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Special Weather Statement, NWS Eureka, CA

August 7, 2017Trinity County, California

NWS Eureka, CA issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2017, 5:16 PM PDT for Trinity County, California. It was in force for 29 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 7, 2017, 5:16 PM PDT (00:16 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2017, 5:45 PM PDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

County Trinity County, CA

The radar

The Eureka (Bunker Hill) radar (KBHX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:16 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

Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 214 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, Medford/Jackson, OR at 00:00Z on 2017-08-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Medford/Jackson, OR at 00:00Z on 2017-08-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 22 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3671 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

544 
WWUS86 KEKA 080016
SPSEKA

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Eureka CA
516 PM PDT MON AUG 7 2017

CAZ108-080045-
Southern Trinity-
516 PM PDT MON AUG 7 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN TRINITY COUNTY...

At 515 PM PDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Forest Glen, or
14 miles southwest of Hayfork, moving southwest at 10 mph.

Nickel size hail is possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Hayfork and Forest Glen. 

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.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

LAT...LON 4062 12341 4051 12321 4028 12330 4042 12354
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 028DEG 7KT 4047 12337 

$$

MKK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 5:04 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementEKA11 min
Aug 7, 5:25 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementEKATrinity35 min
Aug 7, 5:37 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementEKATrinity23 min
Aug 7, 5:55 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementEKATrinity35 min
Aug 7, 6:27 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementEKA33 min
Aug 7, 8:15 PM PDTFire Weather WatchEKA7 hr
Aug 8, 3:22 AM PDTRed Flag WarningEKA17 hr
Aug 8, 3:22 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementEKATrinity23 min
Aug 8, 3:34 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementEKA26 min
Aug 8, 3:49 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementEKATrinity26 min
Aug 8, 3:52 PM PDTRed Flag WarningEKA28 hr
Aug 8, 3:58 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementEKA32 min
Aug 8, 4:12 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementEKATrinity33 min
Aug 8, 4:35 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementEKAGlenn25 min
Aug 8, 4:42 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementEKATrinity18 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.