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Special Weather Statement, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this special weather statement at Jul 31, 2021, 5:21 PM PDT. It was in force for 54 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 31, 2021, 5:21 PM PDT (00:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 31, 2021, 6:15 PM PDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
The radar
The Salt Lake City radar (KMTX), 198 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Elko, NV (KLKN), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 110 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
- 84 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -93 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1100 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
510
WWUS85 KLKN 010021
SPSLKN
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Elko NV
521 PM PDT Sat Jul 31 2021
NVZ031-010115-
Northern Elko County NV-
521 PM PDT Sat Jul 31 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY UNTIL
615 PM PDT...
At 519 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong cluster of
thunderstorms over northeast Elko county, moving north at 30 mph.
Half inch hail and wind gusts 40 to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Jarbidge, Jackpot and Contact.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may
lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through
flooded roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 4170 11417 4172 11481 4165 11507 4164 11533
4200 11548 4199 11409
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 158DEG 33KT 4163 11504
$$
87The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 5:06 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LKN | Elko | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 5:38 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 37 min | |
| Jul 31, 5:54 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LKN | Elko | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 6:15 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 30 min | |
| Jul 31, 6:19 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LKN | Elko | 5 hr |
| Jul 31, 6:49 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LKN | Elko | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 11:39 AM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LKN | Elko | 110 min |
| Aug 1, 11:43 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 32 min | |
| Aug 1, 11:46 AM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LKN | Elko | 36 min |
| Aug 1, 12:16 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | LKN | White Pine | 2 hr |
| Aug 1, 12:20 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | LKN | Elko | 2 hr |
| Aug 1, 12:34 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LKN | Elko | 42 min |
| Aug 1, 12:38 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | White Pine | 37 min |
| Aug 1, 1:15 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | LKN | Elko | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 1:37 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LKN | White Pine | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 2:00 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 45 min | |
| Aug 1, 2:11 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 34 min | |
| Aug 1, 2:43 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 47 min | |
| Aug 1, 3:24 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Elko | 36 min |
| Aug 1, 3:29 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 31 min | |
| Aug 1, 3:30 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 30 min | |
| Aug 1, 3:47 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LKN | Elko | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 4:00 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LKN | Elko | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 4:24 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LKN | Elko | 3 hr |
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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.