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Special Weather Statement, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this special weather statement at May 16, 2018, 2:13 PM PDT for Mineral County, Nevada. It was in force for 17 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
- May 16, 2018, 2:13 PM PDT (21:13 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 2018, 2:30 PM PDT
- In force
- 17 min
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
County Mineral County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 66 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
- 20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1140 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Elko, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 16, 2:00 PM PDT, 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 16, 2:00 PM PDT, 13 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Elko NV 200 PM PDT Wed May 16 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A closed low is moving across NV and CA today bringing showers and thunderstorms to the region. A few cell can be strong today. Unsettled weather will continue across the region through Memorial Day. && .SHORT TERM...Today through Friday. A closed low is currently moving across NV and CA bringing moisture and instability to the region. This is causing showers and thunderstorms to western NV. The dynamics of the system are favorable that stronger thunderstorms can from during the daytime hours. Humboldt County has the best chance to receive the stronger storms with Lander and Eureka counties having a smaller chance. The main threat from the storms will be brief heavy downpours, gusty outflows, and hail. Thursday will see the system moving further to the east with the trough axis over the center of NV. Thunderstorms will reoccur with an area stretching over eastern NV. Elko County and northern lander, Eureka, and White Pine counties has the best chance to see stronger storms. The main threat will be gusty outflow winds, brief downpours, and hail. High temperatures will range from the mid 60s to around 70 degrees. Low temperatures will range from the mid 30s to the mid 40s. .LONG TERM...Friday night through next Tuesday. Low pressure will slowly move eastward exiting into Utah on Friday. There will still be plenty of moisture on the backside of the low to generate showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening on Friday. Shower coverage looks to lighten some on Saturday, but is short lived as the next system quickly approaches from the Pacific Northwest on Sunday. This will keep showers and thunderstorms probable through at least the middle of next week as the system slowly moves through the Great Basin. Temperatures will be near normal, with High temperatures will ranging from the mid 60s to the mid 70s. Low temperatures will range from the mid 30s to the mid 40s. && .AVIATION...A storm system will bring scattered showers and thunderstorms across north central Nevada through this evening. Some of the stronger thunderstorms will contain erratic and gusty winds and small hail. KWMC and KBAM will be most affected by this weather disturbance. Thunderstorm threat will translate eastward into northern and central Nevada on Thursday affecting all terminals. Occasional VIS and CIGS restrictions are expected as heavier showers/thunderstorms move over airport locations. && .LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && 99/99/93
Hazardous weather outlook, May 16, 2:33 AM PDT, 11 hours 40 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Elko NV 233 AM PDT Wed May 16 2018 NVZ030-031-033>041-170945- Humboldt County-Northern Elko County-Southeastern Elko County- Ruby Mountains/East Humboldt Range-White Pine County- Northern Lander County and Northern Eureka County- Southern Lander County and Southern Eureka County- Southwestern Elko County-South Central Elko County- Northwestern Nye County-Northeastern Nye County- 233 AM PDT Wed May 16 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Nevada...north central Nevada...northeast Nevada...northwest Nevada and south central Nevada. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Another low pressure system will be moving in off the Pacific today. Showers and thunderstorms will redevelop across much of northern and central Nevada. Some of these storms could be strong over northwest Nevada. Winds will be breezy over central Nevada. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Low pressure will move across Nevada on Thursday. Showers and thunderstorms will redevelop across much of northern and central Nevada. The strongest storms are expected to occur between Battle Mountain and Elko. The unsettled weather pattern will continue through early next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are asked to report precipitation totals and any significant weather phenomena such as strong winds or hail and any storm damage. LW
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 16, 1:03 PM PDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 5:00 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 15 min | |
| May 16, 10:32 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Humboldt | 28 min |
| May 16, 11:41 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Lander | 49 min |
| May 16, 11:51 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Lander | 39 min |
| May 16, 12:07 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 38 min | |
| May 16, 12:08 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 52 min | |
| May 16, 12:09 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 51 min | |
| May 16, 12:45 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Lander | 45 min |
| May 16, 1:01 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 44 min | |
| May 16, 1:03 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 42 min | |
| May 16, 1:04 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 41 min | |
| May 16, 1:05 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 40 min | |
| May 16, 1:41 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 49 min | |
| May 16, 2:05 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Elko | 40 min |
| May 16, 2:22 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 38 min | |
| May 16, 3:13 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 32 min | |
| May 16, 4:01 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 44 min | |
| May 16, 4:08 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 37 min | |
| May 16, 4:21 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 39 min | |
| May 16, 4:33 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LKN | Elko | 27 min |
| May 16, 4:56 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LKN | Elko | 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.