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Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Reno, NV

August 1, 2011

NWS Reno, NV issued this red flag warning at Aug 1, 2011, 9:22 AM PDT. It took effect at Aug 1, 2011, 1:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 1, 2011, 9:22 AM PDT (16:22 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 1, 2011, 1:00 PM PDT
Expired: Aug 1, 2011, 6:29 PM PDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Reno, NV

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

526 
WWUS85 KREV 011622
RFWREV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
922 AM PDT MON AUG 1 2011

...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER WEST-
CENTRAL NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON...

.THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON OVER WESTERN
NEVADA...ALTHOUGH DUE LESS MOISTURE AND FASTER STORM MOTION...THEY
WILL HAVE LITTLE TO NO RAINFALL. IN ADDITION TO THE LIGHTNING...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO CAUSE GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH.
DRY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

NVZ453-020300-
/O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0007.110801T2000Z-110802T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-
922 AM PDT MON AUG 1 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS
FOR WEST-CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND 
  RANGE.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL
  DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WITH WIND GUSTS 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.  

&&

$$

HOON

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

1 follow-up statement

710 
WWUS85 KREV 020129
RFWREV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
629 PM PDT MON AUG 1 2011


NVZ453-020230-
/O.CAN.KREV.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110802T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-
629 PM PDT MON AUG 1 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG
OUTFLOW WINDS FOR WEST-CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG
WARNING. 

THUNDERSTORMS ARE DIMINISHING ACROSS THE WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND
RANGE. WHILE THUNDERSTORMS WILL STILL OCCUR FOR THE NEXT TWO
HOURS...THEY ARE OCCURRING IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED RAINFALL OVER
THE WEEKEND MITIGATING THE THREAT FOR NEW FIRE STARTS.

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

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Sources

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