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Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Reno, NV

August 4, 2011

NWS Reno, NV issued this red flag warning at Aug 4, 2011, 1:50 AM PDT. It took effect at Aug 4, 2011, 2:10 AM 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 4, 2011, 1:50 AM PDT (08:50 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 4, 2011, 2:10 AM PDT
Expired
Aug 4, 2011, 6:46 AM PDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Reno, NV

The text

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

854 
WWUS85 KREV 040850
RFWREV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
150 AM PDT THU AUG 4 2011

...SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER WEST-CENTRAL NEVADA
THIS MORNING...

.DRY THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS MORNING ACROSS THE WEST
CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING UPPER LOW.
IN ADDITION TO LIGHTNING...THE STORMS WILL ALSO CAUSE GUSTY
OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 40 MPH. DRY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS
WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING.

NVZ453-041800-
/O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0008.110804T0850Z-110804T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-
150 AM PDT THU AUG 4 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR
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 UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING.

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

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
  DEVELOP ACROSS PERSHING AND NORTHERN CHURCHILL COUNTIES THROUGH
  MID MORNING.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 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.  

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
2 follow-up statements
267 
WWUS85 KREV 040911 CCA
RFWREV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
210 AM PDT THU AUG 4 2011

...SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER WEST-CENTRAL NEVADA
THIS MORNING...

.DRY THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS MORNING ACROSS THE WEST
CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING UPPER LOW.
IN ADDITION TO LIGHTNING...THE STORMS WILL ALSO CAUSE GUSTY
OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 40 MPH. DRY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS
WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING.

NVZ453-041800-
/O.COR.KREV.FW.W.0008.110804T0910Z-110804T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-
210 AM PDT THU AUG 4 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING 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 UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING.

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

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
  DEVELOP ACROSS PERSHING AND NORTHERN CHURCHILL COUNTIES THROUGH
  MID MORNING.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 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.  

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
983 
WWUS85 KREV 041346
RFWREV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
646 AM PDT THU AUG 4 2011

NVZ453-041500-
/O.CAN.KREV.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110804T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-
646 AM PDT THU AUG 4 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 HAVE ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. NO ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORMS...AND THUS NO DRY LIGHTNING...ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

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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.