On Friday afternoon the National Weather Service issues a tornado warning for Sandy Valley. Though no tornado materialized the storm did bring intense hail and rain as it passed through the valley. The warning is preserved below for posterity.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN INYO COUNTY IN EASTERN CALIFORNIA...
EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...
WEST CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEVADA...

* UNTIL 615 PM PDT.

* AT 536 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR SANDY
VALLEY...AND WAS MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SANDY VALLEY 550 PM PDT.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 3630 11583 3619 11558 3572 11547 3570 11569
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 171DEG 50KT 3580 11560