846  
WWUS85 KLKN 052317  
SPSLKN  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV  
417 PM PDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
 
NVZ036-038-060000-  
SOUTHWEST ELKO COUNTY NV-  
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY NV-  
417 PM PDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN ELKO AND  
NORTHWESTERN EUREKA COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM PDT...  
 
AT 415 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
PALISADE, MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL. BRIEF HEAVY SNOW  
IS ALSO POSSIBLE, WHICH MAY RESULT IN SLUSHY ROAD  
CONDITIONS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS  
POSSIBLE.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
CARLIN, PINE VALLEY, PALISADE, AND EMIGRANT PASS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4076 11617 4068 11596 4033 11605 4050 11654  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 027DEG 27KT 4063 11617  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
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