Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2010
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this red flag warning at Jul 24, 2010, 9:21 AM PDT for 7 counties in California; Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Jul 25, 2010, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 32 hr. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 24, 2010, 9:21 AM PDT (16:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 25, 2010, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2010, 6:38 PM PDT
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties El Dorado County, CA, Lassen County, CA, Modoc County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 1:10 PM PDT | LIGHTNING | 2 Ene Quincy, CA | PLUMAS COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF ON HIWAY 70 REPORTED HEAVY RAIN, FREQ LIGHTNING DRIVING THROUGH PORTOLA. NO HAIL. |
| Jul 25, 2:30 PM PDT | TSTM WND GST 45 | Doyle, CA | THUNDERSTORM WITH EST WINDS AT 45 MPH. NO RAIN. |
| Jul 26, 3:01 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 0 | 1 Nne Eagleville, CA | HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WITH THUNDERSTORM |
| Jul 26, 3:11 PM PDT | HAIL 0.5 | 5 Nne Reno, NV | A TRAINED SPOTTER IN BOOMTOWN REPORTED 1/2 INCH DIAMETER HAIL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 205 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -413 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2596 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
143 WWUS85 KREV 241621 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 921 AM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010 ...DRY THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED SUNDAY... .LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING INCREASING THUNDERSTORM CHANCES THROUGH MONDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL BE DRY. THE AREAL COVERAGE OF STORMS WILL INCREASE ON SUNDAY AS ADDITIONAL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY FROM THE JET STREAM REACH THE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME STRONGER AND POSSIBLY WETTER LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON....WITH INCREASED LIGHTNING ACTIVITY AND POTENTIAL FOR OUTFLOW WINDS OVER 40 MPH. OUTFLOW WINDS CAN TRAVEL A LONG DISTANCE FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF A THUNDERSTORM DOES NOT PASS OVER YOUR LOCATION...STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS MAY PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS. CAZ270-271-278-NVZ450-458-250300- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0004.100725T1800Z-100726T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0004.100725T1800Z-100726T0100Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 921 AM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE NORTHERN SIERRA...NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: IN CALIFORNIA...THE SURPRISE VALLEY...EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE LASSEN...PLUMAS AND TAHOE NATIONAL FORESTS. IN NORTHWEST NEVADA...NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY AND THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT INCLUDING RENO...CARSON CITY AND MINDEN. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE WETTING RAINS AND INCREASED LIGHTNING ACTIVITY BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING WILL CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND MAY COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ273-NVZ459-250300- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0004.100725T1800Z-100726T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0004.100725T1800Z-100726T0100Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 921 AM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR AREAS EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 95... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: IN CALIFORNIA...EASTERN ALPINE COUNTY AND MONO COUNTY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. IN NEVADA...SOUTHERN LYON COUNTY AND MINERAL COUNTY WEST OF HIGHWAY 95. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE WETTING RAINS AND INCREASED LIGHTNING ACTIVITY BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING WILL CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ272-250300- /O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0004.100725T1800Z-100726T0100Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 921 AM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN... * AFFECTED AREA: GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE WETTING RAINS AND INCREASED LIGHTNING ACTIVITY BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
9 follow-up statements
080 WWUS85 KREV 242222 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 322 PM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010 ...DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA AND EASTERN NEVADA SUNDAY... .LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING INCREASING THUNDERSTORM CHANCES THROUGH MONDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT WILL BE DRY. THE AREAL COVERAGE OF STORMS WILL INCREASE ON SUNDAY AS ADDITIONAL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY FROM THE JET STREAM REACHES THE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME STRONGER AND POSSIBLY WETTER LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH INCREASED LIGHTNING ACTIVITY AND POTENTIAL FOR OUTFLOW WINDS OVER 40 MPH. OUTFLOW WINDS CAN TRAVEL A LONG DISTANCE FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF A THUNDERSTORM DOES NOT PASS OVER YOUR LOCATION...STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS MAY PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS. CAZ270-271-278-NVZ450-458-251430- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.100725T1800Z-100726T0100Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 322 PM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE NORTHERN SIERRA...NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA: IN CALIFORNIA...THE SURPRISE VALLEY...EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE LASSEN...PLUMAS AND TAHOE NATIONAL FORESTS. IN NORTHWEST NEVADA...NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY AND THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT INCLUDING RENO...CARSON CITY AND MINDEN. