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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 10, NWS Las Vegas, NV

June 30, 2021Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2021, 4:55 PM PDT for Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada. It was in force for 48 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
Jun 30, 2021, 4:55 PM PDT (23:55 UTC)
Expired
Jun 30, 2021, 5:43 PM PDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Esmeralda County, NV, Nye County, NV

The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 191 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, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2021-06-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2021-06-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 38 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2124 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
109 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

663 
WUUS55 KVEF 302355
SVRVEF
NVC009-023-010100-
/O.NEW.KVEF.SV.W.0010.210630T2355Z-210701T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
455 PM PDT Wed Jun 30 2021

The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Nye County in south central Nevada...
  East central Esmeralda County in south central Nevada...

* Until 600 PM PDT.

* At 453 PM PDT, a thunderstorm capable of producing damaging winds 
  was located 7 miles southeast of Goldfield, or 22 miles south of 
  Tonopah, moving southeast at 10 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect very strong 
           winds that could produce blowing dust and rapidly reduce 
           driving visibility. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Lida Junction, Scottys Junction and Goldfield. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Las Vegas.

&&

LAT...LON 3767 11731 3777 11701 3744 11664 3723 11724
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 337DEG 9KT 3764 11714 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TB3
1 follow-up statement
347 
WWUS55 KVEF 010043
SVSVEF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
543 PM PDT Wed Jun 30 2021

NVC009-023-010051-
/O.CAN.KVEF.SV.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210701T0100Z/
Nye NV-Esmeralda NV-
543 PM PDT Wed Jun 30 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN NYE AND EAST
CENTRAL ESMERALDA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened and with no 
reports of any impacts or observations, the warning has been 
cancelled. However gusty winds over 40 mph are still possible with 
this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3767 11731 3777 11701 3744 11664 3723 11724
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 337DEG 9KT 3753 11708 

$$

TB3

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 29, 5:14 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFClark46 min
Jun 29, 5:21 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatVEFClark7 hr
Jun 30, 2:16 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryVEFNye3 hr
Jun 30, 3:30 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatVEFLincoln, Nye105 min
Jun 30, 4:03 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryVEFLincoln3 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.