Scattered thunderstorms on July 10th and 11th produced strong wind gusts and heavy rainfall across much of northeastern California and northwestern Nevada.
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The episode as NWS REV wrote it up.
Scattered thunderstorms on July 10th and 11th produced strong wind gusts and heavy rainfall across much of northeastern California and northwestern Nevada.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 10, 10:25 PM PST, 15 hours 4 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1125 PM PDT TUE JUL 10 2007
.UPDATE...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER WESTERN LASSEN
COUNTY BUT WERE MOVING NORTHWEST AT A PRETTY GOOD CLIP AND SHOULD
MOVE OUT OF THE CWA OR AT LEAST DECREASE SIGNIGICANTLY BY SHORTLY
AFTER MIDNIGHT. RADAR SHOWED ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS IN MOST OTHER
AREAS OF THE CWA AND THESE WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AS
A MOIST SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST FLOW PERSISTS. WE LET THE RED FLAG
WARNING EXPIRE AT 11 PM SINCE THUNDERSTORMS AND ASSOCIATED LIGHTNING
AND OUTFLOW HAVE DIMINISHED. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE TAHOE
AREA INTO LASSEN COUNTY WAS CANCELLED FOR THE REMAINDER OF
TONIGHT...BUT RETAINED ON WEDNESDAY SINCE THE INCREASED MOISTURE AND
A SHORTWAVE MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE REGION WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN
WITH SOME THUNDERSTORMS. RC
.SHORT TERM...
CONVECTION IS FIRING UP ALONG THE SIERRA AND IN THE WESTERN NV
VALLEYS MOVING NORTH TO NORTHWEST IN THE MOIST SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT.
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY CLEARLY DEPICTS MOISTURE PLUME MOVING INTO
CENTRAL CA AND AS FAR NORTH AS CENTRAL NEVADA. DEEPER MOISTURE WILL
BE CONFINED CLOSER TO THE LOW OFF THE COAST AND BENEATH BEST
DYNAMICS FROM SHORTWAVES ROTATING AROUND THIS LOW. EXPECT SCATTERED
CONVECTION TO CONTINUE THROUGH 06Z OR SO ALONG THE SIERRA AND JUST
TO THE EAST WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ELSEWHERE. STORMS WILL BE
WETTER ACROSS THE SIERRA AND DRIER AS YOU GO FURTHER EAST. SHEAR
PROFILES AND STRONG INSTABILITY SUGGEST THE POSSIBILITY FOR SEVERE
STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE PRIMARY CONCERN STRONG
OUTFLOW WINDS. CONTINUED THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR BURN AREAS IN
TAHOE AND LASSEN COUNTIES AS ANY BRIEF HEAVY RAIN OVER THE ANGORA
BURN AREA OR ANTELOPE COMPLEX COULD DEFINITELY CAUSE PROBLEMS.
SOME OVERNIGHT CONVECTION MAY LINGER MAINLY OVER THE SIERRA THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WED MORNING AS WOULD NOT TAKE MUCH ENERGY TO
GENERATE CONVECTION IN VERY MOIST AND CONTINUED UNSTABLE AIRMASS.
ANOTHER MORE SIGNIFICANT SHORTWAVE IS DEPICTED BY BOTH THE GFS AND
NAM FOR TOMORROW. THIS WAVE WILL PUSH NORTH TO NEAR THE TAHOE BASIN
WED MORNING THEN NORTH OF I-80 BY LATE MORNING. THE GFS PUSHES THIS
SHORTWAVE TO THE ID/OR BORDER BY 00Z WHILE THE NAM HOLDS THE ENERGY
BACK ACROSS NORTHEAST CA AND NORTHERN NV THROUGH THE EVENING.
PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES (PW) WILL BE BETWEEN .8 - 1.0 INCHES
ACROSS NORTHWEST NV AND THE SIERRA. ALTHOUGH ENERGY FROM WEDNESDAYS
SHORTWAVE INDICATE BEST DYNAMICS UP TOWARD THE ID/OR BORDER DURING
STRONGEST DAYTIME HEATING...RE-EMERGENCE OF AFTERNOON WESTERLIES
WILL ALSO PLAY A ROLE IN THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. AS THE WESTERLIES
KICK IN TOMORROW AFTERNOON...EXPECT A STRONG CONVERGENCE ZONE TO
DEVELOP ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE SIERRA FRONT. WITH HIGH PW
VALUES...TOMORROW LOOKS TO BE THE BEST SETUP FOR POTENTIAL FLASH
FLOODING AS THE THETA-E RIDGE EXTENDS FROM MONO COUNTY NORTH THROUGH
THE RENO-CARSON AREAS INTO EASTERN LASSEN AND NORTHERN WASHOE
COUNTIES. THIS IS A SCENARIO THAT HAS RESULTED IN LOCALIZED FLASH
FLOODING IN THE PAST AS THE PAH RAH...VIRGINIA...AND PINE NUT RANGES
ENHANCE CONVERGENCE AND LIFT. WILL ISSUE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE
SIERRA AND WESTERN NV ZONES JUST TO THE LEE OF THE SIERRA. MODERATE
STORM MOVEMENT MAY BE THE ONE FACTOR THAT LESSENS THE FLASH FLOOD
POTENTIAL TOMORROW.
THUNDERSTORMS COVERAGE WILL DECREASE TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK.
MOIST UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL PERSIST WITH IN WEAK SOUTHERLY FLOW BUT
NO STRONG FORCING MECHANISM IN PLACE FOR ANY ORGANIZED CONVECTION.
BY FRIDAY ONLY ISOLATED CONVECTION IS EXPECTED ALONG THE HIGHWAY 50
CORRIDOR. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO BE HIGHER BY SEVERAL DEGREES
TONIGHT AS CLOUD COVER AND INCREASED WINDS INHIBIT RADIATIONAL
COOLING AND MAY SEE A FEW DEGREES DROP IN TEMPERATURES TOMORROW DUE
TO INCREASED CLOUD COVER. THUNDERSTORMS COVERAGE WILL DECREASE
TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK. MOIST UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL PERSIST WITH
IN WEAK SOUTHERLY FLOW BUT NO STRONG FORCING MECHANISM IN PLACE FOR
ANY ORGANIZED CONVECTION.
.LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
LOWERED SKY COVER FOR THE NORTHERN TWO-THIRDS OF THE CWA...OTHERWISE
VERY FEW CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST.
THE DETERMINISTIC GFS RUN CONTINUES TO BE MORE AMPLIFIED WITH THE
WESTERN RIDGE...AND THEREFORE WARMER...THAN THE ECMWF...CANADIAN
SPAGHETTI PLOTS...AND THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN. THEREFORE...I KEPT THE
TREND OF BELOW DETERMINISTIC MOS TEMPERATURES (CLOSER TO THE GFS
ENSEMBLE MEAN TEMPS). I LEFT THE SLIGHT CHANCE POPS SOUTH WITH SOME
UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE STRENGTH OF THE AFTERNOON WESTERLY FLOW. IF
THE ECMWF IS RIGHT...THE ENTIRE CWA WILL BE CONVECTION FREE BEYOND
SATURDAY WITH GOOD WESTERLY FLOW TO BLAST OUT INSTABILITY IN THE
FAVORED MONO-MINERAL CONVERGENCE ZONE. SNYDER
&&
.AVIATION...
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG KRNO-KBIH ROUTE BY
20-21Z AND THEN INCREASE IN BOTH AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AS
THEY SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN NEVADA...SIERRA AND
NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS
WITH STRONGER CELLS AS THEY TRACK GENERALLY NW-N AROUND 15KT.
OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45KT POSSIBLE. SNYDER
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
THUNDERSTORM EVENT UNDERWAY WITH RED FLAG WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR ALL
OF THE FORECAST AREA. BEST CHANCES FOR STORMS CONTINUE TO BE ALONG
THE SIERRA AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS FROM EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY
SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE RENO-CARSON CITY AREA AND DOWN TO SOUTHERN
LYON AND WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY. HEAVY RAIN WILL BE LIMITED TO
AREAS DIRECTLY UNDER THE STORM CORES...OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40
AND 60 MPH AND PERHAPS SOME HAIL WITH THE STRONGEST CELLS.
FOR THIS EVENING OVER NORTHERN WASHOE...PERSHING AND CHURCHILL
COUNTIES COVERAGE WILL BE ISOLATED BUT THE OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS WILL
BE JUST AS STRONG.
THERE IS A CHANCE STORMS WILL CONTINUE DEEP INTO TONIGHT AS MOISTURE
AND INSTABILITY CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREAS FROM THE SOUTH.
A SECOND ROUND OF ACTIVE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TOMORROW AS A SECOND
BIG SPOKE OF ENERGY ROTATES AROUND THE LOW OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST
AND OVER WESTERN NEVADA. FORTUNATELY THE MOISTURE WILL BE HIGH
ENOUGH THAT DRY LIGHTNING WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT. STORM
CORES ARE EXPECTED TO BE LARGER TOMORROW WITH THE INCREASED AMOUNT
OF MOISTURE...THUS THERE IS A LOWER CHANCE FOR LIGHTNING STRIKES
OUTSIDE OF THE CORES. HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE A LARGER PROBLEM
TOMORROW ALONG WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS.
ISOLATED STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE
WEEK...WITH A DRIER FLOW POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS WEEKEND. BRONG
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR NVZ002-003-005.
CA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR CAZ070>073.
&&
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENOHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 300 AM PDT WED JUL 11 2007 CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-120700- SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 300 AM PDT WED JUL 11 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA... NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AN UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST AND HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS REGION WILL COMBINE TO CONTINUE PULLING SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE NORTHWARD INTO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA TODAY. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WILL PROVIDE LARGE SCALE FORCING AND GENERATE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN. AMPLE MOISTURE AND AVAILABLE ENERGY MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SEE THE LATEST FLASH FLOOD WATCH /WGUS65 KREV FFAREV/ FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD INTO THE AREA THURSDAY AND CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND DECREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER...INCLUDING HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW WINDS AND FLASH FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SKYWARN ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AGAIN AS POTENTIALLY SEVERE WEATHER REMAINS A THREAT. SMM HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 919 AM PDT WED JUL 11 2007 CAZ072-111700- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 919 AM PDT WED JUL 11 2007 ...MODERATE RAIN MOVING NEAR THE ANGORA FIRE... AT 912 AM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS AN AREA OF MODERATE RAINFALL OVER MEYERS...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AND OVER THE ANGORA FIRE AREA. MODERATE RAIN WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT HOUR. RAIN OF THIS INTENSITY MAY CAUSE MINOR DEBRIS FLOWS TO OCCUR ON THE STEEP SLOPES ALONG ANGORA RIDGE. RAIN WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE FIRE AREA BY 10 AM...HOWEVER A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM THIS EVENING. IF YOU ARE NEAR THE BURN AREA...BE AWARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR DEBRIS FLOWS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER AWAY FROM STEEP SLOPES AND CREEKS. BRONG
The Reno radar (KRGX), 94 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:27 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A trained weather spotter located 7 miles east of Yerington reported wind gusts to 52 knots (60 mph) from a thunderstorm north of Highway 95.
A trained weather spotter located 4 miles SSW of Fallon reported a thunderstorm wind gust to 52 knots (60 mph). The wind gust produced an area of blowing dust which reduced visibility to less than 1 mile.
The Fallon Naval Air Station ASOS recorded a thunderstorm wind gust of 50 knots (58 mph).
A trained weather spotter reported a wind gust of 55 knots (63 mph) in northern Churchill County.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nevada in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Nevada, July 2007
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 41714, 41716, 41718, 41720.