Severe Thunderstorm Warning 24, NWS Elko, NV

Issued

Jul 20, 2004, 4:58 PM PDT (23:58 UTC)

Expired

Jul 20, 2004, 5:30 PM PDT

In force

32 min

Issued by

NWS Elko, NV

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Eureka County, NV, 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.

000 
WUUS55 KLKN 202358
SVRLKN
NVC011-015-210030-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
454 PM PDT TUE JUL 20 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO NEVADA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL EUREKA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA
  EXTREME EAST CENTRAL LANDER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA

* UNTIL 530 PM PDT

* AT 448 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DIME SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER
  WEST CENTRAL EUREKA COUNTY...OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH OF GRASS
  VALLEY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  RURAL WESTERN EUREKA COUNTY AT 510 PM PDT

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 4010 11666 4001 11646 4024 11624 4037 11648

$$

MORRISON

NWS Elko, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 20, 2:20 PM PDT, 2 hours 38 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
220 PM PDT TUE JUL 20 2004

.SYNOPSIS...A DRIER WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING A SLOW DECREASE
IN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER EASTERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HOWEVER ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL REMAIN FOR A
THREAT OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE REST OF
THE WEEK...MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
&&

.DISCUSSION...DRIER AIR HAS WORKED ITS WAY INTO WRN NV WITH
SATELLITE AND LIGHTNING DETECTION EQUIPMENT SHOWING NO THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE FAR WRN PORTION OF OUR FORECAST
AREA. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE FORMED ACROSS CENTRAL
AND EASTERN NEVADA...BUT COVERAGE IS LESS THAN YESTERDAY...SO DRIER
AIR IS WORKING INTO THIS AREA AS WELL. HAD ONE SVR THUNDERSTORM
AROUND 145 PM-215 PM NEAR EUREKA WITH A SPOTTER REPORTING HAIL UP TO
DIME SIZE.

WITH DRIER AIR CONTINUING TO WORK INTO ERN NV ON WED EXPECT
THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE TO BE MOSTLY ISOLATED IN NATURE. AFTER WED
NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE PATTERN AS THERE WILL REMAIN ENOUGH MOISTURE
FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. THE GFS IS INDICATING THAT THIS MOISTURE WILL GET
PUSHED WESTWARD TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK AS UPPER HIGH EXPANDS
NORTHWARD FROM THE DESERT SW SO RE-INTRODUCED A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS BACK INTO NW NV.
&&

.LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&

CEC

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nevada, 2004Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2004

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