Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 12, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this red flag warning at May 16, 2012, 11:12 AM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona; Inyo County, Tulare County, California. It took effect at May 17, 2012, 1:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 10 hr. 3 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
- May 16, 2012, 11:12 AM PDT (18:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 17, 2012, 1:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- May 17, 2012, 11:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, Inyo County, CA, Tulare County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 180 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 4:30 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 82 | 2 Ese Pahrump, NV | TRAINED SPOTTER MEASURED AN 82 MPH WIND GUST AT AN ELEVATION OF 2697 FT. |
| May 17, 5:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Mercury (Nts A23), NV | THE MERCURY A23 MESONET SITE MEASURED A PEAK GUST OF 58 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 3678 FEET. |
| May 17, 9:42 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | Oak Creek Raws, CA | OAK CREEK RAWS MEASURED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 MPH WITH A GUST OF 70 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 4900 FEET. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 5677 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
752 WWUS85 KVEF 161812 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1112 AM PDT WED MAY 16 2012 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO CALIFORNIA ON THURSDAY RESULTING IN GUSTY WINDS FORMING ACROSS MUCH OF THE DISTRICT BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS AND DRY FUELS TO CREATE EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE OWENS VALLEY...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. AZZ102-NVZ461-170215- /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0007.120517T1900Z-120518T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0012.120517T2000Z-120518T0400Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- 1112 AM PDT WED MAY 16 2012 /1112 AM MST WED MAY 16 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 102 AND 461... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY AFTERNOON THURSDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED TO BE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ CAZ226-NVZ460-462>465-170215- /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0012.120517T2000Z-120518T0400Z/ OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST- ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 1112 AM PDT WED MAY 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...460...462...463...464 AND 465... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226 OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE EVENING. * WIND...ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF FIRE ZONE CAZ226...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS BELOW CANYONS ALONG THE LOWER SLOPES COULD REACH 70 MPH AT TIMES. IN NEVADA...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
4 follow-up statements
960 WWUS85 KVEF 170151 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 651 PM PDT WED MAY 16 2012 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO CALIFORNIA ON THURSDAY RESULTING IN GUSTY WINDS FORMING ACROSS MUCH OF THE DISTRICT BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS AND DRY FUELS TO CREATE EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS VALLEY...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. AZZ102-CAZ226-NVZ460>465-171030- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0012.120517T2000Z-120518T0400Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST- ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 651 PM PDT WED MAY 16 2012 /651 PM MST WED MAY 16 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 102 - 226 - 460 - 461 - 462 - 463 - 464 AND 465... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226 OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE EVENING. * WIND...ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF FIRE ZONE CAZ226...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS BELOW CANYONS ALONG THE LOWER SLOPES COULD REACH 70 MPH AT TIMES. IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ MORGAN HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
143 WWUS85 KVEF 171307 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 607 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO CALIFORNIA TODAY RESULTING IN GUSTY WINDS FORMING ACROSS MUCH OF THE DISTRICT BY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS AND DRY FUELS TO CREATE EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS VALLEY...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. AZZ102-CAZ226-NVZ460>465-180000- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0012.120517T2000Z-120518T0400Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST- ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 607 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 /607 AM MST THU MAY 17 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 102... 226...460...461...462...463...464 AND 465... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226 OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * WIND...ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF FIRE ZONE CAZ226...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS BELOW CANYONS ALONG THE LOWER SLOPES COULD REACH 70 MPH AT TIMES. IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. POSSIBLE GUSTS TO NEAR 70 MPH ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS OF NEVADA ZONES 463 AND 464. * HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
507 WWUS85 KVEF 172226 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 326 PM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO TONIGHT WILL GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING ACROSS MUCH OF THE DISTRICT THROUGH THE EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS AND DRY FUELS TO CREATE EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS VALLEY...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY. AZZ102-CAZ226-NVZ460>465-180600- /O.EXT.KVEF.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120518T0600Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST- ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 326 PM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 /326 PM MST THU MAY 17 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 102...226...460...461...462...463...464 AND 465... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226 OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WIND...ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF FIRE ZONE CAZ226...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS BELOW CANYONS ALONG THE LOWER SLOPES COULD REACH 70 MPH AT TIMES. IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. POSSIBLE GUSTS TO NEAR 70 MPH ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS OF NEVADA ZONES 463 AND 464. * HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS THROUGH EARLY EVENING THEN SLOWLY INCREASING ABOVE 15 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED STORMS POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY THROUGH THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
052 WWUS85 KVEF 180552 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1052 PM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 AZZ102-CAZ226-NVZ460>465-180700- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120518T0600Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST- ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 1052 PM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 /1052 PM MST THU MAY 17 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 102 - 226 - 460 - 461 - 462 - 463 - 464 AND 465... WINDS HAD BEGUN TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTS OVER 35 MPH MAY PERSIST INTO THE EARLY MORNING...THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS HAD ENDED. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ MORGAN HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 3:39 AM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | VEF | Lincoln | 8 hr |
| May 16, 3:22 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo | 24 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Nevada, 2012Red Flag Warnings in California, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Arizona, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.