Severe Thunderstorm Warning 1, NWS Elko, NV

Issued

May 16, 2000, 11:51 AM PDT (18:51 UTC)

Expired

May 16, 2000, 12:15 PM PDT

In force

24 min

Issued by

NWS Elko, NV

Area

Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

County Elko County, NV

The Elko radar (KLRX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

000 
WUUS55 KLKN 161853
SVREKO
NVC007-161915-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1151 AM PDT TUE MAY 16 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EXTREME NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY IN NEVADA

* UNTIL 1215 PM PDT

* AT 1149 AM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER EXTREME NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY...OR
  ABOUT 40 MILES WEST OF OWYHEE...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH.

HAIL...INTENSE RAIN AND STRONG DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH THIS
STORM. TAKE COVER IN A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

HAIL UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER HAS BEEN ESTIMATED BY RADAR WITH 
THIS STORM. INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. WHEN 
INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING 
TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. 

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY
WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE IN ELKO.

LAT...LON 4171 11705 4168 11688 4194 11675 4196 11692

NWS Elko, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 16, 9:00 AM PDT, 2 hours 51 minutes earlier.

NORTHERN GREAT BASIN FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
900 AM PDT TUE MAY 16 2000

SYNOPSIS...A STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE GREAT BASIN TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE LOW PRESSURE WILL EXIT
NEVADA EARLY WEDNESDAY AS A COOLER AND DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW TAKES
OVER. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GREAT BASIN AT THE
END OF THE WEEK.

SHORT TERM...CIRCULATION CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE AREA IS NEAR ELKO
THIS MORNING. SURFACE BOUNDARY PUSHING THRU ELKO AT TIME WITH MORE
MOIST AIR MOVING IN. HAD 5 INCHES OF SNOW LAST NIGHT AT AUSTIN TO
PUT OUT A SNOW ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL MTNS TODAY AS COLDEST AIR
TRACKS THRU SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NV. QUICK LOOK AT NEW MODELS
SHOWS STRONG VORT MAX ROTATING AROUND BASE OF TROF INTO WESTERN UT
BY TONIGHT. THIS FEATURE WILL HELP TRIGGER CONVECTION IN EASTERN
NV TODAY WITH OVERRUNNING IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL NV. WRAP AROUND
MOISTURE PLAGUES EASTERN NV TONIGHT AND WED BEFORE CLEARING OUT
LATE WED INTO THU.

BIG QPF NUMBERS ON NGM...MAYBE A LITTLE OVERDONE...BUT ETA LOOKS A
LITTLE TOO LIGHT. LOCATION AND INTENSITY OF SPINNING VORT CENTERS
AROUND UPPER LOW WILL DICTATE HOW MUCH PRECIP FALLS. LOW
CONFIDENCE IN MODEL PLACEMENT OF THE NORTHERN FEATURE THAT CLIPS
NE NV WED MORNING. WILL LOWER SNOW LEVELS A LITTLE IN CURRENT
FORECASTS ESPECIALLY CENTRAL NV AS AUSTIN IS RIGHT AT FREEZING
THIS MORNING...PUTTING SNOW LEVEL AROUND 6500 FEET. COLDER AIR
WILL EJECT INTO UT TONIGHT AND WED. ADJUSTED MAX TEMPS A FEW DEGS
DOWN TODAY MOST ZONES WITH A LITTLE MORE WIND AS GRADIENT IS
IMPRESSIVE.
KBB

.EKO...SNOW ADVISORY TODAY ZONE 37...SOUTHERN LANDER AND SOUTHERN
EUREKA COUNTIES&

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