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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 3, 2023, 11:26 AM PDT for Elko County, Nevada. It was in force for 34 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
- Sep 3, 2023, 11:26 AM PDT (18:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2023, 12:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Elko County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Salt Lake City I, UT (KSLC), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 293 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
- 12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -110 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1751 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 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 Sep 3, 11:17 AM PDT, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 3, 11:17 AM PDT, 9 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Elko NV 1117 AM PDT Sun Sep 3 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Periods of heavy rainfall and thunderstorms continue through the Labor Day weekend. Flooding remains a concern through late Monday morning. In addition, some storms may be strong to severe through the early evening, which may lead to wind gusts to 60 mph and hail one inch or larger. Monday and Tuesday night will see cooler temps. Tuesday brings drier conditions through the week. && .SHORT TERM...Tonight through Monday night. Radar continues to be active with various short fused products out at this time. Main story is the upper level low, abundant subtropical moisture, and a cold front that will continue to impact the weather across northern and central Nevada this evening into tomorrow. Overnight lows will be in the 40s and 50s. For Monday and Monday night. All model solutions are showing the departure of the upper low. In its wake, northwest to west flow will commence. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms can be expected for portions of northeast Nevada where residual moisture remains. In this same area, northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph are possible. In other locations winds are expected to remain light. Highs will be in the 60s to low 70s. Clear and cool conditions expected for Monday night. Some locales may see the mid 30s, and frost/freeze products may be required. Lows will be in the 30s and 40s. .LONG TERM...Tuesday through Saturday A quick moving weak shortwave upper trough will transit northern NV Tuesday this trough will not have much to work with in the way of moisture but it may generate a few showers across northern Elko County before it departs. Wednesday, models support the upper level ridge building back westward into southern Arizona. This will keep NV under SW flow aloft, but the forecast position of the high will help to quiet things down and keep thing dry for the rest of the week into next weekend. A warming trend will start Tuesday as highs warm back into upper 70s to upper 80s by the weekend. Overnight lows will need to be watched for the possibility of frost, especially Tuesday morning as lows look to be in the mid 30s to mid 40s. Lows will start to recover back into the low 40s to low 50s as the ridge builds west. && .AVIATION...VFR conditions will be the primary flight conditions for all terminals through Monday. Upper Trough will be generating areas of showers and thunderstorms today and will continue through Monday morning with all sites seeing good chances for impacts. There is a threat for severe weather today with KWMC, KBAM, and KTPH seeing a marginal risk, and KEKO and KELY seeing a slight risk. Main hazards will be strong winds, large hail and heavy rainfall. Terminals that experience storms will see short term drops in conditions to MVFR to even IFR levels. Winds will continue to be elevated, with S/SW winds of 20-30 KTS across central Nevada terminals KTPH and KELY. && .FIRE WEATHER...Northern and central Nevada has received decent amounts of precipitation. Amounts on automated gauges are in the one-tenth to one-quarter range, though locally higher amounts of over an inch have been seen. Given this good showing, fire weather conditions remain on the quiet side as overnight relative humidity recoveries are excellent. Winds will remain breezy at times with speeds up to 25 mph.The rain is forecast to come to an end Monday with a day of cooler weather on Tuesday as highs barely climb into the 60s. A warmup ensures during the middle portion of the week though conditions are expected to remain dry. && .LKN Watches/Warnings/Advisories... Flood Watch through Monday morning Humboldt County... Northeastern Nye County...Northern Elko County...Northern Lander County and Northern Eureka County...Northwestern Nye County... Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range...South Central Elko County...Southeastern Elko County...Southern Lander County and Southern Eureka County...Southwest Elko County...White Pine County. && 86/98/98/86
In the hours before
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Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 5:11 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LKN | Lander | 64 min |
| Sep 2, 5:24 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LKN | Lander | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 5:44 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 31 min | |
| Sep 2, 6:12 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Lander | 33 min |
| Sep 2, 6:18 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LKN | Lander | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 6:32 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LKN | Elko, Lander | 3 hr |
| Sep 3, 3:33 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 27 min | |
| Sep 3, 3:37 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 23 min | |
| Sep 3, 4:27 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Humboldt | 33 min |
| Sep 3, 5:02 AM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LKN | Humboldt, Lander | 5 hr |
