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Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this flash flood warning at Aug 21, 2012, 2:38 PM PDT for Lander County, Nye County, Nevada. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2012, 2:38 PM PDT (21:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 21, 2012, 5:30 PM PDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Lander County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 184 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 83 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3870 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
692 WGUS55 KLKN 212138 FFWLKN NVC015-023-212330- /O.NEW.KLKN.FF.W.0010.120821T2138Z-120821T2330Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 238 PM PDT TUE AUG 21 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN LANDER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA... NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GABBS... * UNTIL 430 PM PDT * AT 232 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF INCLUDE...IONE VALLEY AND REESE VALLEY IN SOUTHERN LANDER AND NORTHERN NYE COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY. TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN ELKO. && LAT...LON 3919 11711 3864 11787 3881 11807 3933 11749 $$ LW
3 follow-up statements
063 WGUS55 KLKN 212245 FFWLKN NVC015-023-220030- /O.EXT.KLKN.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120822T0030Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 345 PM PDT TUE AUG 21 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS EXTENDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN LANDER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA... NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GABBS... * UNTIL 530 PM PDT * AT 338 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOODING CONTINUING FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF INCLUDE...IONE VALLEY AND REESE VALLEY IN SOUTHWEST LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHWEST NYE COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY. TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN ELKO. && LAT...LON 3919 11711 3864 11787 3881 11807 3933 11749 $$ LW
771 WGUS75 KLKN 220002 FFSLKN FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 502 PM PDT TUE AUG 21 2012 NVC015-023-220030- /O.CON.KLKN.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120822T0030Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NYE NV-LANDER NV- 502 PM PDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM PDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN LANDER AND NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTIES... AT 454 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS HAD DIMINISHED OVER THE WARNING AREA...WITH ONLY LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN SLOWLY DECREASING IN COVERAGE. RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE INTO STREAMS...WASHES...AND ARROYOS. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN NORTHEAST OF GABBS IN RURAL NORTHWEST NYE COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. && LAT...LON 3919 11711 3864 11787 3881 11807 3933 11749 $$ TURNER
513 WGUS75 KLKN 220023 FFSLKN FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 523 PM PDT TUE AUG 21 2012 NVC015-023-220032- /O.EXP.KLKN.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120822T0030Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NYE NV-LANDER NV- 523 PM PDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 530 PM PDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN LANDER AND NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTIES... HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED EAST INTO NORTH CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE IN THE WARNING AREA. THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 530 PM PDT. && LAT...LON 3919 11711 3864 11787 3881 11807 3933 11749 $$ TURNER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2:26 AM PDT | Flash Flood Watch | LKN | Elko, Nye, White Pine | 41 hr |
| Aug 21, 11:59 AM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LKN | Eureka, White Pine | 46 min |
| Aug 21, 12:40 PM PDT | Tornado Warning | LKN | Eureka, White Pine | 35 min |
| Aug 21, 1:06 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | LKN | Eureka, White Pine | 114 min |
| Aug 21, 1:07 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LKN | Eureka, White Pine | 23 min |
| Aug 21, 1:18 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LKN | Lander, Nye | 42 min |
| Aug 21, 1:32 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | White Pine | 43 min |
| Aug 21, 1:41 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 49 min | |
| Aug 21, 2:26 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | White Pine | 34 min |
| Aug 21, 3:34 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 41 min | |
| Aug 21, 3:36 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LKN | Eureka, White Pine | 3 hr |
| Aug 21, 4:18 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Lander, White Pine | 57 min |
| Aug 21, 4:38 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LKN | Eureka, Nye, White Pine | 3 hr |
| Aug 21, 4:53 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LKN | Eureka, Lander, Nye | 3 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.