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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
439 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
NVZ038-170015-
SOUTHWEST ELKO COUNTY NV-
439 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY THROUGH 515
PM PDT...
AT 439 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
SPRING CREEK, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 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...
LAMOILLE, SOUTH FORK, SPRING CREEK, AND LAMOILLE SUMMIT.
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.
LAT...LON 4064 11561 4068 11578 4089 11567 4077 11540
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 212DEG 18KT 4071 11564
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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