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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS San Diego, CA

September 9, 2021San Bernardino County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 9, 2021, 1:05 PM PDT for San Bernardino County, California. It was in force for 40 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
Sep 9, 2021, 1:05 PM PDT (20:05 UTC)
Expired
Sep 9, 2021, 1:45 PM PDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS San Diego, CA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County San Bernardino County, CA

The radar

The Edwards AFB radar (KEYX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:07 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Sep 9, 1:26 PM PDTTSTM WND GST 4620 Ene Big Bear City, CAMESONET STATION MNLC1 MEANS LAKE. THUNDERSTORM WIND OUTFLOW. TEMPERATURE WENT FROM 98 TO 77F.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 200 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, San Diego, CA at 12:00Z on 2021-09-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 15 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, San Diego, CA at 12:00Z on 2021-09-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 44 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
15 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-787 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1710 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
112 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

120 
WUUS56 KSGX 092005
SVRSGX
CAC071-092045-
/O.NEW.KSGX.SV.W.0007.210909T2005Z-210909T2045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service San Diego CA
105 PM PDT Thu Sep 9 2021

The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  San Bernardino County in southern California...

* Until 145 PM PDT.

* At 104 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over northeastern
  Johnson Valley, or 17 miles northeast of Onyx Summit, moving
  northwest at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Johnson Valley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3473 11654 3464 11650 3461 11651 3460 11649
      3439 11640 3436 11641 3432 11648 3430 11647
      3426 11657 3461 11683
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 154DEG 19KT 3438 11652 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

JMB
1 follow-up statement
640 
WWUS56 KSGX 092044
SVSSGX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Diego CA
144 PM PDT Thu Sep 9 2021

CAC071-092052-
/O.EXP.KSGX.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210909T2045Z/
San Bernardino CA-
144 PM PDT Thu Sep 9 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 145 PM PDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However heavy 
rain is still possible with this thunderstorm and could cause 
localized flooding.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
San Diego.

LAT...LON 3473 11654 3464 11650 3461 11651 3460 11649
      3439 11640 3436 11641 3432 11648 3430 11647
      3426 11657 3461 11683
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 154DEG 19KT 3453 11661 

$$

JMB

The office that day

Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 9, 12:40 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementSGX50 min
Sep 9, 1:19 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatSGXSan Bernardino22 min
Sep 9, 2:12 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGXSan Diego3 hr
Sep 9, 2:34 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSGXSan Bernardino3 hr
Sep 9, 2:54 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGXSan Bernardino66 min
Sep 9, 3:10 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGXRiverside, San Bernardino50 min
Sep 9, 3:25 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementSGX50 min
Sep 9, 3:29 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSGXRiverside, San Bernardino2 hr
Sep 9, 3:46 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGXRiverside3 hr
Sep 9, 4:33 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSGXRiverside88 min
Sep 9, 4:35 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGXRiverside, San Bernardino55 min

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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.