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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
424 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
NVZ034-038-170000-
SOUTHWEST ELKO COUNTY NV-RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE NV-
424 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY THROUGH
500 PM PDT...
AT 423 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES WEST OF LEE, MOVING NORTH AT 20 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...
SOUTH FORK.
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.
LAT...LON 4044 11569 4048 11583 4071 11576 4065 11553
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 201DEG 18KT 4056 11571
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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