow ahead of the front will produce winds gusting in excess of 40mph at times through the day Tuesday.



Graphic Courtesy of the NWS Las Vegas

Las Vegas recorded a high temperature of 67 degrees. This was the coldest high temperature ever recorded in June.

Source: NWS Las Vegas

A man skydiving southwest of Las Vegas inadvertently crossed paths with a dust devil causing his parachute to collapse about 30 feet above the ground. The man died from injuries sustained in the resulting fall.

Source: NWS Las Vegas

Las Vegas recorded a morning low of 89 degrees. This was the warmest low ever recorded in May.

Source: NWS Las Vegas

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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
630 PM PDT FRI MAY 23 2008

...RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE BROKEN IN LAS VEGAS TODAY...

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TODAY ONLY
GOT UP TO 67 DEGREES AND OCCURRED AT 1201 PM PDT. THIS READING BROKE
THE PREVIOUS RECORD LOW MAXIMUM...WHICH COULD ALSO BE CALLED THE
COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURE...FOR THE DATE WHICH WAS 69 DEGREES SET
IN 1957. THE ALL TIME RECORD LOW MAXIMUM FOR THE MONTH OF MAY IN LAS
VEGAS IS 60 DEGREES AND WAS SET IN 1979.

Source: NWS Las Vegas

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS, NV
955 PM PDT THU MAY 22 2008

...MONTHLY RECORD LOW PRESSURE AT LAS VEGAS...

THE LOWEST BAROMETRIC PRESSURE EVER RECORDED IN THE MONTH OF MAY AT
LAS VEGAS MCCARREN AIRPORT OCCURRED TODAY. THE PRESSURE AT 440 PM
PDT WAS 29.27 INCHES WHICH BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 29.28 SET IN
1975.

THIS WAS THE RESULT OF AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WHICH DROPPED DOWN OUT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND SETTLED OVER
NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA TODAY.

Source: NWS Las Vegas