Quarter size hail was reported at the Gund Ranch, 49 miles south of Beowawe.
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Quarter size hail was reported at the Gund Ranch, 49 miles south of Beowawe.
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 Jul 21, 1:04 PM PST, 7 hours 56 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 204 PM PDT MON JUL 21 2014 .SYNOPSIS...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50. STORM ACTIVITY WILL BE CONFINED MAINLY TO HUMBOLDT AND EXTREME WESTERN ELKO COUNTIES ON TUESDAY. DRIER MID WEEK WITH AFTERNOON WINDS BECOMING BREEZY. && .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED/SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS MOISTURE REMAINS IN PLACE. LACKING MODEST LARGE SCALE ASCENT TODAY...BUT TERRAIN CIRCULATIONS AND DIFFERENTIAL HEATING BOUNDARIES SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO GET CONVECTION GOING. ALSO...NEAT LITTLE MCV CURRENTLY EXITING NORTHERN NV. THIS WILL ALSO PROVIDE LOCAL LIFT/MOISTURE ENHANCEMENT. MUCH STRONGER JET AND SUFFICIENT SHEAR WILL ALLOW FOR AT LEAST SOME ORGANIZED CONVECTION AND THE POSSIBILITY FOR A FEW SEVERE STORMS LATER TODAY. MAIN THREAT WOULD BE STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. STORMS SHOULD DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET...BUT A FEW SHOWERS COULD PERSIST IN FAR NORTHERN NV AS DYNAMICS BEGIN TO INCREASE FROM THE NEXT TROUGH. HRRR/NAM STILL SHOWS AN ACTIVE DAY AND CUMULUS IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY ROBUST. STORMS SHOULD INITIATE IN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA WILL RAPIDLY DECREASE AND THE ONLY THREAT WILL BE IN FAR NORTHWESTERN NEVADA. THIS IS DUE TO A STRONG JET AND LINGERING MOISTURE. STORM MOTION WILL BE QUITE FAST AND WILL INCREASE THE THREAT FOR STRONGER WIND GUSTS. SHREF GUIDANCE SHOWING SOME SEVERE THREAT IS POSSIBLE IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY. MAIN THREAT WOULD BE WIND...WITH SOME SMALL HAIL. ELSEWHERE ACROSS NEVADA...DRIER CONDITIONS WILL TAKE ITS HOLD AND WINDS FROM THE SOUTH WILL INCREASE. WEDNESDAY...THE FIRST DAY IN QUITE SOMETIME WITH NO THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST. A PATTERN CHANGE WILL TAKE PLACE. MUCH DRIER CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL. JRM .LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT MONDAY. QUIET SUMMER WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH, IF NOT ALL, OF THE LONG TERM. HOT AFTERNOONS AND MILD NIGHTS WITH FEW CLOUDS AND NO CHANCE OF RAINFALL THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL BE SWINGING THROUGH THE PAC NW. THIS SYSTEM WILL PASS WELL NORTH OF NEVADA, INTO ALBERTA CANADA, ON THURSDAY. ONLY IMPACT THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE ON NEVADA'S WEATHER IS DRAG MUCH DRIER AIR INTO THE GREAT BASIN, WITH 12Z GFS FORECASTING PW FALLING TO 0.25-0.35 INCH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS DRY OF AN AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN FEW CLOUDS AND CERTAINLY ZERO POPS AND NO CHANCE OF CONVECTION. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES REASONABLE FOR LATE JULY, IN THE UPPER 80S AND LOWER 90S. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS WILL EXPAND SLOWLY NW, WITH RISING HEIGHTS AND THICKNESS OVER NEVADA. DRY AIRMASS WILL PERSIST, WITH PW REMAINING BELOW 0.50 INCH FOR MOST ZONES, SO FORECAST WILL REMAIN DRY. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL SHOW A SLOW WARMING TREND THROUGH THE 90S AS HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS. SUNDAY AND MONDAY...AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO CLIMB AS HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AXIS EXPANDS THROUGH THE EASTERN GREAT BASIN. 12Z RUN OF THE ECMWF IS NOT AVAILABLE, BUT 12Z GFS AND OTHER MEDIUM RANGE MODELS SUGGEST MONSOON MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY RETURN SUNDAY AND MONDAY. KEPT FORECAST DRY (POPS LESS THAN 15%) FOR NOW. 12Z GFS DOES PUMP UP PW TO NEAR ONE INCH ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA BY MONDAY, WITH CONVECTION INDICATED OVER CENTRAL NEVADA. BT && .AVIATION...SCT -TSRA WILL IMPACT KWMC, KEKO AND NORTHERN NEVADA THROUGH 03Z. CONVECTIVE TEMPO GROUPS POSSIBLE AT THESE TAF SITES. CONVECTION EXPECTED TO REMAIN NORTH OF KTPH/KELY. SW WINDS OF 15-20 KTS OUTSIDE OF -TSRA. ALL CUMULUS AND CONVECTION WILL DISSIPATE AFTER SUNSET. TUESDAY, EXPECT TSRA TO BE LIMITED TO NW NEVADA (HUMBOLDT COUNTY) WITH IMPACTS EXPECTED AT/NEAR KWMC. STORMS NEAR KWMC TUESDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE STRONG WITH GUSTY ERRATIC OUTFLOWS AND SMALL HAIL. ALL OTHER TERMINALS WILL BE DRY TUESDAY. AFTER 18Z TUE, STRONG GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AT KTPH/KELY AVERAGING 16-26 KTS. BT && .FIRE WEATHER...ISOLATED/SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA...MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. STORM MOTION WILL BE QUITE HIGH...BUT ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL BE PRESENT TO INHIBIT DRY LIGHTNING POTENTIAL. FIRE WEATHER WATCHES HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO RED FLAG WARNINGS AND WILL BE CARRIED FROM TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR FWZ 455/457. THERE WILL BE RH RECOVERIES AND LESS WINDS OVERNIGHT. OPTED TO ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FWZ 470 FOR WEDNESDAY AS DRIER CONDITIONS MOVE IN AND RED FLAG CONDITIONS SEEM LIKELY. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE DISTRICT...FWZ 467, 468, AND 469 WILL BE DRYING OUT AFTER TUESDAY...BUT SHOULD REMAIN MOIST ENOUGH TO WARRANT ANY HEADLINES. THERE WILL BE STRONG WINDS THOUGH...ESPECIALLY IN FWZ 467/468. THIS AREA WILL BE MONITORED. MUCH DRIER AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEKEND. VERY DRY AIR WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA INTO NEXT WEEKEND. && .LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY...RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE...SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY...SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY. RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY...NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY...SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY...WHITE PINE COUNTY. && 94/99/99/94
