Alert archive / California / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 17, 2016, 6:19 PM PDT for Lassen County, Plumas County, Sierra County, California. It was in force for 41 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
- Aug 17, 2016, 6:19 PM PDT (01:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2016, 7:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Lassen County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 152 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3633 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
511 WUUS55 KREV 180119 SVRREV CAC035-063-091-180200- /O.NEW.KREV.SV.W.0002.160818T0119Z-160818T0200Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 619 PM PDT WED AUG 17 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN LASSEN COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA... PLUMAS COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA... SIERRA COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA... * UNTIL 700 PM PDT * AT 617 PM PDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR VINTON...OR NEAR BECKWOURTH...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THE DAMAGING WINDS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BECKWOURTH...CHILCOOT...VINTON...CHILCOOT-VINTON... HALLELUJAH JUNCTION...FRENCHMAN LAKE...LOYALTON... FRENCHMAN CAMPGROUND...SPRING CREEK CAMPGROUND... CA 49 AT SIERRA-PLUMAS CO LINE...CA 70 AT PLUMAS-LASSEN CO LINE... BECKWOURTH-NERVINO AIRPORT... BIG COVE CAMPGROUND AND CHILCOOT CAMPGROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STORM HAS DEVELOPED VERY QUICKLY AND WILL PRODUCE A BURST OF HIGH WINDS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY RAPIDLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE. SEEK SAFE SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. WIND DAMAGE WITH THIS STORM WILL OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF ANY RAIN OR LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL RAPIDLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE. IF YOU ARE ON FRENCHMAN LAKE TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. && LAT...LON 3984 12041 3995 12021 3976 12001 3963 12028 TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 325DEG 5KT 3984 12026 $$ JW
2 follow-up statements
665 WWUS55 KREV 180146 SVSREV SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 646 PM PDT WED AUG 17 2016 CAC035-063-091-180200- /O.CON.KREV.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160818T0200Z/ LASSEN CA-PLUMAS CA-SIERRA CA- 646 PM PDT WED AUG 17 2016 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM PDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN LASSEN...PLUMAS AND SIERRA COUNTIES... AT 646 PM PDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR VINTON...OR NEAR CHILCOOT. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THE DAMAGING WINDS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BECKWOURTH...CHILCOOT...VINTON...CHILCOOT-VINTON... HALLELUJAH JUNCTION...FRENCHMAN LAKE...LOYALTON... FRENCHMAN CAMPGROUND...SPRING CREEK CAMPGROUND... CA 49 AT SIERRA-PLUMAS CO LINE...CA 70 AT PLUMAS-LASSEN CO LINE... BECKWOURTH-NERVINO AIRPORT... BIG COVE CAMPGROUND AND CHILCOOT CAMPGROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WIND DAMAGE WITH THIS STORM WILL OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF ANY RAIN OR LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 3984 12041 3995 12021 3976 12001 3963 12028 TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 325DEG 5KT 3983 12025 $$ JW
002
WWUS55 KREV 180159
SVSREV
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
659 PM PDT WED AUG 17 2016
CAC035-063-091-180209-
/O.EXP.KREV.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160818T0200Z/
LASSEN CA-PLUMAS CA-SIERRA CA-
659 PM PDT WED AUG 17 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LASSEN...PLUMAS
AND SIERRA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM PDT...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3984 12041 3995 12021 3976 12001 3963 12028
TIME...MOT...LOC 0148Z 325DEG 5KT 3983 12025
$$
JWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2:43 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Sierra | 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.