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Special Weather Statement, NWS Reno, NV

August 2, 2021Churchill County, Nevada

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 archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Reno, NV at 00:00Z on 2021-08-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 113 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Reno, NV at 00:00Z on 2021-08-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -4 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

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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 

$$

CJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 6:20 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementREVLyon, Mineral55 min
Aug 2, 7:21 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementREVMineral54 min
Aug 2, 7:27 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryREVChurchill2 hr
Aug 2, 7:35 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryREVMineral115 min
Aug 2, 8:20 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementREVMineral55 min
Aug 2, 9:06 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementREVLyon54 min
Aug 2, 10:04 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementREVLyon56 min
Aug 3, 2:48 AM PDTFire Weather WatchREVChurchill, Douglas, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey and 1 more25 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.