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE WETTING RAINS AND INCREASED LIGHTNING ACTIVITY BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING WILL CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND MAY COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ273-NVZ459-251430- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.100725T1800Z-100726T0100Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 322 PM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR AREAS EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 95... * AFFECTED AREA: IN CALIFORNIA...EASTERN ALPINE COUNTY AND MONO COUNTY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. IN NEVADA...SOUTHERN LYON COUNTY AND MINERAL COUNTY WEST OF HIGHWAY 95. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE WETTING RAINS AND INCREASED LIGHTNING ACTIVITY BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. EAST OF HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY WILL SEE MORE ISOLATED STORMS. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING WILL CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ272-251430- /O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0004.100725T1800Z-100726T0100Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 322 PM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN ... * AFFECTED AREA: THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN INCLUDING THE HUMBOLDT- TOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST IN THE CARSON RANGE... * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOST NUMEROUS FOR THE EAST SIDE OF THE BASIN INCLUDING THE CARSON RANGE. THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE WETTING RAINS AND INCREASED LIGHTNING ACTIVITY BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING WILL CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND MAY COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
059 WWUS85 KREV 250010 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 510 PM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010 REISSUED TO CORRECT LAKE TAHOE ZONE 272. ...DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA AND EASTERN NEVADA SUNDAY... .LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING INCREASING THUNDERSTORM CHANCES THROUGH MONDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT WILL BE DRY. THE AREAL COVERAGE OF STORMS WILL INCREASE ON SUNDAY AS ADDITIONAL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY FROM THE JET STREAM REACHES THE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME STRONGER AND POSSIBLY WETTER LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH INCREASED LIGHTNING ACTIVITY AND POTENTIAL FOR OUTFLOW WINDS OVER 40 MPH. OUTFLOW WINDS CAN TRAVEL A LONG DISTANCE FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF A THUNDERSTORM DOES NOT PASS OVER YOUR LOCATION...STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS MAY PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS. CAZ272-251400- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0004.100725T1800Z-100726T0100Z/ /O.EXA.KREV.FW.W.0004.100725T1800Z-100726T0100Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 510 PM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN INCLUDING THE HUMBOLDT- TOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST IN THE CARSON RANGE... * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOST NUMEROUS FOR THE EAST SIDE OF THE BASIN INCLUDING THE CARSON RANGE. THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE WETTING RAINS AND INCREASED LIGHTNING ACTIVITY BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING WILL CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND MAY COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ270-271-278-NVZ450-458-251400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.100725T1800Z-100726T0100Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 510 PM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE NORTHERN SIERRA...NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA: IN CALIFORNIA...THE SURPRISE VALLEY...EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE LASSEN...PLUMAS AND TAHOE NATIONAL FORESTS. IN NORTHWEST NEVADA...NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY AND THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT INCLUDING RENO...CARSON CITY AND MINDEN. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE WETTING RAINS AND INCREASED LIGHTNING ACTIVITY BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING WILL CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND MAY COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ273-NVZ459-251400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.100725T1800Z-100726T0100Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 510 PM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR AREAS EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 95... * AFFECTED AREA: IN CALIFORNIA...EASTERN ALPINE COUNTY AND MONO COUNTY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. IN NEVADA...SOUTHERN LYON COUNTY AND MINERAL COUNTY WEST OF HIGHWAY 95. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE WETTING RAINS AND INCREASED LIGHTNING ACTIVITY BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. EAST OF HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY WILL SEE MORE ISOLATED STORMS. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING WILL CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
