Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 12, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this red flag warning at Jul 20, 2016, 9:59 AM PDT for Washoe County, Nevada; Lassen County, Modoc County, California. It took effect at Jul 21, 2016, 1:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 7 hr. 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 20, 2016, 9:59 AM PDT (16:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 21, 2016, 1:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2016, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Lassen County, CA, Modoc County, CA, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:04 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, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 239 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
- 2938 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
581 WWUS85 KREV 201659 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 959 AM PDT WED JUL 20 2016 CAZ270-278-NVZ450-458-211400- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0006.160721T2000Z-160722T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0012.160721T2000Z-160722T0300Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 959 AM PDT WED JUL 20 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA INCLUDING THE SIERRA FRONT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA, FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY, FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT AND FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...7 TO 14%. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY CAN CAUSE FIRE TO RAPIDLY GROW IN SIZE AND INTENSITY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CAUSE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION... SUCH AS YARD WORK... TARGET SHOOTING... OR CAMPFIRES. FOLLOW LOCAL FIRE RESTRICTIONS. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND LIVINGWITHFIRE.INFO FOR PREPAREDNESS TIPS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
3 follow-up statements
298 WWUS85 KREV 211311 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 611 AM PDT THU JUL 21 2016 CAZ270-278-NVZ450-458-220115- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0012.160721T2000Z-160722T0300Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 611 AM PDT THU JUL 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA INCLUDING THE SIERRA FRONT... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA, FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY, FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT AND FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 14%. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY CAN CAUSE FIRE TO RAPIDLY GROW IN SIZE AND INTENSITY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CAUSE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION... SUCH AS YARD WORK... TARGET SHOOTING... OR CAMPFIRES. FOLLOW LOCAL FIRE RESTRICTIONS. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND LIVINGWITHFIRE.INFO FOR PREPAREDNESS TIPS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
989 WWUS85 KREV 212106 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 206 PM PDT THU JUL 21 2016 CAZ270-278-NVZ450-458-220300- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160722T0300Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 206 PM PDT THU JUL 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA INCLUDING THE SIERRA FRONT... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA, FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY, FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT AND FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 14%. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY CAN CAUSE FIRE TO RAPIDLY GROW IN SIZE AND INTENSITY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CAUSE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION... SUCH AS YARD WORK... TARGET SHOOTING... OR CAMPFIRES. FOLLOW LOCAL FIRE RESTRICTIONS. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND LIVINGWITHFIRE.INFO FOR PREPAREDNESS TIPS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
635 WWUS85 KREV 220314 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 814 PM PDT THU JUL 21 2016 CAZ270-278-NVZ450-458-220415- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160722T0300Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 814 PM PDT THU JUL 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING WITH LIGHTER WINDS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2:20 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Churchill, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe | 30 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in California, 2016Red Flag Warnings in Nevada, 2016Every red flag warning in 2016
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.