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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 11, 2021, 4:04 PM PDT for Lincoln County, Nevada. It was in force for 26 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 11, 2021, 4:04 PM PDT (23:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 11, 2021, 4:30 PM PDT
- In force
- 26 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), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 416 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -380 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2197 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
392
WUUS55 KVEF 112304
SVRVEF
NVC017-112330-
/O.NEW.KVEF.SV.W.0055.210811T2304Z-210811T2330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
404 PM PDT Wed Aug 11 2021
The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
East central Lincoln County in south central Nevada...
* Until 430 PM PDT.
* At 403 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northwest
of Beaver Dam State Park, or 11 miles northwest of Beaver Dam,
moving southwest at 15 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...
Cabin Pines Campground.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3768 11428 3759 11408 3732 11421 3746 11450
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 029DEG 13KT 3757 11423
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Morgan2 follow-up statements
165
WWUS55 KVEF 112315
SVSVEF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
415 PM PDT Wed Aug 11 2021
NVC017-112330-
/O.CON.KVEF.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-210811T2330Z/
Lincoln NV-
415 PM PDT Wed Aug 11 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM PDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY...
At 415 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles west of
Beaver Dam State Park, or 11 miles west of Beaver Dam, moving
southwest at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Cabin Pines Campground.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3768 11428 3759 11408 3732 11421 3746 11450
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 029DEG 13KT 3753 11426
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Morgan355
WWUS55 KVEF 112325
SVSVEF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
425 PM PDT Wed Aug 11 2021
NVC017-112333-
/O.EXP.KVEF.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-210811T2330Z/
Lincoln NV-
425 PM PDT Wed Aug 11 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 430 PM PDT...
At 425 PM PDT, the thunderstorm between Caliente and Beaver Dam
State Park had weakened. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to
expire. Gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible.
LAT...LON 3768 11428 3759 11408 3732 11421 3746 11450
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 029DEG 13KT 3750 11428
$$
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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.