| Sep 3, 5:02 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Humboldt | 28 min |
| Sep 3, 5:04 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Humboldt | 26 min |
| Sep 3, 5:32 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Humboldt | 28 min |
| Sep 3, 5:41 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Humboldt | 34 min |
| Sep 3, 6:50 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Humboldt | 25 min |
| Sep 3, 6:58 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Humboldt | 32 min |
| Sep 3, 7:18 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Humboldt | 42 min |
| Sep 3, 7:54 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Humboldt | 51 min |
| Sep 3, 8:33 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Humboldt | 27 min |
| Sep 3, 9:16 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 29 min | |
| Sep 3, 9:25 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Humboldt | 35 min |
| Sep 3, 9:27 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 33 min | |
| Sep 3, 9:39 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 36 min | |
| Sep 3, 9:46 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 29 min | |
| Sep 3, 10:22 AM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LKN | Elko, Humboldt | 8 hr |
| Sep 3, 10:36 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 24 min | |
| Sep 3, 10:53 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 37 min | |
| Sep 3, 11:07 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 38 min | |
| Sep 3, 11:08 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Lander | 37 min |
| Sep 3, 11:20 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Elko | 25 min |
| Sep 3, 11:31 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Lander | 29 min |
| Sep 3, 11:33 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 27 min | |
| Sep 3, 11:38 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 37 min | |
| Sep 3, 11:40 AM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LKN | Elko, White Pine | 35 min |
| Sep 3, 11:41 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Eureka | 34 min |
| Sep 3, 11:55 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 35 min | |
| Sep 3, 11:55 AM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LKN | Elko | 21 min |
| Sep 3, 11:58 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Elko | 32 min |
| Sep 3, 12:01 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LKN | Humboldt, Lander | 29 min |
| Sep 3, 12:05 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Lander | 25 min |
| Sep 3, 12:07 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | LKN | Humboldt, Lander | 6 hr |
| Sep 3, 12:08 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 37 min | |
| Sep 3, 12:11 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 34 min | |
| Sep 3, 12:18 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LKN | Lander | 6 hr |
| Sep 3, 12:28 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LKN | Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander | 32 min |
| Sep 3, 12:31 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Lander | 29 min |
| Sep 3, 12:33 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Elko | 42 min |
| Sep 3, 12:45 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LKN | Elko, Eureka | 30 min |
| Sep 3, 12:47 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 28 min | |
| Sep 3, 12:49 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 26 min | |
| Sep 3, 12:49 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Lander | 26 min |
| Sep 3, 12:50 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 25 min | |
| Sep 3, 12:50 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 25 min | |
| Sep 3, 12:59 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 31 min | |
| Sep 3, 1:00 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LKN | Elko | 30 min |
| Sep 3, 1:14 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 31 min | |
| Sep 3, 1:16 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Lander | 29 min |
| Sep 3, 1:24 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LKN | Eureka, Lander | 36 min |
| Sep 3, 1:28 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 32 min | |
| Sep 3, 1:35 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Lander | 25 min |
| Sep 3, 1:36 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 24 min | |
| Sep 3, 1:42 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 33 min | |
| Sep 3, 1:45 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 30 min | |
| Sep 3, 1:48 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Eureka | 27 min |
| Sep 3, 1:51 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LKN | Elko, Eureka | 24 min |
| Sep 3, 1:56 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 34 min | |
| Sep 3, 1:59 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 31 min | |
| Sep 3, 2:06 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LKN | Elko, Eureka, Lander | 4 hr |
| Sep 3, 2:09 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Lander | 36 min |
| Sep 3, 2:14 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Elko | 31 min |
| Sep 3, 2:18 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Eureka | 27 min |
| Sep 3, 2:20 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 25 min | |
| Sep 3, 2:26 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 34 min | |
| Sep 3, 2:34 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Eureka | 26 min |
| Sep 3, 2:35 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Eureka | 25 min |
| Sep 3, 2:38 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Eureka | 37 min |
| Sep 3, 2:44 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LKN | Elko, Eureka, Lander, White Pine | 5 hr |
| Sep 3, 2:53 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Eureka | 37 min |
| Sep 3, 2:54 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Elko | 36 min |
| Sep 3, 2:58 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LKN | Elko, Eureka, White Pine | 32 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.