1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Elko, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 24, 1:30 PM PST, 15 minutes earlier.
NORTHERN GREAT BASIN FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 230 PM PDT THU JUL 24 2003 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WARM WEATHER TO THE GREAT BASIN. MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A RISK OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO NEVADA INTO NEXT WEEK. .DISCUSSION...ACTIVE WX DAY GOING WITH KLRX LOTS OF CONVECTION ACROSS THE CWFA ATTM. STORMS ARE ROBUST BUT HAVE NOT REACHED SEVERE LEVELS YET. ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN ZONES AND ELKO CTY THROUGH THE EVENING WITH FOCUS SHIFTING TO THE I-80 CORRIDOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON. BIG ISSUE OVER NEXT FEW DAYS WILL BE JET INFLUENCE AS UPPER JET ROTATES THROUGH WRN NV INTO SRN ID WITH RR QUAD INFLUENCE AIDING DEVELOPMENT OVER NEXT FEW DAYS. HAVE STRONG UPPER DIVERGENCE OVER THE REGION AND AM GOING WITH SOLID SCT WORDING THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEKEND AS ISSUE IS COVERAGE INSTEAD OF UNCERTAINTY. WITH STRONG PW VALUES EXPECT GOOD QPF AMTS GIVEN POTENTIAL FOR SLOW STORM MOVEMENT PLUS TRAINING POTENTIAL NEXT FEW DAYS. WILL ALSO NEED TO WATCH FLOW REGIME AS SHEAR PROFILE MAY BECOME FAVORABLE FOR BETTER DEVELOPMENT TOMORROW AS WELL. DO NOT EXPECT TEMPS TO REACH RECORD LEVELS LIKE THEY HAVE EARLIER IN THE WEEK AS CONVECTIVE INITIATION SHOULD BE AROUND NOON. THOUGH STILL EXPECT VALUES TO BE ABOVE GUIDANCE WHICH HAVE BEEN TOO COOL RECENTLY. ALL THIS TIME UPPER HIGH REMAINS OVER COLORADO WITH WEAK VORT FEATURES CONTINUE TO ROTATE AROUND THIS HIGH. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL KEEP MOISTURE OVER THE REGION WITH ATMOSPHERE REMAINING UNSTABLE WITH NEG LIS ACROSS ENTIRE CWFA FOR MOST OF THE WEEKEND. .EXTENDED...UPPER HIGH BUILDS BACK INTO NE NV WITH WEAK FLOW RETURNING TO THE REGION. WILL SEE TEMPS ONCE AGAIN APPROACH AND EXCEED 100 IN WARMER VALLEYS WITH CONTINUED THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS MOISTURE TRAPPED UNDER THE HIGH WILL REMAIN FOR SOME TIME. .EKO...NONE. FEHRN
NVZ030>037-251200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 230 PM PDT THU JUL 24 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL NEVADA .DAY ONE... THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOME STORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE PERIOD. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THEIR LOCAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WITH ANY REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER. FEHRN
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds blew down 1 1/2 inch diameter tree limbs.
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