Excessive Heat — Lincoln County Except the Sheep Range, Nevada

2022-09-05 to 2022-09-08 · Lincoln County Except the Sheep Range, Nevada

Event narrative

This event began in August and continued through early September.

Wider weather episode

This is the third and final entry documenting the long-duration excessive heat episode which began on August 30th. The first two entries covered August 30-31 and September 1-4. There were 11 heat-related deaths in Las Vegas during the episode; one is documented in the August 30-31 entry, eight are documented in the September 1-4 entry, and two are documented in this entry.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1058458. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.