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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 28, NWS Elko, NV

September 3, 2023Elko County, Eureka County, Nevada

NWS Elko, NV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 3, 2023, 12:45 PM PDT for Elko County, Eureka County, Nevada. It was in force for 30 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, 12:45 PM PDT (19:45 UTC)
Expired: Sep 3, 2023, 1:15 PM PDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Elko, NV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.88 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 19:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Sep 3, 12:34 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 231 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 49 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -75 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1046 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 68 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 247 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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, 12:39 PM PDT, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 3, 12:39 PM PDT, 6 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 3, 12:05 PM PDT, 40 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Elko NV
1205 PM PDT Sun Sep 3 2023

NVZ036-037-031930-
Southern Lander County and Southern Eureka County NV-
Northern Lander County and Northern Eureka County NV-
1205 PM PDT Sun Sep 3 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Lander
County through 1230 PM PDT...

At 1205 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 33
miles west of Grass Valley, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Antelope Valley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4034 11726 3994 11677 3975 11737 3985 11748
      3986 11746 3994 11748 3996 11751 4001 11754
TIME...MOT...LOC 1905Z 225DEG 20KT 4006 11718

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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Special weather statement, Sep 3, 12:08 PM PDT, 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 3, 12:11 PM PDT, 34 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 3, 12:26 PM PDT, 19 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 3, 12:31 PM PDT, 14 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 3, 12:33 PM PDT, 12 minutes before

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The office that day

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, 11:26 AM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LKN	Elko	34 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 Considerable damage threat	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 Considerable damage threat	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, 12:47 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 Considerable damage threat	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.