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WUUS55 KREV 032209
SVRREV
NVC027-031-032300-
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
309 PM PDT SUN MAY 3 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN PERSHING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEVADA...
SOUTHERN WASHOE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEVADA...
* UNTIL 400 PM PDT.
* AT 307 PM PDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW WAS LOCATED 7 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF VIRGINIA PEAK, OR 22 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAHONTAN
RESERVOIR, MOVING NORTHWEST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, FENCING AND TREES. STRONG
WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TO IMPACT BOATERS ALONG PYRAMID LAKE
NEAR SUTCLIFFE WITHIN THE NEXT 30 TO 45 MINUTES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PYRAMID LAKE, NIXON, SUTCLIFFE, VIRGINIA PEAK, THE NEEDLE ROCKS,
AND TOHAKUM PEAK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
WIND DAMAGE WITH THIS STORM WILL OCCUR BEFORE ANY RAIN OR LIGHTNING.
DO NOT WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER. SEEK
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
IF ON OR NEAR PYRAMID LAKE, GET AWAY FROM THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS
OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER, LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 15 MILES
FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW! DO NOT
BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3971 11924 3967 11945 4019 11983 4025 11940
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 157DEG 31KT 3970 11935
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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