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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
709 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
NVZ031-033-039-170245-
SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY NV-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY NV-
SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY NV-
709 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY THROUGH
745 PM PDT...
AT 708 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
OASIS, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 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...
OASIS AND SILVER ZONE PASS.
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 4080 11439 4087 11460 4127 11446 4113 11407
TIME...MOT...LOC 0208Z 202DEG 33KT 4098 11442
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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