Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2017
Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this red flag warning at Jul 4, 2017, 7:35 AM PDT for Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Jul 5, 2017, 1:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 16 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 4, 2017, 7:35 AM PDT (14:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 5, 2017, 1:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2017, 5:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
County Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:33 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, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 2318 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
113 WWUS85 KREV 041435 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Reno NV 735 AM PDT Tue Jul 4 2017 CAZ273-NVZ450-453-458-459-051400- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0004.170705T2000Z-170706T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0006.170705T2000Z-170706T1200Z/ Mono and Eastern Alpine Counties-Western Nevada Sierra Front- West Central Nevada Basin and Range-Northern Washoe County- Mineral and Southern Lyon Counties- 735 AM PDT Tue Jul 4 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR MOST OF THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Red Flag Warning for thunderstorms and strong outflow winds, which is in effect from 1 PM Wednesday to 5 AM PDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Zone 273 Mono and Eastern Alpine Counties, Fire Zone 450 Western Nevada Sierra Front, Fire Zone 453 West Central Nevada Basin and Range, Fire Zone 458 Northern Washoe County and Fire Zone 459 Mineral and Southern Lyon Counties. * THUNDERSTORMS...Thunderstorms with minimal rainfall and abundant lightning. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Strong and erratic outflow winds up to 60 mph, primarily from the southwest to southeast. * IMPACTS...Lightning can create new fire starts and may combine with strong outflow winds to cause a 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. && $$ http://weather.gov/reno
2 follow-up statements
590 WWUS85 KREV 051257 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Reno NV 557 AM PDT Wed Jul 5 2017 CAZ273-NVZ450-453-458-459-060100- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0006.170705T2000Z-170706T1200Z/ Mono and Eastern Alpine Counties-Western Nevada Sierra Front- West Central Nevada Basin and Range-Northern Washoe County- Mineral and Southern Lyon Counties- 557 AM PDT Wed Jul 5 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR MOST OF THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Zone 273 Mono and Eastern Alpine Counties, Fire Zone 450 Western Nevada Sierra Front, Fire Zone 453 West Central Nevada Basin and Range, Fire Zone 458 Northern Washoe County and Fire Zone 459 Mineral and Southern Lyon Counties. * THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated to low end scattered thunderstorms. The thunderstorms will produce little rainfall. The peak time for storms will be between 4 pm and 10 pm. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Strong and erratic outflow winds up to 60 mph, primarily from the southwest to southeast. * IMPACTS...Lightning can create new fire starts and may combine with strong outflow winds to cause a fire to rapidly grow in size and intensity before first responders can contain them. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Avoid outdoor activities that can cause a spark near dry vegetation, such as yard work, target shooting, or campfires. Follow local fire restrictions. Check weather.gov/reno for updates and livingwithfire.info for preparedness tips. && $$ http://weather.gov/reno
301 WWUS85 KREV 052123 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Reno NV 223 PM PDT Wed Jul 5 2017 CAZ273-NVZ450-453-458-459-061200- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170706T1200Z/ Mono and Eastern Alpine Counties-Western Nevada Sierra Front- West Central Nevada Basin and Range-Northern Washoe County- Mineral and Southern Lyon Counties- 223 PM PDT Wed Jul 5 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR MOST OF THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Zone 273 Mono and Eastern Alpine Counties, Fire Zone 450 Western Nevada Sierra Front, Fire Zone 453 West Central Nevada Basin and Range, Fire Zone 458 Northern Washoe County and Fire Zone 459 Mineral and Southern Lyon Counties. * THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated to low end scattered thunderstorms. The thunderstorms will produce little rainfall. The peak time for storms will be between 4 pm and 10 pm. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Strong and erratic outflow winds up to 60 mph, primarily from the southwest to southeast. * IMPACTS...Lightning can create new fire starts and may combine with strong outflow winds to cause a 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
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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.