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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 10, NWS Elko, NV

June 21, 2009Elko County, Nevada

NWS Elko, NV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2009, 2:49 PM PDT for Elko County, Nevada. It was in force for 20 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jun 21, 2009, 2:49 PM PDT (21:49 UTC)
Expired: Jun 21, 2009, 3:09 PM PDT
In force: 20 min
Issued by: NWS Elko, NV
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Elko County, NV

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Elko, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 21, 3:26 AM PDT, 11 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 3:26 AM PDT, 11 hours 23 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 4:23 AM PDT, 10 hours 26 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 21, 12:43 PM PDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1243 PM PDT SUN JUN 21 2009

NVZ032-034-035-037-212015-
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE NV-SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND
SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY NV-SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY
NV-WHITE PINE COUNTY NV-
1243 PM PDT SUN JUN 21 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXTREME NORTHWESTERN WHITE
PINE...SOUTHERN ELKO AND EXTREME EASTERN EUREKA COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM
PDT...

AT 1242 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 20 MILES WEST OF RUBY LAKE...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 25 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...
ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RURAL SOUTHERN ELKO COUNTY...
  RURAL NORTHWESTERN WHITE PINE COUNTY...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

LAT...LON 4042 11559 4020 11545 4006 11597 4022 11600
TIME...MOT...LOC 1943Z 244DEG 23KT 4017 11587

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Special weather statement, Jun 21, 12:46 PM PDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1246 PM PDT SUN JUN 21 2009

NVZ031-032-212015-
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY NV-SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY NV-
1246 PM PDT SUN JUN 21 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY UNTIL 115 PM
PDT...

AT 1245 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF DEETH...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 20 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...
ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RURAL CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

LAT...LON 4145 11539 4131 11519 4109 11553 4120 11563
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 223DEG 16KT 4120 11551

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Special weather statement, Jun 21, 1:00 PM PDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 21, 1:21 PM PDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
121 PM PDT SUN JUN 21 2009

NVZ032-033-212045-
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY NV-SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO
COUNTY NV-
121 PM PDT SUN JUN 21 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN ELKO COUNTY UNTIL 145 PM
PDT...

AT 121 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PEQUOP SUMMIT...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...
ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
   OASIS AND  PEQUOP SUMMIT...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

LAT...LON 4114 11452 4095 11431 4075 11478 4092 11485
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 234DEG 25KT 4090 11468

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Special weather statement, Jun 21, 1:39 PM PDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
139 PM PDT SUN JUN 21 2009

NVZ033-212115-
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY NV-
139 PM PDT SUN JUN 21 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN ELKO COUNTY UNTIL 215 PM
PDT...

AT 138 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF WEST WENDOVER...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...
ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RURAL EASTERN ELKO COUNTY...
  INSTERSTATE 80 WEST OF WENDOVER...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

LAT...LON 4091 11403 4083 11430 4099 11437 4114 11405
      4113 11403
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 243DEG 20KT 4094 11423

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Special weather statement, Jun 21, 2:17 PM PDT, 32 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
217 PM PDT SUN JUN 21 2009

NVZ033-212145-
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY NV-
217 PM PDT SUN JUN 21 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY UNTIL
245 PM PDT...

AT 215 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST WENDOVER...MOVING EAST AT 10
MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG
WITH HEAVY RAIN.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WEST WENDOVER...
  INTERSTATE 80 NEAR THE UTAH STATE LINE...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

LAT...LON 4067 11402 4066 11403 4065 11420 4068 11422
      4077 11423 4083 11423 4086 11402
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 262DEG 10KT 4075 11410

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 21, 11:38 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		37 min
Jun 21, 11:41 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		34 min
Jun 21, 11:50 AM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LKN	Elko	25 min
Jun 21, 12:11 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LKN	Elko	19 min
Jun 21, 12:13 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN	Elko	32 min
Jun 21, 12:19 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		26 min
Jun 21, 12:22 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		23 min
Jun 21, 12:43 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN	Eureka	32 min
Jun 21, 12:46 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN	Elko	29 min
Jun 21, 12:48 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LKN	Elko	42 min
Jun 21, 1:00 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		30 min
Jun 21, 1:21 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		24 min
Jun 21, 1:39 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		36 min
Jun 21, 1:55 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LKN	Elko	25 min
Jun 21, 2:17 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		28 min
Jun 21, 2:19 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LKN	Elko	26 min
Jun 21, 4:23 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		37 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.