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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
403 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
NVZ036-162330-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY NV-
403 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL EUREKA COUNTY
THROUGH 430 PM PDT...
AT 402 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
DUNPHY, MOVING NORTH AT 15 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.
THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL
EUREKA COUNTY.
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 4068 11635 4068 11646 4083 11650 4083 11628
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 182DEG 11KT 4072 11641
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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