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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Las Vegas, NV

August 11, 2021Lincoln County, Nevada

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.

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, 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2021-08-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 416 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 2021-08-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -22 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
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

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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

$$

Morgan
2 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

$$

Morgan
355 
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 

$$

Morgan

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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.