Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2020
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this red flag warning at Jul 5, 2020, 2:31 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Jul 6, 2020, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 7 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 5, 2020, 2:31 PM PDT (21:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 6, 2020, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2020, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
Counties Eureka County, NV, Humboldt County, NV, Lander County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:36 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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 3111 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
210 WWUS85 KLKN 052131 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 231 PM PDT Sun Jul 5 2020 NVZ424-427-437-061545- /O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0013.200706T2100Z-200707T0400Z/ Southeastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County- Central Nevada-Toiyabe-Humboldt County-Quinn- 231 PM PDT Sun Jul 5 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 424...427 AND 437... The National Weather Service in Elko has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 2 PM to 9 PM PDT Monday. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 424 Southeastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County...Fire Weather Zone 427 Central Nevada-Toiyabe and Fire Weather Zone 437 Humboldt County-Quinn. * Winds...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 6 percent. * Impacts...The combination of gusty winds and low humidity will create critical fire weather conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
3 follow-up statements
507 WWUS85 KLKN 060912 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 212 AM PDT Mon Jul 6 2020 NVZ424-427-437-070315- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0013.200706T2100Z-200707T0400Z/ Southeastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County- Central Nevada-Toiyabe-Humboldt County-Quinn- 212 AM PDT Mon Jul 6 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 424...427 AND 437... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 424 Southeastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County...Fire Weather Zone 427 Central Nevada-Toiyabe and Fire Weather Zone 437 Humboldt County-Quinn. * Winds...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 6 percent. * Impacts...The combination of gusty winds and low humidity will create critical fire weather conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
503 WWUS85 KLKN 062122 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 222 PM PDT Mon Jul 6 2020 NVZ424-427-437-070400- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-200707T0400Z/ Southeastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County- Central Nevada-Toiyabe-Humboldt County-Quinn- 222 PM PDT Mon Jul 6 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 424...427 AND 437... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 424 Southeastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County...Fire Weather Zone 427 Central Nevada-Toiyabe and Fire Weather Zone 437 Humboldt County-Quinn. * Winds...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 6 percent. * Impacts...The combination of gusty winds and low humidity will create critical fire weather conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
927 WWUS85 KLKN 070403 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 903 PM PDT Mon Jul 6 2020 NVZ424-427-437-070515- /O.EXP.KLKN.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-200707T0400Z/ Southeastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County- Central Nevada-Toiyabe-Humboldt County-Quinn- 903 PM PDT Mon Jul 6 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 424...427 AND 437... Winds have decreased below criteria. Surface humidity is still at or below critical thresholds. Extreme fire behavior is not expected. $$
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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.