Thunderstorm winds up to 60 mph blew some siding off of a structure and blew a fence down.
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Thunderstorm winds up to 60 mph blew some siding off of a structure and blew a fence down.
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 Elko, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 21, 2:52 PM PST, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 352 PM PDT WED AUG 21 2013 .SYNOPSIS...THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER CENTRAL NEVADA AND WILL PUSH NORTHWARD THIS EVENING. MOIST AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE SILVER STATE TOMORROW. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... SHORT BURSTS OF PRECIPITATION AND SMALL HAIL POSSIBLE. && .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...A FETCH OF DEEP MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH ACROSS THE BATTLE BORN STATE TONIGHT. THE PWS FROM THE 12Z SOUNDING FROM ELKO WERE 175 PERCENT OF NORMAL AND AT RENO THE PWS WAS 169 PERCENT OF NORMAL. BOTH THE GFS AND THE NAM12 HAVE POCKETS OF PWS OVER AN INCH OVER THE REGION. THE NAM12 ALSO PINGS INTO NEGATIVE LI'S AND ENHANCED CAPES. BASICALLY THE ENVIRONMENT IS RIPE FOR CONVECTION. FOR TOMORROW...THE MODELS SHOW A DRYING TREND OVER CENTRAL NV WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE UPPER LOW MOVING IN. HOWEVER...HANG ONTO MOISTURE OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN ZONES...KEPT POPS GENERALLY NORTH OF 1-80 FOR TOMORROW...AND THEN OVER THE NORTHEAST ON FRIDAY. .LONG TERM...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY. MODELS ARE...AGAIN...IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE DETAILS OUT THROUGH THE PERIOD. ONE SORT OF SURPRISE IS THAT THE EC HAD A TROPICAL LOW MAGICALLY APPEARING OFF THE BAJA COAST LATER IN THE PERIOD...AND IMPLIED THAT SOME WEAK MONSOON FLOW MIGHT OCCUR INTO EASTERN NEVADA. THEN SUDDENLY THE GFS GOT ON BOARD AND AGREED BUT THEN THE TWO MODELS DECIDED THAT THE MONSOON FLOW WOULD GO GANGBUSTERS AND MAKE THIS WEEK LOOK ON THE DRY SIDE. UP UNTIL THEN...THE UPPER LOW OFF THE CALI COAST FINALLY WEAKENS...OPENS TO A WAVE...AND PROCEEDS NORTHEAST. THIS WILL PRODUCE DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. ON SUNDAY...THE FLOW STARTS TO TAP THAT TROPICAL LOW AND BY TUESDAY...PW'S ARE IN FULL MIGRATION MODE INTO NEVADA. THE GFS...THE MODEL OF CHOICE LATELY...PUTS VALUES AS HIGH AS 1.25" IN...GET THIS...NORTHERN NEVADA. WITH ANY KIND OF WEAK LOWER LIFT AND UPPER SUPPORT...WE MIGHT HAVE A FLOOD SITUATION IN THE MAKING. AT ANY RATE...HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY RAISED POPS FOR NEXT WEEK AND MADE ALL CONVECTION IN THE GRIDS APPEAR AS WET. TEMPS WILL DEPEND ON CLOUD COVER...BUT SINCE THIS IS SO FAR OUT YET HAVE LARGELY LEFT THE MAXES AND MINS ALONE FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST. WITH THE WAVE PASSAGE EARLY ON...SIGNIFICANT TIGHTENING OF THE GRADIENT MAY PRODUCE BREEZY CONDITIONS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY OVER A LARGE PART OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEVADA. NOT QUITE TO ADVISORY LEVELS BUT NEED TO WATCH THIS. && .AVIATION...EXPECTING VFR VISIBILITY AND CEILINGS THROUGH THE PERIOD EXCEPT AT KELY WHERE IT MAY BRIEFLY DROP TO HIGH MVFR. PERIODS OF AT LEAST VCTS AND PERHAPS TEMPO TSRA WILL OCCUR AT KELY AND KEKO. LESS LIKELY AT KTPH AND EVEN LESS LIKELY AT KWMC. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS TO AS HIGH AS 45 KNOTS. EXPECT MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION WITH THESE VERY WET STORMS. && .FIRE WEATHER...THE RADAR HAS BEEN VERY ACTIVE THIS AFTERNOON... MULTIPLE SWAS AND ONE SVR ISSUED. EXPECTING MORE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND EXPECTING ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEVADA TOMORROW. *WETTING RAINS* POSSIBLE BUT NOT GUARANTEED...NEW STARTS POSSIBLE TODAY. GUSTY OUTFLOWS POSSIBLE WHERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. && .LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 97/98/98/97
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 318 AM PDT WED AUG 21 2013 NVZ030-031-033>041-220845- HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-WHITE PINE COUNTY- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY- 318 AM PDT WED AUG 21 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL NEVADA...NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA...NORTHEAST NEVADA...NORTHWEST NEVADA AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THUNDERSTORMS TODAY MAY STILL BE ABLE TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...WITH LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING A CONCERN. DRIER AIR MOVES INTO CENTRAL NEVADA LATER ON THURSDAY...BUT ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY...WHERE STRONGER INSTABILITY AND HIGHER MOISTURE IS AVAILABLE. MAIN THREATS FROM THUNDERSTORMS WOULD BE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WIND GUSTS...AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. BY FRIDAY...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA DRIES OUT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. 94
