Hail in Nevada, July 20, 2004

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
220 PM PDT TUE JUL 20 2004

.SYNOPSIS...A DRIER WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING A SLOW DECREASE
IN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER EASTERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HOWEVER ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL REMAIN FOR A
THREAT OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE REST OF
THE WEEK...MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
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.DISCUSSION...DRIER AIR HAS WORKED ITS WAY INTO WRN NV WITH
SATELLITE AND LIGHTNING DETECTION EQUIPMENT SHOWING NO THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE FAR WRN PORTION OF OUR FORECAST
AREA. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE FORMED ACROSS CENTRAL
AND EASTERN NEVADA...BUT COVERAGE IS LESS THAN YESTERDAY...SO DRIER
AIR IS WORKING INTO THIS AREA AS WELL. HAD ONE SVR THUNDERSTORM
AROUND 145 PM-215 PM NEAR EUREKA WITH A SPOTTER REPORTING HAIL UP TO
DIME SIZE.

WITH DRIER AIR CONTINUING TO WORK INTO ERN NV ON WED EXPECT
THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE TO BE MOSTLY ISOLATED IN NATURE. AFTER WED
NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE PATTERN AS THERE WILL REMAIN ENOUGH MOISTURE
FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. THE GFS IS INDICATING THAT THIS MOISTURE WILL GET
PUSHED WESTWARD TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK AS UPPER HIGH EXPANDS
NORTHWARD FROM THE DESERT SW SO RE-INTRODUCED A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS BACK INTO NW NV.
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.LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

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