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Flash Flood Warning issued October 21 at 5:50PM PDT until October 21 at 7:45PM PDT by NWS Las Vegas NV

Flash Flood Warning · Inyo, CA; San Bernardino, CA. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.

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Bulletin issued
22 October 2026 at 00:50 UTC
First saved by us
21 October 2026 at 23:55 UTC
Last included in a daily record
22 October 2026

The linked daily edition preserves what we captured that UTC day; this event page is not a live warning.

Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Las Vegas NV · Inyo, CA; San Bernardino, CA
Certainty / urgency
Likely / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
22 October 2026 at 02:45 UTC
Forecast onset / end
22 October 2026 at 00:50 UTC / 22 October 2026 at 02:45 UTC

Archived official description

At 550 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Furnace Creek.

Instructions in this archived message

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or creeks.

The saved record

What changed

1 update · 1 first record

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    Title
    Before

    Flash Flood Warning issued October 21 at 4:46PM PDT until October 21 at 7:45PM PDT by NWS Las Vegas NV

    After

    Flash Flood Warning issued October 21 at 5:50PM PDT until October 21 at 7:45PM PDT by NWS Las Vegas NV

    Source updated
    Before

    21 October 2026 at 23:46 UTC

    After

    22 October 2026 at 00:50 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    21 October 2026 at 23:46 UTC

    After

    22 October 2026 at 00:50 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    21 October 2026 at 23:46 UTC

    After

    22 October 2026 at 00:50 UTC

    Message type
    Before

    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
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    Source alert

    After

    Source update

    Official description
    Before

    FFWVEF The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... South Central Inyo County in south central California... San Bernardino County in southern California... * Until 745 PM PDT. * At 446 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Furnace Creek.

    After

    At 550 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Furnace Creek.

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a0e6cce4793b57a55c6a6699c37f98abd262c110.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6085e0be81766226ce79dcba2959150396a58dfe.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 00:50 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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First saved record · 21 October 2026 at 23:55 UTC

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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of Flash Flood Warning issued October 21 at 4:46PM PDT until October 21 at 7:45PM PDT by NWS Las Vegas NV. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 21 October 2026 at 23:46 UTC

    View saved version 1

    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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