147 WWUS85 KREV 251223 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 523 AM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 ...CRITICAL THUNDERSTORM PATTERN TODAY... .A CRITICAL THUNDERSTORM PATTERN OVER THE AREA TODAY WILL PRODUCE ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME STRONGER AND WETTER THROUGH TODAY WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING OUTSIDE THE STORM CORES. OUTFLOW WINDS OF 50 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE TODAY...MAY TRAVEL A LONG DISTANCE FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF A THUNDERSTORM DOES NOT PASS OVER YOUR LOCATION...STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS MAY PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS. CAZ270-271-278-NVZ450-458-260100- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.100725T1800Z-100726T0100Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 523 AM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE NORTHERN SIERRA...NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA: IN CALIFORNIA...THE SURPRISE VALLEY...EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE LASSEN...PLUMAS AND TAHOE NATIONAL FORESTS. IN NORTHWEST NEVADA...NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY AND THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT INCLUDING RENO...CARSON CITY AND MINDEN. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE WETTING RAINS AND ABUNDANT LIGHTNING BY LATE AFTERNOON. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING WILL CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ273-NVZ459-260100- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.100725T1800Z-100726T0100Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 523 AM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR AREAS EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 95... * AFFECTED AREA: IN CALIFORNIA...EASTERN ALPINE COUNTY AND MONO COUNTY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. IN NEVADA...SOUTHERN LYON COUNTY AND MINERAL COUNTY WEST OF HIGHWAY 95. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE WETTING RAINS AND ABUNDANT LIGHTNING BY LATE AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL BE ISOLATED EAST OF HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING WILL CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ272-260100- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.100725T1800Z-100726T0100Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 523 AM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN... * AFFECTED AREA: THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN INCLUDING THE HUMBOLDT- TOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST IN THE CARSON RANGE. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON MAINLY ALONG THE SOUTH AND EAST SIDE OF THE TAHOE BASIN. STORMS WILL PRODUCE WETTING RAINS AND ABUNDANT LIGHTNING BY LATE AFTERNOON. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING WILL CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
285 WWUS85 KREV 251533 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 833 AM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 ...CRITICAL THUNDERSTORM PATTERN TODAY... .A CRITICAL THUNDERSTORM PATTERN OVER THE AREA TODAY WILL PRODUCE ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME STRONGER AND WETTER THROUGH TODAY WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING OUTSIDE THE STORM CORES. OUTFLOW WINDS OF 50 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND MAY TRAVEL A LONG DISTANCE FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. EVEN IF A THUNDERSTORM DOES NOT PASS OVER YOUR LOCATION...STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS MAY PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS. NVZ453-260300- /O.EXB.KREV.FW.W.0004.100725T1800Z-100726T0300Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 833 AM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR WESTERN NEVADA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DRIEST THROUGH 6 PM THEN WILL BEGIN TO PRODUCE SOME WETTING RAINS AND ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW STARTS CONTINUING THROUGH 8 PM. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING WILL CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ270-271-278-NVZ450-458-260300- /O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0004.100725T1800Z-100726T0300Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 833 AM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA... FIRE ZONE 271 WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES...FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY...FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT...FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DRIEST THROUGH 4 PM THEN BEGIN TO PRODUCE SOME WETTING RAINS AND ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH THE THREAT OF NEW STARTS CONTINUING THROUGH 8 PM. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING WILL CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ273-NVZ459-260300- /O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0004.100725T1800Z-100726T0300Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 833 AM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR AREAS EAST OF HIGHWAY 395... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES... FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DRIEST THROUGH 4 PM THEN BEGIN TO PRODUCE WETTING RAINS AND ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH THE THREAT OF NEW STARTS CONTINUING THROUGH 8 PM. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING WILL CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ272-260100- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.100725T1800Z-100726T0100Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 833 AM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON MAINLY ALONG THE SOUTH AND EAST SIDE OF THE TAHOE BASIN. STORMS WILL BE DRIEST THROUGH 4 PM THEN PRODUCE WETTING RAINS AND ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH THE THREAT OF NEW STARTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 8 PM. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING WILL CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
