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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
334 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
NVZ038-162300-
SOUTHWEST ELKO COUNTY NV-
334 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY THROUGH
400 PM PDT...
AT 334 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
JIGGS, MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE
LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE
TO VEGETATION IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JIGGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
PERSONS IN CAMPGROUNDS SHOULD CONSIDER SEEKING STURDY SHELTER UNTIL
THIS STORM PASSES.
LAT...LON 4037 11568 4038 11577 4054 11578 4053 11559
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 186DEG 10KT 4045 11571
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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