Alert archive / Nevada / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013
Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this flash flood warning at Sep 2, 2013, 5:01 PM PDT for Elko 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
- Sep 2, 2013, 5:01 PM PDT (00:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 2, 2013, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Elko County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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
Elko, NV (KLKN), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 92 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
- 559 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1679 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
610 WGUS55 KLKN 030001 FFWLKN NVC007-030300- /O.NEW.KLKN.FF.W.0021.130903T0001Z-130903T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 501 PM PDT MON SEP 2 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEVADA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DEETH... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN WELLS AND HALLECK... * UNTIL 800 PM PDT * AT 455 PM PDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL...FLOODING RAINFALL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL QUICKLY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS...INCLUDING MEDIANS ON INTERSTATE 80. VISIBILITY WILL BE SEVERELY RESTRICTED. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF INCLUDE....DEETH...INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN WELLS AND HALLECK JUNCTION... 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. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN ELKO. && LAT...LON 4138 11528 4127 11497 4083 11517 4092 11547 $$ TURNER
4 follow-up statements
094 WGUS75 KLKN 030031 FFSLKN FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 531 PM PDT MON SEP 2 2013 NVC007-030300- /O.CON.KLKN.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130903T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ELKO NV- 531 PM PDT MON SEP 2 2013 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM PDT FOR CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY... AT 523 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN NEAR DEETH...AND BETWEEN INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN HALLECK JUNCTION AND WELLS. TORRENTIAL FLOODING RAINFALL WAS FALLING NEAR DEETH AT 5:30 PM. LOW LYING AREAS WILL QUICKLY FLOOD...WITH FLOODING AFFECTING INTERSTATE 80. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN ELKO. && LAT...LON 4138 11528 4127 11497 4083 11517 4092 11547 $$ TURNER
562 WGUS75 KLKN 030130 FFSLKN FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 630 PM PDT MON SEP 2 2013 NVC007-030300- /O.CON.KLKN.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130903T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ELKO NV- 630 PM PDT MON SEP 2 2013 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM PDT FOR CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY... AT 625 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED DIMINISHING SHOWERS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS ENDED BUT RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE IN STREAMS AND WASHES THROUGH 8 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. 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 4138 11528 4127 11497 4083 11517 4092 11547 $$ TURNER
952 WGUS75 KLKN 030201 FFSLKN FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 701 PM PDT MON SEP 2 2013 NVC007-030300- /O.CON.KLKN.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130903T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ELKO NV- 701 PM PDT MON SEP 2 2013 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM PDT FOR CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY... AT 658 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED ONLY A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REMAINED OVER THE WARNED AREA NEAR DEETH. ADDITIONAL STORMS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE WARNED AREA AND PRODUCE TORRENTIAL...POTENTIALLY FLOODING RAINFALL. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL FALL ALONG HIGHWAY 229...HALLECK JUNCTION...AND INTERSTATE 80 NEAR DEETH. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE FROM THIS ADDITIONAL STORM...EXPECT FLOODING OF STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. && LAT...LON 4121 11535 4101 11509 4083 11517 4092 11547 $$ TURNER
555 WGUS75 KLKN 030249 FFSLKN FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 749 PM PDT MON SEP 2 2013 NVC007-030258- /O.CAN.KLKN.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130903T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ELKO NV- 749 PM PDT MON SEP 2 2013 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA AND THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED. INCREASED FLOWS ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN DRY WASHES...SMALL CREEKS...AND DRAINAGE DITCHES. USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. && LAT...LON 4121 11535 4101 11509 4083 11517 4092 11547 $$ JRM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 5:38 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LKN | Elko | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 5:50 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | LKN | Elko | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 5:57 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | LKN | Elko | 2 hr |
| Sep 2, 6:06 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 24 min | |
| Sep 2, 6:25 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LKN | Elko | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 6:30 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 60 min | |
| Sep 2, 6:57 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Elko | 48 min |
| Sep 2, 7:12 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 48 min | |
| Sep 3, 4:36 AM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LKN | Nye | 3 hr |
| Sep 3, 5:43 AM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LKN | White Pine | 3 hr |
| Sep 3, 8:00 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | White Pine | 30 min |
| Sep 3, 8:19 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 26 min | |
| Sep 3, 8:32 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | White Pine | 28 min |
| Sep 3, 9:09 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 21 min | |
| Sep 3, 12:55 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LKN | Elko | 35 min |
| Sep 3, 1:03 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | LKN | Elko | 3 hr |
| Sep 3, 1:18 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LKN | Eureka | 3 hr |
| Sep 3, 1:27 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 33 min | |
| Sep 3, 1:33 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LKN | Elko | 27 min |
| Sep 3, 1:58 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Eureka | 32 min |
| Sep 3, 2:21 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | LKN | Eureka, White Pine | 3 hr |
| Sep 3, 2:22 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | LKN | Eureka, Lander | 3 hr |
| Sep 3, 2:34 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 26 min | |
| Sep 3, 3:00 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Eureka | 30 min |
| Sep 3, 3:13 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | LKN | Eureka, Lander | 6 hr |
| Sep 3, 3:35 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 25 min | |
| Sep 3, 3:37 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LKN | Lander | 3 hr |
| Sep 3, 4:13 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 32 min | |
| Sep 3, 4:26 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LKN | Humboldt | 34 min |
| Sep 3, 4:34 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | LKN | Humboldt | 4 hr |
| Sep 3, 4:58 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LKN | Elko, Humboldt | 32 min |
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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.