047 WWUS85 KREV 252221 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 321 PM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 ...CRITICAL THUNDERSTORM PATTERN THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .A CRITICAL THUNDERSTORM PATTERN OVER THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND BECOME MORE ISOLATED BY MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER...ANOTHER ROUND OF SCATTERED STORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS MONDAY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WET...BUT THERE WILL BE THE THREAT OF DRY STRIKES OUTSIDE THE CORES AND WITH ANY DRIER STORMS. OUTFLOW WINDS OF 50 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND MAY TRAVEL A LONG DISTANCE FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. EVEN IF A THUNDERSTORM DOES NOT PASS OVER YOUR LOCATION...STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS MAY PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS. CAZ270-271-278-NVZ450-453-458-261030- /O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100726T1700Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 321 PM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT MONDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA... FIRE ZONE 271 WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES...FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY... FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT...FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING BEFORE INCREASING DURING THE MORNING HOURS MONDAY. A MIX OF WET AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR WITH STORMS TURNING WET MONDAY AFTERNOON. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING WILL CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ273-NVZ459-261030- /O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100726T1700Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 321 PM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT MONDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR AREAS EAST OF HIGHWAY 395... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES... FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING BEFORE INCREASING DURING THE MORNING HOURS MONDAY. A MIX OF WET AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR WITH STORMS TURNING WET MONDAY AFTERNOON. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING WILL CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ272-261030- /O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100726T1700Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 321 PM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT MONDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING BEFORE INCREASING DURING THE MORNING HOURS MONDAY. A MIX OF WET AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR WITH STORMS TURNING WET MONDAY AFTERNOON. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING WILL CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
990 WWUS85 KREV 260631 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1131 PM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 ...CRITICAL THUNDERSTORM PATTERN THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .A CRITICAL THUNDERSTORM PATTERN OVER THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF SCATTERED STORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS MONDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME INCREASINGLY WET LATE MONDAY MORNING INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. BECAUSE SURFACE HEATING HAS DIMINISHED...OUTFLOW WINDS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG DURING THE MORNING HOURS. HOWEVER THERE STILL COULD BE GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. CAZ270-271-278-NVZ450-453-458-261400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100726T1700Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 1131 PM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT MONDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA... FIRE ZONE 271 WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES...FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY... FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT...FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. * THUNDERSTORMS: THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ISOLATED BEFORE INCREASING DURING THE MORNING HOURS MONDAY. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING WILL CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ273-NVZ459-261400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100726T1700Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 1131 PM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT MONDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR AREAS EAST OF HIGHWAY 395... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES... FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * THUNDERSTORMS: ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS MONDAY BEFORE TURNING WET MONDAY AFTERNOON. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING WILL CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ272-261400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100726T1700Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 1131 PM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT MONDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA. * THUNDERSTORMS: THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN ISOLATED OVERNIGHT BEFORE INCREASING DURING THE MORNING HOURS MONDAY. A MIX OF WET AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR WITH STORMS TURNING WET MONDAY AFTERNOON. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING WILL CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
752 WWUS85 KREV 261253 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 553 AM PDT MON JUL 26 2010 ...CRITICAL THUNDERSTORM PATTERN THROUGH TODAY... .A CRITICAL THUNDERSTORM PATTERN OVER THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE ABUNDANT DRY LIGHTNING ALONG AND SOUTH OF A BRIDGEPORT TO LOVELOCK LINE THIS MORNING. ANOTHER ROUND OF SCATTERED STORMS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE THIS MORNING AND BECOME INCREASINGLY WET LATE MONDAY MORNING INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ270>272-278-NVZ450-458-261400- /O.CAN.KREV.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100726T1700Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 553 AM PDT MON JUL 26 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN CALIFORNIA...THE SURPRISE VALLEY...LASSEN COUNTY...THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN...AND THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE PLUMAS AND TAHOE NATIONAL FORESTS. IN NEVADA...NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY AND THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. * THUNDERSTORMS: DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED THIS MORNING. $$ NVZ453-261700- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100726T1700Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 553 AM PDT MON JUL 26 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTY... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 95. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING WILL CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ273-NVZ459-261700- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100726T1700Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 553 AM PDT MON JUL 26 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR MONO AND MINERAL COUNTIES... * AFFECTED AREA: IN CALIFORNIA...MONO COUNTY. IN NEVADA...MINERAL COUNTY. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING AND BECOME WET BY THIS AFTERNOON. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING WILL CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
