Severe Thunderstorm Warning 14, NWS Elko, NV

Issued

Jul 5, 2001, 1:31 PM PDT (20:31 UTC)

Expired

Jul 5, 2001, 2:15 PM PDT

In force

44 min

Issued by

NWS Elko, NV

Area

Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

County Humboldt County, NV

000 
WUUS55 KLKN 052033
SVREKO

NVC013-052115-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
131 PM PDT THU JUL 5 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL HUMBOLDT COUNTY IN NEVADA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WINNEMUCCA

* UNTIL 215 PM PDT

* AT 128 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 18 MILES WEST OF WINNEMUCCA...MOVING NORTHEAST
  AT 30 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
RURAL SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AT 150 PM PDT
RURAL CENTRAL HUMBOLDT COUNTY AT 210 PM PDT

FREQUENT LIGHTNING...HAIL UP TO ONE INCH...INTENSE RAIN AND STRONG 
DAMAGING WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. TAKE COVER IN A 
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG
BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND DEADLY
LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE AWAY
FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

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

LAT...LON 4093 11823 4080 11806 4100 11758 4121 11790

NWS Elko, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 5, 8:15 AM PDT, 5 hours 16 minutes earlier.

NORTHERN GREAT BASIN FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
815 AM PDT THU JUL 5 2001

SHORT TERM...CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS CLOUDINESS ASSOCIATED
WITH LAST EVENINGS CONVECTION WAS PULLING OUT OF CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN NEVADA. THIS WILL PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN REALIZING
SOUNDING INSTABILITY WHERE AFTERNOON LI/S WOULD BE ON THE ORDER OF
-5C AND CAPES WELL OVER 1000 J/KG. ABUNDANT SUNSHINE FOR A FEW HOURS
THIS MORNING WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO REACH CURRENT FORECAST
LEVELS. THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD FIRE AROUND NOON ESPECIALLY ALONG
SURFACE TROUGH OVER EAST CENTRAL WHERE CONVERGENCE AND HEATING WILL
BE MAXIMIZED. EARLY LOOK AT 12Z ETA SHOWS STRONG PACIFIC NORTHWEST
JET MOVING EAST TOWARD THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. THIS WOULD PLACE
NORTHERN NEVADA IN FAVORABLE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION BY THIS EVENING.
THIS WOULD SUPPORT MORE WIDESPREAD CONVECTION BE EARLY EVENING AND
ALLOW CONVECTION TO CONTINUE BEYOND THE DIURNAL PERIOD. ANOTHER
THING TO WATCH IS VORT MAXIMA NEAR BAJA. MODELS ARE RELUCTANT TO
BRING THIS NORTH ALTHOUGH SATELLITE PICTURES INDICATE SYSTEM COULD
VERY WELL GET CAUGHT IN STRONG FLOW PRESENT ON UPPER HIGHS WESTERN
PERIPHERY. CURRENT FORECAS<T HANDLES SITUATION WELL FOR NOW. ALTHOUGH
STORMS ARE GOING TO BE MOVING FAIRLY QUICKLY LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN
WILL OCCUR WITH HALF INCH RAINS A GOOD BET. HOHMANN

.EKO...NONE.

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nevada, 2001Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2001

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