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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Elko, NV

May 27, 2018Elko County, Eureka County, Nevada

NWS Elko, NV issued this tornado warning at May 27, 2018, 6:56 PM PDT for Elko County, Eureka County, Nevada. It was in force for 49 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 27, 2018, 6:56 PM PDT (01:56 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2018, 7:45 PM PDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Elko, NV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.75 in

Counties Elko County, NV, Eureka County, NV

The radar

The Elko radar (KLRX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:57 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 27, 7:35 PM PDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	5 N Carlin, NV	A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 5 MILES NORTH OF CARLIN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Elko, NV (KLKN), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 152 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 6 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -75 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1032 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 102 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

182 
WFUS55 KLKN 280156
TORLKN
NVC007-011-280245-
/O.NEW.KLKN.TO.W.0002.180528T0156Z-180528T0245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Elko NV
656 PM PDT SUN MAY 27 2018

The National Weather Service in Elko Nevada has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  South central Elko County in northeastern Nevada...
  North central Eureka County in north central Nevada...

* Until 745 PM PDT
    
* At 654 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 8 miles northwest of Elko, moving southwest at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball or larger size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. 

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely. 

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Carlin around 740 PM PDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include 
Interstate 80, South Area Mine and Adobe Summit.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4105 11594 4092 11572 4046 11612 4076 11630
TIME...MOT...LOC 0154Z 034DEG 19KT 4091 11589 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 27, 5:35 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		70 min
May 27, 5:52 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		38 min
May 27, 6:14 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		76 min
May 27, 6:34 PM PDT	Tornado Warning	LKN	Elko	56 min
May 27, 7:23 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN	Elko	67 min
May 27, 7:38 PM PDT	Tornado Warning	LKN	Eureka	52 min
May 27, 8:16 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LKN	Elko, Eureka	3 hr
May 27, 8:23 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		52 min
May 27, 8:27 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LKN	Eureka, Lander	63 min
May 27, 9:08 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		22 min
May 27, 9:48 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LKN	Lander	27 min
May 27, 10:35 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LKN	Eureka, Lander	3 hr
May 27, 11:31 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LKN	Elko, Eureka	119 min
May 27, 11:55 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	LKN	Eureka, Lander	2 hr
May 28, 1:00 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN	Elko	45 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.