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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
450 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
NVZ035-170015-
WHITE PINE COUNTY NV-
450 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL WHITE PINE COUNTY
THROUGH 515 PM PDT...
AT 449 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
MCGILL, 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...
MCGILL.
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 3934 11456 3931 11479 3955 11485 3958 11452
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 177DEG 17KT 3943 11469
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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