Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2021
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this red flag warning at Apr 4, 2021, 11:16 AM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Apr 5, 2021, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2021, 11:16 AM PDT (18:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 5, 2021, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2021, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
Counties Eureka County, NV, Lander County, NV, Nye County, NV, White Pine County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 164 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2:50 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 42 Ese Manhattan, NV | MESONET STATION CMP26 WARM SPRINGS SUMMIT. |
| Apr 5, 3:27 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 83 | 38 Wsw Blue Eagle Ranch, NV | MESONET STATION PANN2 PANCAKE RAWS. |
| Apr 5, 4:20 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 12 Sse Ely, NV | MESONET STATION SCHNV 12.1 SE ELY (NV DOT). |
| Apr 5, 5:10 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 4 Ene Baker, NV | MESONET STATION DNEP8 4.3 E BAKER (DRI), ELEVATION 5185 FEET. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 3863 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
900 WWUS85 KLKN 041816 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 1116 AM PDT Sun Apr 4 2021 NVZ425>427-051230- /O.UPG.KLKN.FW.A.0001.210405T1800Z-210406T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0001.210405T1800Z-210406T0300Z/ White Pine and Northeast Nye Counties-Northern Nye County-Mojave- Central Nevada-Toiyabe- 1116 AM PDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 425, 426, AND 427... The National Weather Service in Elko has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM PDT Monday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 425 White Pine and Northeast Nye Counties, Fire Weather Zone 426 Northern Nye County-Mojave and Fire Weather Zone 427 Central Nevada-Toiyabe. * Winds...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 10 percent. * Impacts...The combination of gusty winds and low humidity will create critical fire weather conditions. Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Avoid outdoor burning or activities that could cause a spark! 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
550 WWUS85 KLKN 042101 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 201 PM PDT Sun Apr 4 2021 NVZ425>427-051515- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0001.210405T1800Z-210406T0300Z/ White Pine and Northeast Nye Counties-Northern Nye County-Mojave- Central Nevada-Toiyabe- 201 PM PDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 425, 426, AND 427... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 425 White Pine and Northeast Nye Counties, Fire Weather Zone 426 Northern Nye County-Mojave and Fire Weather Zone 427 Central Nevada-Toiyabe. * Winds...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 10 percent. * Impacts...The combination of gusty winds and low humidity will create critical fire weather conditions. Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Avoid outdoor burning or activities that could cause a spark! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
089 WWUS85 KLKN 050901 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 201 AM PDT Mon Apr 5 2021 NVZ425>427-060300- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0001.210405T1800Z-210406T0300Z/ White Pine and Northeast Nye Counties-Northern Nye County-Mojave- Central Nevada-Toiyabe- 201 AM PDT Mon Apr 5 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 425, 426, AND 427... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 425 White Pine and Northeast Nye Counties, Fire Weather Zone 426 Northern Nye County-Mojave and Fire Weather Zone 427 Central Nevada-Toiyabe. * Winds...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 10 percent. * Impacts...The combination of gusty winds and low humidity will create critical fire weather conditions. Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Avoid outdoor burning or activities that could cause a spark! 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. && $$
279 WWUS85 KLKN 060303 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 803 PM PDT Mon Apr 5 2021 NVZ425>427-060415- /O.EXP.KLKN.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210406T0300Z/ White Pine and Northeast Nye Counties-Northern Nye County-Mojave- Central Nevada-Toiyabe- 803 PM PDT Mon Apr 5 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 425, 426, AND 427... Winds are falling below critical levels this evening, while RHs are climbing, thus the Red Flag Warning is allowed to expire. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2:06 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | LKN | Elko, Nye | 42 hr |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.