089 WWUS85 KREV 261616 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 916 AM PDT MON JUL 26 2010 ...CRITICAL THUNDERSTORM PATTERN CONTINUES TODAY... .A CRITICAL THUNDERSTORM PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE ABUNDANT DRY LIGHTNING FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA. THUNDERSTORMS MAY HAVE SOME MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION IN THE CORES...BUT FAST STORM MOTIONS WILL PROVIDE ABUNDANT DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES ON STORM PERIPHERIES AND THE THREAT OF NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS. CAZ270-278-NVZ450-458-270300- /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0005.100726T2000Z-100727T0300Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 916 AM PDT MON JUL 26 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA... FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY. IN NEVADA...FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT...FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ NVZ453-270300- /O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100727T0300Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 916 AM PDT MON JUL 26 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING WILL CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ273-NVZ459-270300- /O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100727T0300Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 916 AM PDT MON JUL 26 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR MONO AND MINERAL COUNTIES... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN CALIFORNIA... FIRE ZONE 273 MONO COUNTY. IN NEVADA... FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL COUNTY. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING WILL CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
132 WWUS85 KREV 270138 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 638 PM PDT MON JUL 26 2010 . CAZ273-NVZ453-459-270245- /O.CAN.KREV.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100727T0300Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 638 PM PDT MON JUL 26 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. MUCH DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR WAS MOVING INTO THE AREA AND THE BULK OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS SHIFTED EAST INTO CENTRAL NEVADA. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE MAINLY EAST OF HIGHWAY 95 ACROSS EASTERN MINERAL COUNTY AS WELL AS EAST OF LOVELOCK AND FALLON. COVERAGE WILL REMAIN LOW FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING. $$ CAZ270-278-NVZ450-458-270245- /O.CAN.KREV.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100727T0300Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 638 PM PDT MON JUL 26 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. MUCH DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR WAS MOVING INTO THE AREA AND THE BULK OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS SHIFTED NORTH AND EAST OF THE AREA. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE MAINLY NORTH OF A SUSANVILLE TO GERLACH LINE THIS EVENING BUT COVERAGE IS GOING TO BE LOW FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Jul 24, 9:12 AM PDT, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 9:12 AM PDT, 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
912 AM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010
.UPDATE...
FOR FIRE WEATHER...
WILL BE UPGRADING MOST OF FIRE WEATHER WATCH AREA TO A RED FLAG
WARNING. PARAMETERS LOOK GOOD OFF THE SREF/GFS/NAM FROM WHAT WE
HAVE SEEN SO FAR. JET IN DECENT LOCATION...GOOD MID-UPPER LEVEL
INSTABILITY AND DRY LOW LEVELS TO CONTINUE. IF ANYTHING...STORMS
LOOK DRIER THAN WHAT WE WERE THINKING AT THIS TIME YESTERDAY. HIGH
END ISOLATED TO LOW END SCT COVERAGE LOOKS GOOD OR 20-35%. LEAVING
TAHOE BASIN...272...OUT OF THE WARNING FOR NOW AS FLOW ALOFT
BECOMES DECENT SOUTH. THIS MAY KEEP TAHOE BASIN TOO ISOLATED WITH
COVERAGE WITH STORMS QUICKLY MOVING OUT OF THE BASIN BY 1 OR 2 PM.
SINCE THAT AREA HAS HIGHER UNCERTAINTY...WILL LEAVE IT AS A WATCH
FOR NOW AND CONTINUE TO EVALUATE TODAY. WALLMANN
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 320 AM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010/
SHORT TERM...
UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COAST AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST
WILL BRING MOIST SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW AND INCREASING CHANCES FOR
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MONDAY. FOR TODAY...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
SHOULD AGAIN DEVELOP OVER THE SIERRA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR ONE OR TWO STORMS TO MOVE OFF THE MOUNTAINS AND INTO
THE WESTERN NV VALLEYS LATE IN THE DAY AS A WEAK ZEPHYR DEVELOPS.
THUNDERSTORM BASES WILL BE QUITE HIGH...AND WITH PWATS AROUND 0.5
INCH...DRY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS ARE THE MAIN CONCERN
TODAY. LIGHT STEERING WINDS HOWEVER COULD ALLOW THE STRONGEST STORMS
TO PRODUCE BRIEFLY HEAVY RAIN DESPITE THE LIMITED MOISTURE AND DRY
LOW LEVELS. TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE HOT...WITH TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT
IN LOWER VALLEYS INCLUDING RENO...AND NEAR 90 IN THE TAHOE BASIN.