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 325 AM PDT MON JUL 21 2014 NVZ030-031-033-034-036-038-039-220000- HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- 325 AM PDT MON JUL 21 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA...NORTHEAST NEVADA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REDEVELOP TODAY...WITH SMALL HAIL...BRIEF HEAVY RAINS...AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. STORMS ON TUESDAY WILL BE LIMITED GENERALLY TO HUMBOLDT COUNTY...AS WELL AS NORTHERN LANDER AND WESTERN ELKO COUNTIES. STORMS TUESDAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE...WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS. DRIER AND STORM-FREE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE COMING WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. NVZ035-037-040-041-220000- WHITE PINE COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY- 325 AM PDT MON JUL 21 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL NEVADA...NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50 TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. JR
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 700 PM PDT MON JUL 21 2014 NVZ031-034-038-039-220230- NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY NV-RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE NV-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY NV-SOUTHWEST ELKO COUNTY NV- 700 PM PDT MON JUL 21 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM PDT... AT 657 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT A THUNDERSTORM WAS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING 8 MILES EAST OF DEETH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...I80 7 MILES WEST OF WELLS. && LAT...LON 4130 11509 4118 11489 4098 11511 4102 11524 TIME...MOT...LOC 0158Z 213DEG 11KT 4107 11511 JR
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
724 PM PDT MON JUL 21 2014
NVZ037-040-220300-
NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY NV-SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA
COUNTY NV-
724 PM PDT MON JUL 21 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN LANDER AND EXTREME
NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM PDT...
AT 722 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 16 MILES SOUTH OF COLD SPRINGS...OR 25 MILES
NORTHEAST OF GABBS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 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...
CAROLL SUMMIT...
STATE ROUTE 722...
&&
LAT...LON 3912 11780 3916 11780 3922 11773 3935 11777
3939 11775 3940 11770 3942 11769 3944 11765
3947 11765 3939 11744 3907 11767
TIME...MOT...LOC 0223Z 206DEG 19KT 3919 11772
DDSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
748 PM PDT MON JUL 21 2014
NVZ031-220315-
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY NV-
748 PM PDT MON JUL 21 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY UNTIL
815 PM PDT...
AT 743 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 22 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CONTACT...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 30 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH
FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RURAL NORTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY...EAST OF HD SUMMIT AND THE TOWN OF
CONTACT...MOVING UP TOWARD THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF ELKO 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 4137 11443 4154 11487 4181 11468 4191 11437
4170 11402
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 227DEG 28KT 4151 11450
JRSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
801 PM PDT MON JUL 21 2014
NVZ037-220330-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY NV-
801 PM PDT MON JUL 21 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN LANDER COUNTY UNTIL 830
PM PDT...
AT 758 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTH OF NEW PASS SUMMIT...MOVING NORTH
AT 30 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. EXPECT PONDING OF WATER
ON ROADWAYS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEW PASS SUMMIT U.S. HIGHWAY 50...
&&
LAT...LON 3952 11760 3954 11751 3956 11749 3960 11749
3962 11747 3964 11749 3969 11748 3976 11751
3977 11750 3970 11723 3933 11742 3939 11764
TIME...MOT...LOC 0301Z 199DEG 24KT 3945 11749
DDSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
856 PM PDT MON JUL 21 2014
NVZ038-220430-
SOUTHWEST ELKO COUNTY NV-
856 PM PDT MON JUL 21 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN ELKO COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM
PDT...
AT 852 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF PINE VALLEY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EMIGRANT 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 4073 11593 4066 11572 4047 11589 4045 11599
4049 11606 4054 11606
TIME...MOT...LOC 0353Z 212DEG 22KT 4052 11595
JRSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 859 PM PDT MON JUL 21 2014 NVZ037-220430- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY NV- 859 PM PDT MON JUL 21 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN LANDER COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM PDT... AT 856 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 19 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GRASS VALLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL EASTERN 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 3999 11681 3989 11659 3971 11686 3975 11694 TIME...MOT...LOC 0358Z 213DEG 23KT 3976 11687 JR
The Elko radar (KLRX), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:59 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Quarter size hail was reported from the University of Nevada Reno Gund Ranch, 49 miles south of Beowawe. Time is approximate.
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