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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 42, NWS Las Vegas, NV

July 25, 2021Lincoln County, Nevada

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 2021, 6:06 PM PDT for Lincoln County, Nevada. It was in force for 39 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
Jul 25, 2021, 6:06 PM PDT (01:06 UTC)
Expired
Jul 25, 2021, 6:45 PM PDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Lincoln County, NV

The radar

The Cedar City radar (KICX), 159 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 164 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 707 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, Las Vegas, NV at 00:00Z on 2021-07-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 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
707 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-44 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2729 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
81 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

000 
WUUS55 KVEF 260106
SVRVEF
NVC017-260145-
/O.NEW.KVEF.SV.W.0042.210726T0106Z-210726T0145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
606 PM PDT Sun Jul 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Lincoln County in south central Nevada...

* Until 645 PM PDT.

* At 605 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest
  of Caliente, and is moving slowly southwest.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Caliente.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Stay
away from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3779 11466 3767 11449 3747 11463 3765 11488
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 041DEG 4KT 3768 11464 

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

BKP
2 follow-up statements
712 
WWUS55 KVEF 260133
SVSVEF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
633 PM PDT Sun Jul 25 2021

NVC017-260145-
/O.CON.KVEF.SV.W.0042.000000T0000Z-210726T0145Z/
Lincoln NV-
633 PM PDT Sun Jul 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM PDT
FOR CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY...

At 632 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of
Caliente, and is moving slowly southwest.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Caliente.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3779 11466 3767 11449 3747 11463 3765 11488
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 041DEG 4KT 3766 11467 

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

BKP
947 
WWUS55 KVEF 260142
SVSVEF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
642 PM PDT Sun Jul 25 2021

NVC017-260151-
/O.EXP.KVEF.SV.W.0042.000000T0000Z-210726T0145Z/
Lincoln NV-
642 PM PDT Sun Jul 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 645 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.

LAT...LON 3779 11466 3767 11449 3747 11463 3765 11488
TIME...MOT...LOC 0141Z 041DEG 4KT 3765 11468 

$$

BKP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 25, 5:12 PM PDTDust Storm WarningVEFClark63 min
Jul 25, 5:37 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatVEFLincoln3 hr
Jul 25, 6:01 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFClark59 min
Jul 25, 7:08 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFClark52 min
Jul 25, 7:57 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFClark, Lincoln63 min
Jul 25, 8:09 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatVEFClark3 hr
Jul 25, 8:59 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatVEFClark3 hr
Jul 25, 8:59 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFClark, Nye61 min
Jul 25, 9:55 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFClark, Nye50 min
Jul 26, 10:20 AM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatVEFClark3 hr
Jul 26, 10:44 AM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatVEFClark3 hr
Jul 26, 11:32 AM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatVEFClark, Nye4 hr
Jul 26, 12:29 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatVEFNye3 hr
Jul 26, 12:40 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatVEFNye3 hr
Jul 26, 1:28 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatVEFLincoln3 hr
Jul 26, 2:05 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFLincoln40 min
Jul 26, 4:30 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatVEFLincoln2 hr
Jul 26, 4:34 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFLincoln41 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.