* WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions with a major risk for heat
related illness and impacts.
* WHERE…Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Death Valley National
Park, Western Mojave Desert, Eastern Mojave Desert, Northeast
Clark County, Western Clark and Southern Nye County, Las Vegas
Valley, and Southern Clark County.
* WHEN…Until 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ this evening.
* IMPACTS…Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat events.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Temperatures today will reach 105 to 110 in
the Lake Mead Recreation Area, 100 to 105 in the western Mojave
Desert including Barstow, and 103 to 109 in the valleys of
southern Nevada including Pahrump, Las Vegas, and Moapa.
Temperatures over 115 are likely in Death Valley.