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Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Elko, NV

July 11, 2021Eureka County, Lander County, Nye County, Nevada

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.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 11, 5:15 PM PDTTSTM WND GST 6527 E Scottys Junction, NVHIGH 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2021-07-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2021-07-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 4 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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.