A dry microburst just east of the Eureka Airport destroyed a hay barn and uprooted a large tree.
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A dry microburst just east of the Eureka Airport destroyed a hay barn and uprooted a large tree.
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 Jun 12, 1:40 PM PST, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 240 PM PDT THU JUN 12 2014 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW ACROSS NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING...PRODUCING HIGH FIRE DANGER AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL USHER MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES INTO NORTHERN NEVADA FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NEVADA FRIDAY...WITH FIRE DANGER HIGHEST IN CENTRAL NEVADA. PLEASANT WEATHER WITH LESS WIND IS EXPECTED OVER FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND. && .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. UNSEASONABLY STRONG PACIFIC TROUGH ARRIVING IN THE PACIFIC NW THIS AFTERNOON. SW WINDS GUSTING 30-40 MPH ACROSS ALL OF NEVADA AS OF MIDDAY, AND THE WINDS WILL ONLY STRENGTHEN THROUGH EARLY EVENING AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS. ON AVERAGE, SW WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20-35 MPH BY 5 PM, WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40-45 MPH. ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY EARLIER FOR HUMBOLDT COUNTY, WHERE CONFIDENCE IS HIGHEST THAT ADVISORY CRITERIA WILL BE ACHIEVED BEFORE SUNSET AND DECOUPLING. DUST PLUMES SHOULD BE LOFTED OFF THE WESTERN NEVADA SINKS, WITH SUSPENDED DUST INCREASING ACROSS ELKO AND SPRING CREEK THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION, ISOLATED DRY CONVECTION WILL EVOLVE OUT OF THE CUMULUS FIELD NEAR THE SURFACE LOW, WITH COVERAGE BEST ACROSS SE ELKO COUNTY NEAR WEST WENDOVER. HAVE NOTICED 18Z NAM IS MUCH MORE ROBUST WITH CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THIS EVENING, SO WILL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON DRY MICROBURST POTENTIAL IN THIS AREA. STRONG COLD FRONT (FOR JUNE) SWEEPS THROUGH NEVADA TONIGHT, USHERING IN MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR FRIDAY. THIS WILL BE A NOTICEABLE, REFRESHING CHANGE ESPECIALLY NORTH OF I-80, AS DAYTIME TEMPERATURES FALL A GOOD 15 DEGREES FROM TODAY'S READINGS. PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN VERY TIGHT, WITH NAM'S SURFACE LOW SINKING SOUTH CLOSE TO GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK. NAM PLACES 10 MB OF SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS ELKO COUNTY AT 5 PM FRIDAY, WITH GFS PROGGING 700 MB WINDS OF 30-35 KTS, ABOUT 2 SD ABOVE NORMAL FOR MID-JUNE. ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL OF ELKO COUNTY, FROM 11 AM THROUGH 9 PM, FOR W/NW WINDS OF 25-35 MPH, WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH. GUSTS WILL REACH 55 MPH ON HIGHER TERRAIN, SUMMITS AND PASSES. MOISTURE AND THUS CONVECTION WILL BE VERY LIMITED ON FRIDAY, BUT MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE JARBIDGE MOUNTAINS. FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY MORNING...COLD WITH LOWS IN THE 30S. 12Z GFS PLACES SHORTWAVE OVER NE ELKO COUNTY AT 5 AM SATURDAY, SO RESIDUAL CLOUDS AND BREEZES WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES FROM BOTTOMING OUT. NONETHELESS, 30S WILL BE COMMON IN THE MORNING, WITH SOME OF THE COLDEST VALLEY LOCALES FLIRTING WITH FREEZING SATURDAY MORNING. WILL NEED TO CONSIDER A FROST ADVISORY FOR SATURDAY MORNING. SATURDAY...MUCH IMPROVED WEATHER, WITH MUCH LESS WIND, ONLY 10-20 MPH. IN FACT, A NEAR PERFECT LATE SPRING DAY, WITH A MOSTLY SUNNY SKY AND HIGHS NEAR 70. TURNER .LONG TERM...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY. WARM DRY AFTERNOONS AND CLEAR COOL NIGHTS WILL PREVAIL SUNDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEK. A WARM UP OF ABOUT 10 DEGREES OVER SATURDAY'S READINGS FOR FATHER'S DAY. FORECAST GRIDS FOR NEXT WEEK FOLLOW THE 12Z GFS SOLUTION, WITH BROAD RIDGING, NO CHANCE OF RAIN, WARM AFTERNOONS IN THE 80S, AND COOL NIGHTS IN THE 40S. MAINLY IGNORED 12Z ECMWF'S WILDLY DIFFERENT SOLUTION, WHICH PORTRAYS A HIGHLY UNUSUAL 560 DM CUTOFF LOW OVER SOUTHERN IDAHO TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AND MUCH COOLER AIR AND SHOWERS ENTERING NORTHERN NEVADA. WILL FORECAST NORMAL EARLY SUMMER WEATHER UNTIL THE GFS SHOWS SIGNS OF TRENDING TOWARD THE ECMWF SOLUTION. JR/BT && .AVIATION...STRONG GUSTY SW WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT ALL TAF SITES THROUGH 03Z, WITH GUSTS OF 30-35 KTS. AREAS OF BLDU WILL AFFECT KWMC AND KEKO THROUGH 06Z. WINDS WILL RELAX OVERNIGHT, ONLY TO RETURN AROUND 18Z FRIDAY. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL AFFECT AVIATION OPERATIONS AGAIN 18Z FRI-04Z SAT, WITH SUSTAINED WIND OF 20-25 KTS, AND GUSTS TO 35 KTS. