NWS Las Vegas NVHW.W 0003October 10, 2026
High Wind Warning: Northwest Plateau, Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave, Lake Mead - AZ side and 10 more, AZ and CA
The National Weather Service office in Las Vegas issued a high wind warning for Northwest Plateau, Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave, Lake Mead - AZ side and 10 more in Arizona, California, Nevada, in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on October 11. It was the 3rd high wind warning the NWS office in Las Vegas issued in 2026.
Warning
In force for 15 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Las Vegas NV
- Area
- Northwest Plateau, Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave, Lake Mead - AZ side and 10 more
- State
- Arizona
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:36 p.m. PDT, October 10, 2026
- In force from
- 5:00 a.m. PDT, October 11, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. PDT, October 11, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KVEF HW.W 0003
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
High Wind Warnings in Arizona since 2008Every warning type in Arizona
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...South winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts of 60 to 70 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest Arizona, southeast California, and southern Nevada. * WHEN...From 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/ to 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ Sunday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
What the agency told people to do
People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.