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WWUS85 KREV 090039
SPSREV
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
539 PM PDT SAT AUG 8 2020
CAZ071-072-NVZ002-090130-
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES CA-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA CA-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA NV-
539 PM PDT SAT AUG 8 2020
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH TAHOE-TRUCKEE
AT 537 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
CRYSTAL BAY, OR OVER INCLINE VILLAGE. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY
STATIONARY.
NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALPINE MEADOWS, MOUNT ROSE SUMMIT, KINGS BEACH, PROSSER CREEK
RESERVOIR, SQUAW VALLEY, TAHOE CITY, BOCA RESERVOIR, INCLINE
VILLAGE, GLENSHIRE-DEVONSHIRE CDP, FLORISTON, NORTHSTAR, CRYSTAL
BAY, INDEPENDENCE LAKE, INCLINE VILLAGE-CRYSTAL BAY, HIRSCHDALE,
CARNELIAN BAY, TRUCKEE, CA 89 AT NEVADA-SIERRA CO LINE, GRANITE FLAT
CAMPGROUND, LAKESIDE CAMPGROUND AND GLENSHIRE-DEVONSHIRE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF ON OR NEAR A LAKE, GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS OR
INSIDE A VEHICLE NOW. DON'T BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A
THUNDERSTORM. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LIGHTNING POSE AN IMMEDIATE
DANGER TO BOATERS. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE A RAPID INCREASE IN WAVE
HEIGHTS WHICH MAY CAPSIZE SMALL BOATS.
HIKERS AND CAMPERS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IN A VEHICLE IF POSSIBLE.
TENTS AND TREES ARE UNSAFE SHELTERS DURING THUNDERSTORMS. STAY AWAY
FROM CREEKS AND STREAMS AS WATER LEVELS MAY RISE RAPIDLY NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS.
LAT...LON 3950 12035 3942 11990 3919 11990 3913 12023
3914 12024 3920 12025 3931 12031
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 240DEG 0KT 3929 11999
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