Thunderstorm winds damaged a shed and satellite receiver.
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Thunderstorm winds damaged a shed and satellite receiver.
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 1, 1:10 PM PST, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 210 PM PDT FRI AUG 1 2014 .SYNOPSIS...MONSOON MOISTURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS NEVADA...WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. NEXT ROUND OF CONVECTION UNDERWAY THIS AFTERNOON, THIS TIME FAVORING THE SW CWA. WITH THE LOSS OF A FOCUSING MECHANISM, AND A DEGRADED MOISTURE SUPPLY, THUNDERSTORMS WERE MUCH SLOWER TO GET GOING TODAY COMPARED TO YESTERDAY. CAPE OF 500-1000 J/KG WILL SUPPORT ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH ABOUT 8 PM, BUT TRIMMED BACK POPS ACROSS ELKO COUNTY WHERE DRIER, MORE STABLE AIR IS EXPECTED TO HOLD (PW DOWN TO 1/2 INCH PER 12Z GFS). ACTIVE MONSOON PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NEVADA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MOISTURE IMPROVES MARGINALLY ON SATURDAY, FOLLOWED BY A VERY STRONG MOISTURE SURGE FROM THE SOUTH ON SUNDAY. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE OFF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA COAST THIS AFTERNOON WILL TRACK NORTHWARD, NEAR SAN DIEGO SATURDAY, AND ENTERING SOUTHERN NEVADA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. INCREASED THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE IN THE GRIDS BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, FOCUSING ON AREAS WHERE NAM/GFS INSTABILITY FIELDS OVERLAP. ADDED A MENTION OF HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL BOTH DAYS, ALTHOUGH THE LATE SUNDAY/SUNDAY EVENING TIMEFRAME IS WHEN HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING IS MOST LIKELY. WITH THE ADDITIONAL FORCING OF THE APPROACHING DISTURBANCE FROM THE SOUTH, INTERACTING WITH A STRONG INJECTION OF RICH MONSOON MOISTURE, 12Z GFS SUGGESTS FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA BY SUNDAY EVENING. GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THIS SCENARIO FROM 12Z ECMWF, PLACING ITS TROPICAL DISTURBANCE NEAR TONOPAH LATE SUNDAY, AND STRONG LIFT OF A VERY MOIST AIRMASS OVER CENTRAL NEVADA. NOW THAT WE ARE IN THE 48 HOUR WINDOW, DECIDED TO ISSUE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING FOR CENTRAL NEVADA. HEAVIEST RAIN POTENTIAL FOR NORTHERN NEVADA EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON MONDAY, AS DISTURBANCE TRACKS NORTHWARD INTO THE GREAT BASIN. TURNER .LONG TERM...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. REMNANTS OF A TROPICAL SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NV SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY PROVIDING A JUICY ATMOSPHERE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES OVER 1 INCH FLASH FLOODING WILL BE A CONCERN. WEAK TROUGHINESS AND INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES AROUND 3/4 INCH FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. && .AVIATION...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NV THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE BEST CHANCE FOR A THUNDERSTORM WILL BE AT THE KELY/KWMC TERMINALS AT ABOUT 20-30 PERCENT. && .FIRE WEATHER...ACTIVE MONSOON PATTERN WILL CONTINUE. CONVECTION EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WITH VARYING AMOUNTS OF PW, FORCING, AND ASSOCIATED COVERAGE. MOST STORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY, TREND TOWARDS WET, AND PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. LIGHTNING STRIKES OUTSIDE OF RAIN CORES WILL POSE A NEW FIRE START RISK. DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES MORE PROBABLE ACROSS FWZ 467/468 (HUMBOLDT COUNTY) WHERE PW IS MORE MARGINAL. MOISTURE QUALITY INCREASES ACROSS ALL FWZ BY SUNDAY EVENING, WITH PW APPROACHING/EXCEEDING ONE INCH, WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING LIKELY, INCLUDING NEAR ANY BURN SCARS. CONVECTION WILL PRODUCE ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS TO NEAR 50 MPH, AND WILL POSE A RISK FOR WILDFIRE SPREAD. OTHERWISE, WINDS OUTSIDE OF STORMS WILL REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TURNER && .LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 99/91/91/99
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
237 PM PDT FRI AUG 01 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 PM FLASH FLOOD 20 SW MOUNTAIN CITY 41.61N 116.22W
07/31/2014 ELKO NV NWS STORM SURVEY
COUNTY ROAD 728 HAD SHOULDER DAMAGE AND DEBRIS/MUD OVER
THE ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED.
&&
JRMSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
335 PM PDT FRI AUG 1 2014
NVZ030-012300-
HUMBOLDT COUNTY NV-
335 PM PDT FRI AUG 1 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY UNTIL
400 PM PDT...
AT 334 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTH OF DENIO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10
MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DENIO...
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4198 11832 4179 11859 4191 11877 4200 11867
4200 11836
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 223DEG 9KT 4192 11860
RCMSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 337 PM PDT FRI AUG 1 2014 NVZ030-012300- HUMBOLDT COUNTY NV- 337 PM PDT FRI AUG 1 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM PDT... AT 334 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTH OF DENIO...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 HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DENIO... STATE HIGHWAY 140 SOUTH OF DENIO... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. && LAT...LON 4179 11866 4192 11877 4200 11865 4200 11820 TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 234DEG 14KT 4190 11860 TURNER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
355 PM PDT FRI AUG 1 2014
NVZ040-041-012330-
NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY NV-NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY NV-
355 PM PDT FRI AUG 1 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL NYE COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM
PDT...
AT 352 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 24 MILES EAST OF TONOPAH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10
MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SALISBURY SUMMIT ALONG U. S. ROUTE 6...
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3804 11689 3804 11691 3805 11692 3827 11681
3817 11655 3803 11665 3804 11688
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 205DEG 9KT 3805 11678
RCMSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
358 PM PDT FRI AUG 1 2014
NVZ030-012330-
HUMBOLDT COUNTY NV-
358 PM PDT FRI AUG 1 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY UNTIL
430 PM PDT...
AT 352 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR DENIO...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DENIO...
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4184 11848 4187 11872 4200 11871 4200 11844
4200 11843
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 190DEG 9KT 4195 11858
RCMSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 445 PM PDT FRI AUG 1 2014 NVZ040-041-020015- NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY NV-NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY NV- 445 PM PDT FRI AUG 1 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL NYE COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM PDT... AT 439 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 32 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MANHATTAN...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... STONE CABIN VALLEY... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. && LAT...LON 3852 11658 3844 11632 3820 11647 3827 11668 TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 202DEG 8KT 3832 11653 RCM
The Elko radar (KLRX), 14 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:02 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A piece of metal roof was torn off a shed and damage to a satellite receiver was also noted. The metal shed doors were also blown in. Estimated winds of 60 to 70 mph from a microburst. NWS storm survey conducted. Damages estimated.
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