592
WWUS85 KLKN 170220
SPSLKN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
720 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
NVZ031-170245-
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY NV-
720 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY THROUGH
745 PM PDT...
AT 719 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
MONTELLO, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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...
MONTELLO.
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 4117 11438 4131 11453 4161 11404 4124 11404
TIME...MOT...LOC 0219Z 234DEG 24KT 4132 11427
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
98
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page