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 433 PM PDT WED AUG 21 2013 NVZ034-038-220015- RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE NV-SOUTHWEST ELKO COUNTY NV- 433 PM PDT WED AUG 21 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN ELKO COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM PDT... AT 430 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LEE...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. EXPECT STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...FREQUENTLY LIGHTNING ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SPRING CREEK... LAMOILLE... && LAT...LON 4084 11568 4082 11529 4029 11555 4041 11574 TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 199DEG 23KT 4054 11559 FITZSIMMONS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 456 PM PDT WED AUG 21 2013 NVZ036-220030- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY NV- 456 PM PDT WED AUG 21 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM PDT... AT 451 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES EAST OF VALMY...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY... THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 4099 11701 4091 11669 4069 11687 4077 11700 TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 194DEG 10KT 4079 11698 PJS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 502 PM PDT WED AUG 21 2013 NVZ030-220030- HUMBOLDT COUNTY NV- 502 PM PDT WED AUG 21 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM PDT... AT 500 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR VALMY...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... VALMY... LONE TREE MINE... THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 4098 11730 4094 11703 4068 11705 4071 11728 TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 187DEG 11KT 4076 11718 PJS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 509 PM PDT WED AUG 21 2013 NVZ030-220045- HUMBOLDT COUNTY NV- 509 PM PDT WED AUG 21 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM PDT... AT 505 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 22 MILES EAST OF MCDERMITT...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL NORTHEASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY... THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 4199 11741 4196 11711 4184 11721 4188 11744 TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 193DEG 9KT 4195 11730 PJS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 514 PM PDT WED AUG 21 2013 NVZ034-039-220100- RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE NV-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY NV- 514 PM PDT WED AUG 21 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM PDT... AT 512 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RUBY VALLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CLOVER VALLEY... && LAT...LON 4089 11508 4082 11476 4052 11516 4054 11527 TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 213DEG 22KT 4069 11509 FITZSIMMONS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 543 PM PDT WED AUG 21 2013 NVZ030-031-036-220115- HUMBOLDT COUNTY NV-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY NV-NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY NV- 543 PM PDT WED AUG 21 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXTREME NORTHERN LANDER...EXTREME WESTERN ELKO AND SOUTHEASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM PDT... AT 542 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES NORTH OF VALMY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL SOUTHEASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY... RURAL NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY... RURAL WESTERN ELKO COUNTY... && LAT...LON 4118 11710 4110 11682 4082 11701 4090 11719 TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 203DEG 13KT 4094 11707 PJS
The Salt Lake City radar (KMTX), 140 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:59 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
COOP observer estimated wind gusts to 60 mph caused some siding to come off a structure and blew a fence down. Damages are estimated.
Pilot Peak Junction Mesonet site measured a thunderstorm wind gust to 60 mph.
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