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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
559 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
NVZ034-038-039-170130-
SOUTHWEST ELKO COUNTY NV-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY NV-
RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE NV-
559 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY
THROUGH 630 PM PDT...
AT 559 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
JIGGS, MOVING NORTHEAST 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.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JIGGS.
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 4029 11558 4031 11567 4051 11568 4044 11540
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 203DEG 11KT 4038 11558
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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