IT ACTUALLY APPEARS THE BEST CHANCE FOR DRY LIGHTNING MAY OCCUR
SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY MORNING AS AN UPPER LEVEL JET NOSES INTO
THE REGION...MAINLY NORTH OF TAHOE. GFS/NAM INDICATE SUFFICIENT
INSTABILITY ALOFT WITH 700-500 MB LAYER MUCAPE VALUES AROUND 200
J/KG NEAR THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF THE JET. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
SHOULD BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD BY AFTERNOON DUE TO STRONG HEATING AND
INCREASING INSTABILITY. ALTHOUGH INITIALLY DRY...STORMS WILL LIKELY
BECOME WET DURING THE AFTERNOON AS PWATS INCREASE DRAMATICALLY TO
BETWEEN 0.75-1.00 INCH. THE INCREASE IN MOISTURE AND CLOUDS SHOULD
BRING A COUPLE DEGREES OF COOLING...BUT STILL HOT WITH MAX TEMPS
WELL ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGES.
MONDAY LOOKS VERY ACTIVE WITH INCREASING INSTABILITY AND COOLING
ALOFT AS THE TROUGH ADVANCES EASTWARD TOWARD THE COAST. THE UPPER
JET WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF THE TROUGH. THIS WILL BRING THE THREAT
OF A FEW ORGANIZED SEVERE STORMS AS 3-8 KM BULK SHEAR INCREASES TO
AS MUCH AS 40-50 KTS PER THE 00Z GFS. IN ADDITION...PWATS ARE
PROGGED TO REMAIN AROUND 0.75 INCH OR MORE...SO THUNDERSTORMS WILL
AGAIN BE WET. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD PUSH EAST INTO CENTRAL NV DURING
THE EVENING. SCV
LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN POSSIBLE INTO WEDNESDAY WITH JET LINGERING OVER
NEVADA AND WEAKENING TROUGH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. WITH THE
JET SHIFTING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...FOCUS MOVES TO THE NORTHERN AND
EASTERN AREAS. DRIER STABLE SOUTHWEST FLOW WORKS INTO THE SIERRA
SHOULD KEEP THE RENO-TAHOE AREA THUNDERSTORM FREE.
FLOW ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST FLATTENS TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK
AS HIGH CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES RETROGRADES INTO THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS FOR A SLIGHT WARMING TREND...DRY CONDITIONS AND
TYPICAL AFTERNOON WINDS. BRONG
FIRE WEATHER...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE
CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING INCREASING THUNDERSTORM CHANCES THIS
WEEKEND...WITH THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FOR TODAY...GOOD CONFIDENCE IN ISOLATED PULSE THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOPING OVER THE SIERRA AND EASTERN SLOPES FROM MONO COUNTY NORTH
THROUGH THE SOUTHERN CASCADES IN WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY. WITH CLOUD
BASES ABOVE 10000-12000 FEET MSL TODAY...MAIN CONCERN IS DRY STRIKES
OUTSIDE OF THE STORM CORES AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS OVER 40 MPH.
LIGHT STEERING WINDS AND SURFACE DEW POINTS IN THE 40S COULD ALLOW
THE STRONGER STORMS TO PRODUCE SOME RAIN.
DRY LIGHTNING CONCERNS INCREASE TONIGHT WITH JET AND UPPER WAVE
PUSHING INTO THE AREA. BEST FOCUS FOR NOCTURNAL HIGH BASED STORMS IS
AREAS NORTH OF TAHOE BASIN TO LOVELOCK. WILL LEAVE THE FIRE WATCH
ALONE...THOUGH THERE IS SOME SUPPORT THE START TIME OF THE DRY
LIGHTNING THREAT OR ANY POTENTIAL WARNING COULD BE EARLIER THAN THE
CURRENT TIMING OF THE FIRE WATCH.
