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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
814 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
NVZ031-033-039-170345-
SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY NV-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY NV-
SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY NV-
814 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY THROUGH
845 PM PDT...
AT 814 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 36 MILES NORTHEAST OF
PEQUOP SUMMIT TO NEAR MONTELLO TO 8 MILES EAST OF OASIS. MOVEMENT WAS
EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PENNY SIZE 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 THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
PERSONS IN CAMPGROUNDS SHOULD CONSIDER SEEKING STURDY SHELTER UNTIL
THESE STORMS PASS.
LAT...LON 4099 11444 4123 11434 4141 11434 4151 11404
4100 11404
TIME...MOT...LOC 0314Z 260DEG 21KT 4146 11406 4122 11413 4101 11432
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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