Alert archive / Nevada / Special Weather Statements in 2021
Special Weather Statement, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2021, 7:21 PM PDT for Mineral County, Nevada. 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
- Aug 2, 2021, 7:21 PM PDT (02:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2021, 8:15 PM PDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
County Mineral County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 163 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 133 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.
664
WWUS85 KREV 030221
SPSREV
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Reno NV
721 PM PDT Mon Aug 2 2021
NVZ001-030315-
Mineral and Southern Lyon Counties NV-
721 PM PDT Mon Aug 2 2021
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL MINERAL AND SOUTHERN
LYON COUNTIES...
At 719 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms 15
miles west of Hawthrone, moving north at 5 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph, nickel size hail, heavy rain, and localized
flooding will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Hawthorne, Walker Lake, Mount Grant, Indian Head Peak, Pine Grove,
Excelsior Mountain, Hawthorne Industrial Airport, Fletcher, Bald
Mountain and Schurz.
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 3814 11833 3814 11876 3843 11915 3887 11912
3886 11819
TIME...MOT...LOC 0219Z 183DEG 5KT 3828 11874
$$
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, 6:30 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Churchill | 60 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.