Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2020
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this red flag warning at Jun 23, 2020, 5:46 AM PDT for Douglas County, Lyon County, Mineral County, Nevada. It took effect at Jun 23, 2020, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Jun 23, 2020, 5:46 AM PDT (12:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 23, 2020, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2020, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Mineral County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:50 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, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 3132 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 3 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
510 WWUS85 KREV 231246 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Reno NV 546 AM PDT Tue Jun 23 2020 NVZ421-240300- /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0009.200623T2100Z-200624T0300Z/ Southern Sierra Front including Alpine, Northern Mono, Southern Lyon, and Western Mineral Counties- 546 AM PDT Tue Jun 23 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA FRONT... The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Red Flag Warning for thunderstorms and strong outflow winds, which is in effect from 2 PM this afternoon to 8 PM PDT this evening. * Affected Area...Fire Zone 421 Southern Sierra Front including Alpine, Northern Mono, Southern Lyon and Western Mineral Counties. * Thunderstorms...Scattered thunderstorms from 2 pm this afternoon through 8 pm this evening. Thunderstorms will be a mix of wet and dry storms. * Outflow Winds...Wind gusts up to 50 mph from any thunderstorm. * 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. 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. && $$ http://weather.gov/reno
1 follow-up statement
775 WWUS85 KREV 240244 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Reno NV 744 PM PDT Tue Jun 23 2020 NVZ421-240345- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-200624T0300Z/ Southern Sierra Front including Alpine, Northern Mono, Southern Lyon, and Western Mineral Counties- 744 PM PDT Tue Jun 23 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA FRONT... Thunderstorms have moved out of the area this evening and are not expected to redevelop. Therefore, the Red Flag Warning will be allowed to expire. $$ http://weather.gov/reno
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2:57 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Douglas | 48 min |
Nearby
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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.