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Skew-T Diagram for Reno, NV

#25 Reno, Nevada

CAPE:

 Decent: 640 J/kg, no CIN

Deep Layer Shear:

 Good: ~40 knots from 0-6 km, but in reality the shear is shallow.

Mid-level Lapse Rates:

 Decent: Inversion at -20C but all the CAPE is located above the 0C level so can't complain too much.

Freezing Level:

 16.0 kft

Overall Threat of Severe Hail:

 Slight: Shear looks good from some rotating cells, no CIN, CAPE sufficient for some severe hail.

Summary of the Event:

Date of Sounding: 22 July 2005 @ 00 UTC
July 21, 2005 was an active day for severe weather in the Reno area. At 1:30 UTC and 1:36 UTC Sparks, NV in Washoe County had hail reports of 0.75 in and 0.88 inch diameters, respectively. Very strong winds and flash flooding also plagued Washoe County throughout this time period from the line of convection.

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