High Wind — Lake Mead/Lake Mohave National Recreation Area, Nevada
May 10, 2014 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
In the Callville Bay area, damage included 17 house trailer skirts; nine trailer awnings; several trailer roofs; flying debris damage to some vehicles, one houseboat, and a dock; a 25 foot sailboat which was flipped off a trailer; and damage to NV Energy infrastructure. At the Las Vegas Boat Harbor, one dock was pushed 20 feet and the bridge leading to it was damaged. Two other docks and private boats were also damaged. One man was presumed drowned in Lake Mead after high winds blew away his boat and caused waves in the lake.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.