Severe Thunderstorm Warning 12, NWS Reno, NV

Issued

Jul 11, 2001, 6:24 PM PDT (01:24 UTC)

Expired

Jul 11, 2001, 7:00 PM PDT

In force

36 min

Issued by

NWS Reno, NV

Area

Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

County Pershing County, NV

000 
WUUS55 KREV 120125
SVRRNO

NVC027-120200-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
624 PM PDT WED JUL 11 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL PERSHING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEVADA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LOVELOCK

* UNTIL 700 PM PDT

* AT 622 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTH OF LOVELOCK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  35 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  LOVELOCK AT 630 PM PDT
  OREANA AT 650 PM PDT

LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE STORM...PUT YOUR CAR IN 
A GARAGE AND MOVE TO A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS AS THEY
MAY BE WASHED OUT. WATER LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO
RISE...THEREFORE SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.

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

LAT...LON 4004 11869 4001 11847 4039 11810 4051 11835

NWS Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 11, 2:45 PM PDT, 3 hours 39 minutes earlier.

WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
245 PM PDT WED JUL 11 2001

WEAK UPPER LOW JUST OFF CALIFORNIA COAST NEAR EKA HAS KICKED OFF
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NE CALIFORNIA AND EXTREME NW NEVADA.  AS
WEST WIND HAVE KICKED IN OFF THE SIERRA ALSO WATCHING AREA FROM
MINERAL COUNTY INTO THE BASIN AND RANGE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT
IN SURFACE CONVERGENCE.  OTHERWISE...UPPER RIDGE OVER THE PLAINS
BUILDS BACK INTO THE DESERT SW THROUGH FRIDAY.  MOST AREAS WILL SEE
INCREASING 500MB HEIGHTS AND DRIER SW FLOW ALOFT TOMORROW.  UPPER TROF
REMAINS OVER THE PACIFIC NW AND MODELS BRING A FEATURE INTO NW
CALIFORNIA FRIDAY.  AVN REMAINS UNSTABLE ACROSS THE OREGON/NEVADA
BORDER INTO FRIDAY.  WILL RETAIN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
CONVECTION ACROSS NORTHERN WASHOE AND LASSEN COUNTIES BOTH TOMORROW
AND FRIDAY.

THE RIDGE WEAKENS SATURDAY AS AN UPPER LOW MOVES AROUND THE EASTERN
PACIFIC RIDGE INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA.  THIS DROPS INTO THE PACIFIC NW
SUNDAY AND WILL BRING BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS TO NE CALIFORNIA AND EXTREME NW NEVADA SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY.
MODELS DIVERGE AFTER SUNDAY WITH ECMWF MOVING THE TROF INTO
ALBERTA...MRF/AVN DROPPING IT ALONG THE OREGON COAST AND THE NOGAPS
KEEPING IT RELATIVELY STATIONARY.  HAVE BACKED OFF SOMEWHAT FROM THE
OLD MRF SOLUTION AS FAR AS COOLING BUT CAN NOT DISCOUNT THE CHANCE OF
SHOWERS CNORTHERN AREAS.  MOST OF WESTERN NEVADA WILL BE QUITE PLEASANT
UNDER THIS PATTERN SAVE SOME BREEZY CONDITIONS.  RIDGE APPEARS TO
BUILD BACK INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY AS TEMPERATURES MODERATE.  SG

.REV...NONE.

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

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