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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 12, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 6, 2023, 1:10 PM PDT for Elko County, Eureka County, Nevada. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 6, 2023, 1:10 PM PDT (20:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2023, 1:45 PM PDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Elko County, NV, Eureka County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Elko, NV (KLKN), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1708 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Elko, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 6, 12:24 PM PDT, 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 12:24 PM PDT, 46 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Elko NV 1224 PM PDT Tue Jun 6 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Look for the isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms to continue across locations north of the US Highway 50 corridor. Thunderstorms will taper off in most areas by the mid-evening hours, however isolated storms may linger across central Nevada through midnight. Some storms may be strong to severe with moderate to heavy rain, strong winds, and hail. Highs this afternoon will range from low 70s to low 80s. && .SHORT TERM...Tonight through Wednesday night. Some showers with isolated thunderstorms moved through the area during the morning hours. It brought some light precipitation with it and amounts were less than 0.05 inches. Look for the showers and thunderstorms to continue this afternoon. Radar has shown some of the cells to be on the strong side. Favorable shear, energy, and instability are still expected through the early evening hours. There will be breezy winds during the afternoon and evening, though in central Nevada, convective winds to 45 mph are possible. Overnight lows will be 40s and 50s. For Wednesday and Wednesday night, a closed upper low is progged to be over southern California. Expect another round of afternoon showers and thunderstorms to again develop. However, model solutions are showing lowering dewpoints precipitable water values that will limit the areal coverage of shower activity north of a Eureka-Lages Junction line. Storm motion in this area is forecast to be around 5 to 10 knots, thus increasing the chances for brief moderate to heavy rain. Look for some shower and thunderstorm activity to continue through the evening. Overnight lows will be in the 40s and 50s. .LONG TERM...Thursday through next Monday The synoptic pattern remains active and progressive as multiple low pressure systems and shortwaves impact the forecast area. Therefore, the long term is still on track to see a wet and active pattern with cooler temperatures. A low pressure system lifting through the region over the end of the week will provide enough moisture and instability to encourage showers and thunderstorms across the forecast area on Thursday and continuing through the weekend. Deterministic forecasts currently show daily QPF totals of up to 0.20 inches in northern portions of the state and up to 0.10 to 0.15 inches elsewhere. While these numbers will change over the next few forecast packages, ensembles are painting a different picture. There are two notable ensemble clusters in total QPF between Thursday and Sunday. One is showing rainfall totals relatively similar to the ranges mentioned above with northern parts of the CWA seeing up to an inch and central/eastern portions seeing 0.2 to 0.5 inches. The second cluster, though it is made up of fewer ensemble members, is showing higher totals possible in mainly northern Nevada. A small cluster of ensemble members is showing up to 1.2 to 1.5 inches of QPF by Sunday. Regardless of the deterministic value for these multi-day QPF totals, the common denominator is a wet pattern remaining dominant through the weekend. The active pattern also leads to relatively cooler temperatures through the long term. Afternoon highs fluctuate between the 60s and 70s and overnight lows follow in the 40s and 50s. && .AVIATION...Showers and thunderstorms continue to develop and spread across the area this afternoon and evening with the bulk of the active weather in the vicinity of northern sites KWMC, KBAM, and KEKO. Overall conditions are not expected to be impactful, but pockets of stronger thunderstorms moving onsite would result in rapidly deteriorating conditions such as low CIGs and VIS along with gusty, erratic winds. Active weather diminishes by 03Z to 06z, but showers return Wednesday afternoon. && .HYDROLOGY...River and stream flows remain high and swift as snowpack continues to melt from central and northern Nevada mountains. The active weather pattern persists, with afternoon and evening rain showers and thunderstorms. Probabilities remain low that any given thunderstorm will cause increased hydrologic impacts. Smaller creeks like Lamoille will see diurnal fluctuations, but larger rivers that are slower responding will continue to run high. The swollen stream from snowmelt water can be dangerous as multiple people have died in them out West so use caution when on streams fresh from the mountains. Flood Warnings are in effect for the following rivers: * Humboldt River at Comus (Moderate Flooding) * Humboldt River at Battle Mountain (Minor Flooding) Flood Advisories are in effect for the following: * Humboldt River at Palisade * Humboldt River at Carlin * Lamoille Creek && .LKN Watches/Warnings/Advisories... None. && 86/84/84
In the hours before
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Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jun 5, 5:04 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LKN | Elko, Eureka | 3 hr |
| Jun 5, 5:38 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 37 min | |
| Jun 5, 5:57 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Elko | 33 min |
| Jun 6, 11:56 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Eureka | 34 min |
| Jun 6, 12:38 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Eureka | 37 min |
| Jun 6, 12:42 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Lander | 33 min |
| Jun 6, 12:45 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Eureka | 30 min |
| Jun 6, 1:14 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Lander | 31 min |
| Jun 6, 1:18 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Lander | 27 min |
| Jun 6, 1:30 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 30 min | |
| Jun 6, 1:31 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Lander | 29 min |
| Jun 6, 1:34 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 26 min | |
| Jun 6, 2:02 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 28 min | |
| Jun 6, 2:04 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 26 min | |
| Jun 6, 2:09 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 36 min | |
| Jun 6, 2:12 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Elko | 33 min |
| Jun 6, 2:30 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 30 min | |
| Jun 6, 2:31 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Elko | 44 min |
| Jun 6, 2:43 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LKN | Elko | 32 min |
| Jun 6, 2:44 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 31 min | |
| Jun 6, 3:01 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 29 min | |
| Jun 6, 3:02 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Elko | 28 min |
| Jun 6, 3:16 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 29 min | |
| Jun 6, 3:26 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Elko | 34 min |
| Jun 6, 3:36 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 24 min | |
| Jun 6, 3:58 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 32 min | |
| Jun 6, 3:58 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 32 min | |
| Jun 6, 4:15 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 30 min | |
| Jun 6, 4:32 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 28 min | |
| Jun 6, 4:52 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Humboldt | 38 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.