NWS Las Vegas NVSV.W 0050August 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: San Bernardino and Clark, CA and NV
The National Weather Service office in Las Vegas issued a severe thunderstorm warning for San Bernardino and Clark in California, Nevada, which was in force until 1:30 p.m. local time on August 15. It was the 50th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Las Vegas issued in 2026. California had 27 severe thunderstorm warnings in August 2026, against 29 in an average August of 2008-2025 (California's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 45 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Las Vegas NV
- Area
- San Bernardino and Clark
- State
- California
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:45 p.m. PDT, August 15, 2026
- Expires
- 1:30 p.m. PDT, August 15, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KVEF SV.W 0050
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SVRVEF The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... San Bernardino County in southern California... West Central Clark County in southern Nevada... * Until 130 PM PDT. * At 1245 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sandy Valley, or 18 miles west of Jean, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Sandy Valley and Goodsprings.
What the agency told people to do
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail.
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.