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Special Weather Statement, NWS Elko, NV

July 15, 2021

NWS Elko, NV issued this special weather statement at Jul 15, 2021, 3:27 PM PDT. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 15, 2021, 3:27 PM PDT (22:27 UTC)
Expired
Jul 15, 2021, 4:15 PM PDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Elko, NV

The radar

The Elko radar (KLRX), 219 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 231 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 2021-07-15Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2021-07-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 81 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
3222 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
100 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Elko, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 15, 3:18 PM PDT, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 3:18 PM PDT, 9 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 15, 11:31 AM PDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Elko NV
1131 AM PDT Thu Jul 15 2021

NVZ033-035-039-041-160315-
Southeastern Elko County-White Pine County-
South Central Elko County-Northeastern Nye County-
Including the cities of West Wendover, Ely, Ely Airport, Lund,
Preston, Ruth, Cherry Creek, McGill, Ruby Lake, Oasis,
Blue Eagle Ranch, and Duckwater
1131 AM PDT Thu Jul 15 2021

...Small hail and gusty winds expected with thunderstorm activity...

Thunderstorm activity is expected this afternoon across Eastern
and Central Nevada. In the southeastern corners of northern Nye
county and White Pine county storms are expected to be at their
strongest with the potential for heavier rains and small hail.
Meanwhile, storms to the north are expected to be drier with a
better potential to produce gusty outflow winds up to 50 mph.
Please make sure to use caution while driving and head indoors
should you hear thunder.

Visit www.weather.gov/elko for the latest weather information.
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 1:18 PM PDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Elko NV
118 PM PDT Thu Jul 15 2021

NVZ034-035-038-039-152045-
Southwest Elko County NV-South Central Elko County NV-
White Pine County NV-Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range NV-
118 PM PDT Thu Jul 15 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN WHITE PINE AND SOUTH
CENTRAL ELKO COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM PDT...

At 118 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles southwest of Ruby Lake, moving east at 25 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts 40 to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Ruby Lake.

LAT...LON 4007 11580 4019 11579 4024 11537 4009 11544
TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 258DEG 21KT 4013 11568

GB
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 1:46 PM PDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Elko NV
146 PM PDT Thu Jul 15 2021

NVZ035-039-152130-
South Central Elko County NV-White Pine County NV-
146 PM PDT Thu Jul 15 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN WHITE PINE AND SOUTHERN
ELKO COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM PDT...

At 145 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Lages Junction, moving northeast at 15 mph.

Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph and pea sized hail will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Lages Junction.

LAT...LON 3999 11466 4008 11485 4039 11467 4028 11441
      4025 11442
TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 217DEG 12KT 4014 11468

SS
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 2:21 PM PDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Elko NV
221 PM PDT Thu Jul 15 2021

NVZ035-041-152145-
Northeastern Nye County NV-White Pine County NV-
221 PM PDT Thu Jul 15 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN NYE AND WEST CENTRAL
WHITE PINE COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM PDT...

At 220 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 18
miles southeast of Pinto Summit, moving east at 30 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm. In addition, brief heavy rainfall is likely.

Locations impacted include...
Hamilton and Little Antelope Summit.

LAT...LON 3913 11588 3932 11587 3940 11545 3914 11540
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 254DEG 25KT 3924 11571

GB
Local storm report, Jul 15, 2:56 PM PDT, 31 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 15, 3:27 PM PDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 15, 1:18 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKN27 min
Jul 15, 1:46 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKN44 min
Jul 15, 2:21 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKN24 min
Jul 15, 2:46 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLKNNye, White Pine44 min
Jul 15, 4:16 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKN44 min
Jul 15, 4:25 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKN50 min

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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.