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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
749 PM PDT SAT JUN 6 2026
NVZ033-035-037-039>041-070500-
SOUTHEASTERN ELKO-WHITE PINE-SOUTHERN LANDER AND SOUTHERN EUREKA-
SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO-NORTHWESTERN NYE-NORTHEASTERN NYE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WEST WENDOVER, ELY, ELY AIRPORT, LUND,
PRESTON, RUTH, CHERRY CREEK, MCGILL, EUREKA, PINTO SUMMIT,
GRASS VALLEY, HICKISON SUMMIT, DIAMOND VALLEY, EUREKA AIRPORT,
GARDEN PASS, RUBY LAKE, OASIS, MANHATTAN, ROUND MOUNTAIN,
TONOPAH, BLUE EAGLE RANCH, AND DUCKWATER
749 PM PDT SAT JUN 6 2026
...SUDDEN STRONG NON-THUNDERSTORM DOWNBURST WINDS POSSIBLE THROUGH
10 PM PDT...
VIRGA SHOWERS DRIFTING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN
NEVADA WILL REMAIN CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SUDDEN, ERRATIC NON-
THUNDERSTORM DOWNBURST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THROUGH 10:00 PM
PDT. AN ISOLATED PEAK GUST OF 58 MPH WAS OBSERVED AT THE ELY
AIRPORT AROUND 7:20 PM.
THESE DOWNBURSTS WILL CAUSE SUDDEN CROSSWINDS WITH LOCALIZED
BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE, WHICH MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 3
MILES.
MOTORISTS, ESPECIALLY DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION THIS EVENING AND BE PREPARED FOR RAPID WEATHER
CHANGES. THE THREAT OF GUSTY WINDS IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISHING
AFTER 10 PM PDT AS THE ATMOSPHERE STABILIZES.
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