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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
441 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
NVZ033-035-170015-
SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY NV-WHITE PINE COUNTY NV-
441 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN WHITE PINE AND
SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM PDT...
AT 441 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 15
MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAGES JUNCTION, MOVING NORTHEAST 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...
TIPPETS ROAD.
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 3978 11439 3984 11453 4013 11438 4005 11407
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 212DEG 18KT 3995 11436
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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