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Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this red flag warning at Jul 11, 2021, 11:03 AM PDT for Eureka County, Lander County, Nye County, Nevada. It was in force for 13 hr. 1 report 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
- Jul 11, 2021, 11:03 AM PDT (18:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 12, 2021, 12:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
Counties Eureka County, NV, Lander County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 159 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 5:15 PM PDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | 27 E Scottys Junction, NV | HIGH WINDS LASTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. |
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, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 141 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
- 3255 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
194 WWUS85 KLKN 111803 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 1103 AM PDT Sun Jul 11 2021 NVZ426-427-120700- /O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0009.210711T1803Z-210712T0700Z/ Northern Nye County-Mojave-Central Nevada-Toiyabe- 1103 AM PDT Sun Jul 11 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 426 AND 427... The National Weather Service in Elko has issued a Red Flag Warning for dry thunderstorms and gusty outflow winds, which is in effect until midnight PDT tonight. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 426 Northern Nye County- Mojave and Fire Weather Zone 427 Central Nevada-Toiyabe. * Thunderstorm Coverage...20 Percent. * Outflow Winds...Up to 60 mph. * Impacts...Dry lightning may create new fire starts and combine with strong outflow winds to produce rapid fire growth. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
371 WWUS85 KLKN 112057 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 157 PM PDT Sun Jul 11 2021 NVZ426-427-120700- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210712T0700Z/ Northern Nye County-Mojave-Central Nevada-Toiyabe- 157 PM PDT Sun Jul 11 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 426 AND 427... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 426 Northern Nye County- Mojave and Fire Weather Zone 427 Central Nevada-Toiyabe. * Thunderstorm Coverage...20 Percent. * Outflow Winds...Up to 60 mph. * Impacts...Dry lightning may create new fire starts and combine with strong outflow winds to produce rapid fire growth. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
384 WWUS85 KLKN 120646 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 1146 PM PDT Sun Jul 11 2021 NVZ426-427-120800- /O.EXP.KLKN.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210712T0700Z/ Northern Nye County-Mojave-Central Nevada-Toiyabe- 1146 PM PDT Sun Jul 11 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 426 AND 427... Thunderstorms have ended across the region. More dry storms are possible Monday. $$
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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.