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Flash Flood Warning issued October 21 at 5:27PM PDT until October 21 at 7:45PM PDT by NWS Las Vegas NV

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

Bulletin issued
22 October 2026 at 00:27 UTC
First saved by us
22 October 2026 at 00:10 UTC
Last included in a daily record
22 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Las Vegas NV · Inyo, CA
Certainty / urgency
Likely / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
22 October 2026 at 02:45 UTC
Forecast onset / end
22 October 2026 at 00:27 UTC / 22 October 2026 at 02:45 UTC

Archived official description

FFWVEF The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Inyo County in south central California... * Until 745 PM PDT. * At 527 PM PDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Emergency management reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Panamint Springs. Recent thunderstorms have resulted in flooding along Hwy 190 and around Panamint Valley Road.

Instructions in this archived message

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.

The saved record

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    Title
    Before

    Flash Flood Warning issued October 21 at 5:00PM PDT until October 21 at 6:00PM PDT by NWS Las Vegas NV

    After

    Flash Flood Warning issued October 21 at 5:27PM PDT until October 21 at 7:45PM PDT by NWS Las Vegas NV

    Source updated
    Before

    22 October 2026 at 00:00 UTC

    After

    22 October 2026 at 00:27 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    22 October 2026 at 00:00 UTC

    After

    22 October 2026 at 00:27 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    22 October 2026 at 00:00 UTC

    After

    22 October 2026 at 00:27 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    22 October 2026 at 01:00 UTC

    After

    22 October 2026 at 02:45 UTC

    Forecast end
    Before

    22 October 2026 at 01:00 UTC

    After

    22 October 2026 at 02:45 UTC

    Message type
    Before

    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
    Before

    Source alert

    After

    Source update

    Official description
    Before

    FFWVEF The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Inyo County in south central California... * Until 600 PM PDT. * At 500 PM PDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is alre…

    After

    FFWVEF The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Inyo County in south central California... * Until 745 PM PDT. * At 527 PM PDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is alre…

    Official instructions
    Before

    Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to…

    After

    Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to…

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0824bdf935806ec6391c5257b6c1fc70311e3b99.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2fb2d08415cb13fa534f605b6b62e865f8cbcdf8.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 00:27 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 · 22 October 2026 at 00:10 UTC
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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of Flash Flood Warning issued October 21 at 5:00PM PDT until October 21 at 6:00PM PDT by NWS Las Vegas NV. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 00:00 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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