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Special Weather Statement, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2017, 3:43 PM PDT for Mendocino County, California. It was in force for 32 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 9, 2017, 3:43 PM PDT (22:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2017, 4:15 PM PDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
County Mendocino County, CA
The radar
The Eureka (Bunker Hill) radar (KBHX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Oakland, CA (KOAK), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 250 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
- 797 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
347
WWUS86 KEKA 092243
SPSEKA
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Eureka CA
343 PM PDT WED AUG 9 2017
CAZ111-092315-
Northeastern Mendocino Interior-
343 PM PDT WED AUG 9 2017
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL MENDOCINO AND
SOUTHERN TRINITY COUNTIES...
At 342 PM PDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Covelo, moving
west at 20 mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Covelo.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
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.
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 3975 12307 3977 12326 3998 12321 3998 12318
3990 12300
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 082DEG 16KT 3985 12315
$$
RCLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 5:26 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Trinity | 34 min |
| Aug 8, 5:52 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Trinity | 23 min |
| Aug 8, 6:51 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | 24 min | |
| Aug 8, 7:14 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | 31 min | |
| Aug 9, 1:32 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | 43 min | |
| Aug 9, 1:50 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EKA | Mendocino, Trinity | 23 min |
| Aug 9, 2:28 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EKA | Trinity | 32 min |
| Aug 9, 2:34 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Mendocino | 26 min |
| Aug 9, 2:40 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Trinity | 35 min |
| Aug 9, 2:50 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EKA | Mendocino | 25 min |
| Aug 9, 2:52 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Trinity | 23 min |
| Aug 9, 3:05 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EKA | Trinity | 25 min |
| Aug 9, 3:10 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EKA | Mendocino | 35 min |
| Aug 9, 3:23 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Trinity | 22 min |
| Aug 9, 3:47 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Trinity | 28 min |
| Aug 9, 3:50 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Trinity | 25 min |
| Aug 9, 4:09 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Mendocino | 36 min |
| Aug 9, 4:12 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Trinity | 33 min |
| Aug 9, 4:41 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Trinity | 34 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.