FOR SUNDAY...FIRE WATCH FOR DRY LIGHTING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS
OVER 40 MPH AS MOISTURE...INSTABILITY AND STORM MOTION INCREASE WITH
THE JET SITTING OVER THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. LINGERING HIGH
BASED CONVECTION EARLY IN THE DAY...WILL A TRANSITION TO WETTER
STORMS AND INCREASED LIGHTNING ACTIVITY BY THE AFTERNOON. CONCERN
FOR THE CURRENT FORECAST IS EVEN WITH FASTER STORM MOTION...MODELS
SHOW 10-20 MPH CELL MOVEMENT...ANY WAVES IN THE FLOW AND POSITION OF
THE JET WILL GENERATE STRONGER ORGANIZED CELLS WITH HIGHER
PRECIPITATION EFFICIENCY AND COULD NULLIFY THE DRY STRIKES. ONE
LAST NOTE FOR SUNDAY...IS WITH STRONGER CONVECTION OUTFLOW WINDS CAN
TRAVEL 50 MILES OR MORE FROM THE PARENT STORM WITH MINIMAL DECREASE
IN STRENGTH.
MONDAY CONTINUES TO LOOK IMPRESSIVE FOR THUNDERSTORMS...WITH
ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY AS THE JET LINGERS OVERHEAD AND
THE WEAKENING LOW MOVES INLAND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL COOLING ALOFT.
STORM MOTION IN THE MODELS IS HIGHER THAN SUNDAY...CERTAINLY ANOTHER
DAY WITH THE POTENTIAL ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS.
BRONG
AVIATION...
INCREASING THUNDERSTORM CHANCES FOR THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA
THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH LOW OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST AND JET MOVING
INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. WITH JET OVERHEAD THUNDERSTORMS
COULD DEVELOP AT NIGHT WITH UPPER WAVES TRACKING ALONG THE JET AXIS
NORTH OF KTVL-KLOL.
TOWERING CUMULUS SHOULD DEVELOP AS EARLY AS 18Z TODAY OVER SIERRA AS
INSTABILITY IS ON THE RISE...WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM AS EARLY AS
21Z. BEST CHANCE FOR STORMS TODAY IS ALONG THE SIERRA FROM MONO
LAKE-TIOGA PASS NORTH THROUGH KTVL-MINDEN-GARDNERVILLE AND NORTH
INTO PLUMAS AND LASSEN COUNTIES. MAIN IMPACTS ARE GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS OVER 35KTS AND SMALL HAIL.
FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY...MOISTURE CONTINUES TO BUILD WITH THREAT OF
THUNDERSTORMS EXPANDING TOWARD KLOL AND KNFL. INSTABILITY PARAMETERS
CONTINUE TO FAVOR A HIGHER POTENTIAL FOR ORGANIZED STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS INTO MONDAY...WITH OUTFLOW WINDS OF 40-50KTS AND HAIL.
BRONG
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM PDT SUNDAY NVZ450-458.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM PDT SUNDAY NVZ459.
CA...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM PDT SUNDAY CAZ270-271-278.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM PDT SUNDAY CAZ273.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
CAZ272.
&&
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENOHazardous weather outlook, Jul 24, 6:15 AM PDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 615 AM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010 CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-251400- SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 615 AM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA... NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A FAVORABLE SETUP TO PRODUCE DRY THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS OVER 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE RAINFALL UNDER OR NEAR THE CORE OF THE STORM. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT AREAS NORTH OF I-80 THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE NORTHERN SIERRA...NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA. PLEASE REFER TO WWUS85 KREV RNORFWREV FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AS CONTINUED INCREASING SOUTHERLY MOISTURE...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST AND THE JET STREAM ALOFT COMBINE IT WILL CREATE A MORE FAVORABLE ATMOSPHERE FOR WET THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WITH GREATER COVERAGE SUNDAY EVENING-MONDAY. STRONGER THUNDSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY WITH A POSSIBLILITY OF SOME OF THESE STORMS BECOMING SEVERE. THESE STRONGER OR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY UNTIL A MORE DRY AND STABLE AIRMASS MOVES INTO THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS WEEKEND AND WILL BE LIKELY MONDAY. SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REMAIN ALERT AND REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. MCGUIRE HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 3:32 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Alpine | 28 min |
| Jul 24, 4:58 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Sierra | 62 min |
| Jul 23, 5:27 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | 33 min | |
| Jul 24, 4:50 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | REV | Douglas | 85 min |
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