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Special Weather Statement, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2021, 6:20 PM PDT for Lyon County, Mineral County, Nevada. It was in force for 55 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
- Aug 2, 2021, 6:20 PM PDT (01:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2021, 7:15 PM PDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Lyon County, NV, Mineral County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 83 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
- 113 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3675 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
769
WWUS85 KREV 030120
SPSREV
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Reno NV
620 PM PDT Mon Aug 2 2021
CAZ073-NVZ001-003-004-030215-
Mono CA-Western Nevada Basin and Range including Pyramid Lake NV-
Greater Reno-Carson City-Minden Area NV-
Mineral and Southern Lyon Counties NV-
620 PM PDT Mon Aug 2 2021
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTY THIS
EVENING...
At 615 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms near
Walker Lake moving north at 20 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph, small hail, heavy rain, and localized
flooding will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Hawthorne, Yerington, Smith, Mason, Walker Lake, Weed Heights,
Junction Nv 339 And Nv 208, Schurz, Junction NV 338 And CA 182,
Rawhide, Hawthorne Industrial Airport, Alt U.S 95 At Lyon-Mineral Co
Line, Indian Head Peak, Junction NV 359 And CA 167, Bald Mountain,
Yerington Municipal Airport, Mount Grant, Sweetwater Summit, Nv 361
At Mineral-Churchill Co Line and Pine Grove.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Heavy 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.
These storms 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 3903 11803 3900 11819 3892 11819 3886 11813
3798 11864 3852 11946 3912 11922 3911 11799
TIME...MOT...LOC 0115Z 198DEG 19KT 3885 11877
$$
CJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 6:30 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Churchill | 60 min |
| Aug 2, 7:21 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Mineral | 54 min |
| Aug 2, 7:27 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | REV | Churchill | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 7:35 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | REV | Mineral | 115 min |
| Aug 2, 8:20 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Mineral | 55 min |
| Aug 2, 9:06 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Lyon | 54 min |
| Aug 2, 10:04 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Lyon | 56 min |
| Aug 3, 2:48 AM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | REV | Churchill, Douglas, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey and 1 more | 25 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.