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Special Weather Statement, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this special weather statement at Aug 1, 2021, 7:16 PM PDT for Washoe County, Nevada. It was in force for 44 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 1, 2021, 7:16 PM PDT (02:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 1, 2021, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
County Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 7:59 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 8 Nnw Smoke Creek Deser, NV | MESONET STATION BUFN2 BUFFALO CREEK. |
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 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 204 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2730 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
383
WWUS85 KREV 020216
SPSREV
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Reno NV
716 PM PDT Sun Aug 1 2021
NVZ005-020300-
Northern Washoe County NV-
716 PM PDT Sun Aug 1 2021
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WEST OF THE SMOKE CREEK DESERT...SOUTHEASTERN
LASSEN AND CENTRAL WASHOE COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM PDT...
At 715 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 26
miles northeast of Herlong, moving east at 5 mph.
Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Smoke Creek Desert.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
LAT...LON 4067 11981 4042 11968 4038 11998 4043 12001
4057 12000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 247DEG 5KT 4049 11994
$$
CJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 7:03 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | REV | Pershing, Washoe | 27 min |
| Aug 1, 7:30 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | REV | Pershing, Washoe | 30 min |
| Aug 1, 7:57 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | REV | Pershing, Washoe | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.