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WWUS85 KLKN 172302
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
402 PM PDT FRI JUL 17 2026
NVZ041-172330-
NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY NV-
402 PM PDT FRI JUL 17 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY THROUGH
430 PM PDT...
AT 402 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 20
MILES SOUTHEAST OF BLUE EAGLE RANCH, MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 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.
THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN NYE
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.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
PERSONS IN CAMPGROUNDS SHOULD CONSIDER SEEKING STURDY SHELTER UNTIL
THIS STORM PASSES.
LAT...LON 3817 11523 3816 11545 3849 11552 3849 11519
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 179DEG 24KT 3829 11535
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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