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Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this red flag warning at Jul 7, 2021, 2:09 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Jul 8, 2021, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 9 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 7, 2021, 2:09 PM PDT (21:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 8, 2021, 12:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2021, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
Counties Elko County, NV, Eureka County, NV, Humboldt County, NV, Lander County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:11 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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 4123 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
866 WWUS85 KLKN 072109 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 209 PM PDT Wed Jul 7 2021 NVZ424-437-438-469-470-081515- /O.UPG.KLKN.FW.A.0006.210708T1900Z-210709T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0008.210708T1900Z-210709T0400Z/ Southeastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County- Humboldt County-Quinn- W Elko County, N Eureka and Lander Counties N of I80- Central Elko County-Eastern Elko County- 209 PM PDT Wed Jul 7 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 424, 437, 438, 469, AND 470... The National Weather Service in Elko has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon to 9 PM PDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 424 Southeastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County, Fire Weather Zone 437 Humboldt County-Quinn, Fire Weather Zone 438 W Elko County, N Eureka and Lander Counties N of I80, Fire Weather Zone 469 Central Elko County and Fire Weather Zone 470 Eastern Elko County. * Winds...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 8 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
393 WWUS85 KLKN 080742 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 1242 AM PDT Thu Jul 8 2021 NVZ424-437-438-469-470-090400- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0008.210708T1900Z-210709T0400Z/ Southeastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County- Humboldt County-Quinn- W Elko County, N Eureka and Lander Counties N of I80- Central Elko County-Eastern Elko County- 1242 AM PDT Thu Jul 8 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 424, 437, 438, 469, AND 470... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 424 Southeastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County, Fire Weather Zone 437 Humboldt County-Quinn, Fire Weather Zone 438 W Elko County, N Eureka and Lander Counties N of I80, Fire Weather Zone 469 Central Elko County and Fire Weather Zone 470 Eastern Elko County. * Winds...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 8 percent. * Impacts...The combination of gusty winds and low humidity will create critical fire weather conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
710 WWUS85 KLKN 082111 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 211 PM PDT Thu Jul 8 2021 ......RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 424, 437, 438, 469, AND 470... NVZ424-437-438-469-470-090400- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210709T0400Z/ Southeastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County- Humboldt County-Quinn- W Elko County, N Eureka and Lander Counties N of I80- Central Elko County-Eastern Elko County- 211 PM PDT Thu Jul 8 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 424, 437, 438, 469, AND 470... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 424 Southeastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County, Fire Weather Zone 437 Humboldt County-Quinn, Fire Weather Zone 438 W Elko County, N Eureka and Lander Counties N of I80, Fire Weather Zone 469 Central Elko County and Fire Weather Zone 470 Eastern Elko County. * Winds...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 8 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. && $$
733 WWUS85 KLKN 090416 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 916 PM PDT Thu Jul 8 2021 NVZ424-437-438-469-470-090530- /O.EXP.KLKN.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210709T0400Z/ Southeastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County- Humboldt County-Quinn- W Elko County, N Eureka and Lander Counties N of I80- Central Elko County-Eastern Elko County- 916 PM PDT Thu Jul 8 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 424, 437, 438, 469, AND 470... Winds have fallen below critical thresholds, and the Red Flag Warning has been allowed to expire. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2:07 PM PDT | Excessive Heat Warning | LKN | Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Nye | 5 days |
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.