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Special Weather Statement, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this special weather statement at Jun 12, 2016, 12:20 PM PDT for Eureka County, Nevada. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 12, 2016, 12:20 PM PDT (19:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2016, 1:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
County Eureka County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Elko, NV (KLKN), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 192 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
- 1246 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 12, 2:18 AM PDT, 10 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 2:18 AM PDT, 10 hours 2 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Elko NV 218 AM PDT SUN JUN 12 2016 .SYNOPSIS...Showers and thunderstorms continue today for majority of the area before tapering off on Monday in eastern NV. After a rather cool end to the weekend, the upcoming workweek looks dry with warming temperatures. && .SHORT TERM...This morning through Monday A strong and rare push of monsoon moisture has engulfed most of the area, with dewpoints reaching nearly 50F and PWATs exceeding .75 inches in eastern and central NV. The upper level low responsible for pulling this moisture northward in southern CA, continuing to lift northeast. This upper level low will eventually move in the western part of the state by this afternoon. Thunderstorm complexes are developing on the right front quadrant of this upper level low where the nose of a jet streak is rotating around, creating a decent area of upper level divergences. They are currently moving northeast through central NV, making their way into northern Elko county along a Gabbs to Battle Mtn to Jackpot line. This line is likely to shift westward this morning, reaching Winnemuuca briefly before upper level trof to the north begins to push it back to the southeast. With the atmosphere already moistened, additional QPF amounts of up to four tenths are definitely possible through the next 24hrs. In fact, some areas in central NV could end up over an 1.50 inch for 24-hr or 48-hr rain totals. Pretty impressive for the second week of June. Drier airmass begins to advect further east by this evening, ending the shower threat west of a Battle Mtn to Tonopah line. On Monday, the now open 500mb trof and the sfc dryline are situated in eastern NV, as a deep 500mb trof and associated closed low approaches the Pacific NW. Therefore, expect isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms to the east of the Ruby Mtns, with areas to the west remaining dry under weak sfc northwesterly flow. As for temps, highs struggle to climb into the 60s due cloud cover and precip today. Temperatures climb back into the 70s and 80s on Monday, which is close to average for mid June. .LONG TERM...Monday night through next Sunday. Large closed upper low off the northwest coast is well agreed upon by the models. While several smaller vort maxes rotate around the central low, this action causes the central low to drift off to the southwest over open water. Increasing southwest flow, dry, moves over the interior west and so little in the way of pops over northern and central Nevada. Isolated thunderstorms may break out over east- central to northeast Nevada Tuesday afternoon from a weak wave. Weak warming trend through the period. && .AVIATION...Periods of thunder and showers...potentially briefly heavy...will plague KEKO, KELY, and KTPH through 06z Monday before changing to showers. KWMC will be less so. Gusty winds this afternoon will vary in direction due to surface disturbance. && .HYDROLOGY... Some streams and rivers are running high from the increased runoff this week. A Hydrologic Statement has been issued for Lamoille Creek. The creek is receding and flooding is not expected. A Hydrologic Statement has been issued for the Humboldt River at Battle Mountain. It is currently above 8ft and approaching 8.5 ft. No flooding is anticipated at this time. && .LKN Watches/Warnings/Advisories... None. && 85/98/98
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 11:26 AM PDT, 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 1126 AM PDT SUN JUN 12 2016 NVZ037-121915- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY NV- 1126 AM PDT SUN JUN 12 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN EUREKA COUNTY UNTIL 1215 PM PDT... AT 1125 AM PDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES WEST OF DIAMOND VALLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GARDEN PASS...DIAMOND VALLEY AND EUREKA AIRPORT. LAT...LON 3944 11620 3952 11641 3995 11637 3971 11584 TIME...MOT...LOC 1825Z 204DEG 27KT 3967 11622 LW
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 12:20 PM PDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 1220 PM PDT SUN JUN 12 2016 NVZ035-037-122000- WHITE PINE COUNTY NV- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY NV- 1220 PM PDT SUN JUN 12 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL EUREKA AND NORTHWESTERN WHITE PINE COUNTIES UNTIL 100 PM PDT... AT 1220 PM PDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR DIAMOND VALLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DIAMOND VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 3961 11597 3973 11612 4002 11592 3974 11558 TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 211DEG 16KT 3971 11597 LW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 6:47 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 43 min | |
| Jun 12, 11:26 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Eureka | 49 min |
| Jun 12, 1:27 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 48 min | |
| Jun 12, 2:01 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LKN | Elko | 59 min |
| Jun 12, 2:26 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 34 min | |
| Jun 12, 3:02 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 43 min | |
| Jun 12, 3:07 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 38 min | |
| Jun 12, 3:49 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LKN | Elko, White Pine | 26 min |
| Jun 12, 4:18 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 27 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.