Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Elko, NV

Issued

Aug 13, 2001, 7:53 PM PDT (02:53 UTC)

Expired

Aug 13, 2001, 10:00 PM PDT

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Elko, NV

Area

Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

County White Pine County, NV

000 
WGUS55 KLKN 140255
FFWEKO
NVC033-140330-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
753 PM PDT MON AUG 13 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL WHITE PINE COUNTY IN NEVADA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...CHERRY CREEK...SCHELLBOURNE

* UNTIL 1000 PM PDT

* AT 745 PM PDT...WHITE PINE COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED FLASH FLOODING 
NEAR CHERRY CREEK ALONG US 93. MUCH OF THE HEAVIER SHOWERS HAVE 
PUSHED EAST OF THE AREA...HOWEVER RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL 
CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. 

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT
QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY
IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK
HIGHER GROUND.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

LAT...LON 3979 11513 3954 11475 3984 11446 4011 11473

GORELOW

NWS Elko, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Aug 13, 2:00 PM PDT, 5 hours 53 minutes earlier.

NORTHERN GREAT BASIN FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
200 PM PDT MON AUG 13 2001

SYNOPSIS...MONSOON MOISTURE CURRENTLY OVER THE REGION WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING A THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TUESDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING SOUTHWEST FLOW TO THE GREAT BASIN ON
WEDNESDAY BRINGING DRY WEATHER AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO
NEVADA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

SHORT TERM...WV IMAGERY SHOWING UPPER DISTURBANCE IN EASTERN PACIFIC
WHICH WILL MOVE ONTO NORTHERN CA COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO NW
NV IN THE EARLY EVENING. HAVE JET SUPPORT WITH THIS FEATURE AND AM
CONCERNED MODELS MAY BE UNDERESTIMATING DYNAMICS WITH THIS FEATURE.
VORT FEATURE HAS SHEARED OUT SLIGHTLY BUT WILL KEEP POPS ACROSS MOST
OF CWFA TONIGHT WITH INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE ALREADY IN PLACE.
CURRENTLY IN CWFA ARE SEEING CLOUDS BUILD ACROSS EAST CENTRAL NV WITH
LIGHTLY ALONG SOUTHERN EDGE OF CWFA. CONVECTION TAKING LONGER TO FIRE
TODAY WITH SLIGHT CAP AT 650MB...BUT GIVEN WARMING TODAY EXPECT
ACTIVITY TO BLOSSOM SOON. SAT IMAGERY SHOWING DRIER MID-LEVEL AIR
OVER CWFA...BUT BELIEVE MODELS BEING TOO AGGRESSIVE IN DRYING OUT
REGION GIVEN HOW WEAK SW FLOW IS. UPPER HIGH BEGINNING TO ELONGATE
INTO EASTERN PACIFIC WHICH WILL END MONSOON FETCH AND BRING SW FLOW
TO THE GREAT BASIN. BUT WITH FLOW SO WEEK WILL KEEP ISOLATED POPS
ACROSS EASTERN HALF OF ZONES TOMORROW GIVEN INSTABILITY. MODELS
CONTINUE TO SHOW DECENT INSTABILITY ACROSS FAR EAST-SOUTHEAST PORTION
OF CWFA WEDNESDAY AND WITH LACK OF SPEED IN SW FLOW TO SCOUR THINGS
OUT EXPECT ENOUGH MOISTURE TO REMAIN OVER FAR EAST ON WEDNESDAY TO
WARRANT ISOLATED CHANCE. LOW LEVEL TEMPS SLOWLY WARM OVER NEXT 48
HOURS AND WILL WARM UP TEMPS SLIGHTLY OVER NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

EXTENDED...MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN KEEPING UPPER HIGH OVER
SOUTHWEST WITH SLOW EVOLUTION INTO MORE CLASSIC UPPER HIGH SOUTH
OF FOUR CORNERS LATE SUNDAY. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ALSO BRINGING UPPER
LOW...NOW NEAR 140W AND 50N...TOWARDS MAINLAND OVER THE WEEKEND.
DEPENDING ON DEPTH OF TROUGH AND POSITION OF UPPER HIGH WILL NEED TO
WATCH LOW LEVEL FLOW AND SUBSEQUENT MOISTURE FETCH TO NEVADA ON
SUNDAY AND MONDAY. WILL KEEP ALL OF EXTENDED DRY FOR NOW.  FEHRN

.EKO...NONE.

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