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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 19, NWS Elko, NV

July 5, 2013Elko County, Nevada

NWS Elko, NV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2013, 4:39 PM PDT for Elko County, Nevada. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 5, 2013, 4:39 PM PDT (23:39 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2013, 5:15 PM PDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Elko, NV
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Elko County, NV

The radar

The Elko radar (KLRX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 5, 3:17 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Elko, NV (KLKN), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 102 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Elko, NV at 12:00Z on 2013-07-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 28 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Elko, NV at 12:00Z on 2013-07-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 81 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
28 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-266 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1524 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Elko, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 5, 2:45 PM PDT, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 2:45 PM PDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 2:17 AM PDT, 14 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
217 AM PDT FRI JUL 5 2013

NVZ030-031-033>041-060930-
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY-
217 AM PDT FRI JUL 5 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
NEVADA...NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA...NORTHEAST NEVADA...NORTHWEST
NEVADA AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE AREA. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG WITH
GUSTY WINDS TO 60 MPH...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN NEVADA THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 5, 2:19 PM PDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 5, 2:36 PM PDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 5, 3:24 PM PDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
324 PM PDT FRI JUL 5 2013

NVZ033-052300-
SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY NV-
324 PM PDT FRI JUL 5 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN ELKO COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM
PDT...

AT 319 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WEST WENDOVER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH
FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RURAL EASTERN ELKO COUNTY...
  CITY OF WENDOVER...
  I-80...

&&

LAT...LON 4065 11404 4058 11426 4072 11431 4086 11404
      4085 11402 4065 11403
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 236DEG 38KT 4074 11412

GB
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 3:40 PM PDT, 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
340 PM PDT FRI JUL 5 2013

NVZ036-038-052315-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY NV-SOUTHWEST ELKO
COUNTY NV-
340 PM PDT FRI JUL 5 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL EUREKA AND SOUTHERN ELKO
COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM PDT...

AT 335 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PINE VALLEY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
   PINE VALLEY ALONG STATE ROUTE 278...

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 4065 11593 4048 11573 4023 11615 4036 11631
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 228DEG 24KT 4036 11614

DD
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 3:52 PM PDT, 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
352 PM PDT FRI JUL 5 2013

NVZ034-038-052315-
RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE NV-SOUTHWEST ELKO COUNTY NV-
352 PM PDT FRI JUL 5 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY UNTIL 415 PM
PDT...

AT 351 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTH OF LEE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
   LAMOILLE...

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV
STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 4081 11548 4067 11536 4054 11558 4064 11569
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 231DEG 24KT 4064 11559

GB
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 4:20 PM PDT, 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
420 PM PDT FRI JUL 5 2013

NVZ034-038-039-052345-
RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE NV-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY
NV-SOUTHWEST ELKO COUNTY NV-
420 PM PDT FRI JUL 5 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY UNTIL 445 PM
PDT...

AT 416 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAMOILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 25 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RURAL CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY...

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV
STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 4085 11526 4073 11516 4062 11538 4071 11547
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 238DEG 20KT 4071 11536

GB

The office that day

Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 4, 5:08 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKN37 min
Jul 4, 5:10 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKN35 min
Jul 4, 5:26 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKN34 min
Jul 4, 5:36 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLKNElko, Humboldt, Lander39 min
Jul 4, 5:46 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLKNHumboldt44 min
Jul 4, 6:17 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKN28 min
Jul 4, 6:33 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKN87 min
Jul 4, 6:39 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLKNElko, Humboldt, Lander36 min
Jul 4, 6:53 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKN22 min
Jul 4, 7:15 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKN30 min
Jul 4, 7:22 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKN23 min
Jul 4, 7:26 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKN34 min
Jul 4, 7:34 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKNHumboldt56 min
Jul 4, 9:04 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKNHumboldt86 min
Jul 4, 10:03 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKN57 min
Jul 4, 10:04 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKN41 min
Jul 5, 11:42 AM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKN33 min
Jul 5, 12:19 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKN26 min
Jul 5, 12:41 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKNElko34 min
Jul 5, 12:45 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLKNWhite Pine45 min
Jul 5, 1:04 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLKNElko26 min
Jul 5, 1:13 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKN32 min
Jul 5, 1:27 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLKNElko33 min
Jul 5, 1:35 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKN25 min
Jul 5, 1:41 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKN34 min
Jul 5, 1:53 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLKNElko37 min
Jul 5, 2:07 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKN23 min
Jul 5, 2:14 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKN31 min
Jul 5, 2:19 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKNEureka26 min
Jul 5, 2:25 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLKNElko50 min
Jul 5, 2:36 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKNElko24 min
Jul 5, 2:48 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLKNElko27 min
Jul 5, 3:24 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKN36 min
Jul 5, 3:40 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKN35 min
Jul 5, 3:52 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKNElko23 min
Jul 5, 4:20 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKNElko25 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.