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Special Weather Statement, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2021, 6:30 PM PDT for Churchill County, Nevada. It was in force for 60 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, 6:30 PM PDT (01:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2021, 7:30 PM PDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
County Churchill County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 51 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.
443
WWUS85 KREV 030130
SPSREV
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Reno NV
630 PM PDT Mon Aug 2 2021
NVZ004-030230-
Western Nevada Basin and Range including Pyramid Lake NV-
630 PM PDT Mon Aug 2 2021
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST CENTRAL CHURCHILL COUNTY...
At 626 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles west of New Pass Summit, moving north at 5 mph.
Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.
This storm will affect US Highway 50 west of New Pass Summit and
areas over mainly rural areas of east central Churchill County.
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 3953 11750 3952 11757 3946 11765 3944 11764
3939 11770 3943 11783 3969 11776 3961 11748
3959 11747
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 200DEG 5KT 3947 11768
$$
CJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 6:20 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Lyon, Mineral | 55 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 |
Nearby
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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.