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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 47, NWS Las Vegas, NV

July 26, 2021Lincoln County, Nevada

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 2021, 2:05 PM PDT for Lincoln County, Nevada. It was in force for 40 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 26, 2021, 2:05 PM PDT (21:05 UTC)
Expired
Jul 26, 2021, 2:45 PM PDT
In force
40 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), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:06 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 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 207 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 2021-07-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 467 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -37 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
467 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-144 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1095 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

252 
WUUS55 KVEF 262105
SVRVEF
NVC017-262145-
/O.NEW.KVEF.SV.W.0047.210726T2105Z-210726T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
205 PM PDT Mon Jul 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a

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

* Until 245 PM PDT.

* At 204 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Echo Canyon
  State Park, or near Ursine, moving southwest at 5 mph.

  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...
  Ursine and Echo Canyon State Park. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3802 11422 3786 11410 3773 11426 3799 11442
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 060DEG 6KT 3791 11425 

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

BKP
2 follow-up statements
886 
WWUS55 KVEF 262120
SVSVEF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
220 PM PDT Mon Jul 26 2021

NVC017-262145-
/O.CON.KVEF.SV.W.0047.000000T0000Z-210726T2145Z/
Lincoln NV-
220 PM PDT Mon Jul 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM PDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY...

At 219 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Echo Canyon
State Park, or 7 miles east of Pioche, moving west at 10 mph.

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...
Ursine and Echo Canyon State Park. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3802 11422 3786 11410 3773 11426 3799 11442
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 094DEG 10KT 3791 11431 

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

BKP
384 
WWUS55 KVEF 262142
SVSVEF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
242 PM PDT Mon Jul 26 2021

NVC017-262152-
/O.EXP.KVEF.SV.W.0047.000000T0000Z-210726T2145Z/
Lincoln NV-
242 PM PDT Mon Jul 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 245 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 3802 11422 3786 11410 3773 11426 3799 11442
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 060DEG 6KT 3790 11434 

$$

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, 6:06 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFLincoln39 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, 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.