Severe Thunderstorm Warning 12, NWS Elko, NV

Issued

Jul 14, 2002, 5:19 PM PDT (00:19 UTC)

Expired

Jul 14, 2002, 5:45 PM PDT

In force

26 min

Issued by

NWS Elko, NV

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Lander County, NV

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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WUUS55 KLKN 150019
SVRLKN
NVC015-150045-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
517 PM PDT SUN JUL 14 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL LANDER COUNTY IN NEVADA

* UNTIL 545 PM PDT

* AT 516 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER CENTRAL LANDER COUNTY NEAR NV STATE ROAD 
305...OR ABOUT 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEW PASS SUMMIT...MOVING 
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
RURAL CENTRAL LANDER COUNTY AT 530 PM PDT

STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY FROM THIS STORM...BUT THERE WILL
BE LITTLE RAIN. TAKE COVER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THE STORM
PASSES.

VERY LARGE HAIL IS 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.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD PREPARE
FOR DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY
LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY
INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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

LAT...LON 3981 11737 3968 11721 3999 11667 4017 11742

NWS Elko, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 14, 1:45 PM PDT, 3 hours 34 minutes earlier.

NORTHERN GREAT BASIN FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
145 PM PDT SUN JUL 14 2002

WILL KEEP DISCUSSION SHORT... STARTING TO GET STORMS FIRING ACROSS
THE AREA.  SPC MAY ISSUE A WATCH FOR NEVADA SHORTLY.  A NUMBER OF
THE STORMS YESTERDAY PRODUCED VERY STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS WITH REPORTS
OF SEVERE WINDS AND HAIL IN THE WEST.  MORNING SOUNDINGS WET AND
UNSTABLE... STORMS SHOULD BE AS STRONG THIS AFTERNOON AS YESTERDAY.
HIGH DAYTIME TEMPERATURES AND DECENT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE
ENOUGH TO SUSTAIN CONVECTION INTO THE EVENING HOURS.  WILL BEGIN TO
DRY OUT WESTERN ZONES ON TUESDAY AS MODELS INDICATE MOISTURE WILL BE
PUSHED EAST. PLAN ON LEAVING A LOW POP IN THE EAST THROUGH THE
EXTENDED. CONTINUE TO GET NEW FIRE STARTS FROM LIGHTNING... WILL
LEAVE RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT.  OVERALL THE UPPER RIDGE IS SLOWLY
SHIFTING EAST ALLOWING MONSOONAL MOISTURE TO FLOW INTO NEVADA WITH
TEMPERATURES FALLING THROUGH THE WEEK BUT STAYING ABOVE NORMAL.

.EKO...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ZONES 451...452...454...455 AND 457
FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING THROUGH 9 PM.

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