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT KEKO, WHERE GUSTS NEAR 40 KTS ARE POSSIBLE AROUND 00Z SAT. JR/BT && .FIRE WEATHER...WIDESPREAD CRITICAL WIND/RH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS INTO THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS OF 40-50 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH MIN RH NEAR 5% TO PRODUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE GROWTH, SHOULD AN IGNITION OCCUR. ISOLATED DRY CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTHERN FWZ 455 AND SE FWZ 470. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS BENEATH VIRGA SHAFTS, BUT COVERAGE WILL BE VERY LIMITED, WITH LAL OF 2. FRIDAY...RED FLAG WARNING FOR CRITICAL WIND/RH CONTINUES FOR CENTRAL NEVADA, INCLUDING FWZ 454, 455 AND 457. STRONG W/NW WINDS WILL REDEVELOP QUICKLY FRIDAY MORNING, CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY EVENING. GUSTS OF 40-45 MPH WILL BE COMMON, COMBINING WITH MIN RH OF 5-10%. AS SUCH, HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS FWZ 454, 455 AND 457 FRIDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. ACROSS THE NORTHERN FWZ FRIDAY, MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL IMPROVE MIN RH, BUT AIRMASS REMAINS VERY DRY. WEST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG, AVERAGING 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH, ESPECIALLY ELKO COUNTY AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN. CRITICAL WIND/RH AND RED FLAG CRITERIA IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN FWZ 469 AND FWZ 470, BUT WITH FUELS STILL DECLARED NOT CURED, NO HEADLINES ARE NEEDED. THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY WILL BE VERY LIMITED. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS, WITH AN LAL OF 3, ACROSS NE ELKO COUNTY UNDER APPROACHING TROUGH AND COLDER AIR ALOFT. SATURDAY...MUCH IMPROVED FIRE WEATHER. MUCH LESS WIND WITH GUSTS GENERALLY 20 MPH OR LESS. TURNER && .HYDROLOGY...LAMOILLE CREEK CONTINUES TO RUN STRONGLY, THANKS TO CONTINUED SNOWMELT ON THE RUBY MOUNTAINS. THE CREEK WILL CONTINUE TO REACH ITS PEAK FLOW, NEAR 4 FEET, FOR A COUPLE MORE EVENINGS. NO FLOODING IS EXPECTED. LAMOILLE CREEK IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY FALL BELOW 4 FEET BY THIS WEEKEND, AS SNOWPACK ON THE RUBY MOUNTAINS CONTINUES TO DECREASE, AND TEMPERATURES COOL FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. TURNER && .LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR HUMBOLDT COUNTY...NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY. WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY...RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE...SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY...SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY...SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR HUMBOLDT COUNTY. RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY...NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY... NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY...SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY...WHITE PINE COUNTY. && 99/96/96/99/99
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
139 PM PDT THU JUN 12 2014
NVZ033-122130-
SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY NV-
139 PM PDT THU JUN 12 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY UNTIL
230 PM PDT...
AT 138 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 18 MILES SOUTH OF WEST WENDOVER...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH
FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. STRONG ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS AND AREAS
OF BLOWING DUST WILL IMPACT U.S. HIGHWAY 93 ALTERNATE.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WEST WENDOVER...
U.S. HIGHWAY 93 ALTERNATE SOUTH OF WEST WENDOVER...
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4039 11418 4050 11437 4080 11412 4076 11404
4053 11404
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 217DEG 22KT 4052 11420
TURNERSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
250 PM PDT THU JUN 12 2014
NVZ033-122230-
SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY NV-
250 PM PDT THU JUN 12 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN ELKO COUNTY UNTIL 330 PM
PDT...
AT 249 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES WEST OF WEST WENDOVER...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 30 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST AND STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG
INTERSTATE 80.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN SILVER ZONE PASS AND WEST WENDOVER...
WEST WENDOVER...
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4068 11427 4084 11439 4105 11404 4100 11403
4073 11404
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 239DEG 28KT 4081 11422
TURNERThe Elko radar (KLRX), 145 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:00 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A dry microburst just east of the Eureka Airport destroyed a hay barn and uprooted a large tree. Winds were estimated at 65 mph.
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