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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
728 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
NVZ033-039-170300-
SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY NV-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY NV-
728 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY THROUGH
800 PM PDT...
AT 727 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 19
MILES NORTH OF CURRIE, 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.
THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN ELKO
COUNTY.
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 4040 11466 4047 11487 4077 11470 4062 11442
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 212DEG 21KT 4054 11469
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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