932
WWUS85 KLKN 172307
SPSLKN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
407 PM PDT FRI JUL 17 2026
NVZ034-038-039-172330-
SOUTHWEST ELKO COUNTY NV-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY NV-
RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE NV-
407 PM PDT FRI JUL 17 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY THROUGH
430 PM PDT...
AT 407 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
RUBY VALLEY, MOVING NORTH 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...
RUBY VALLEY, CLOVER VALLEY, SECRET PASS, AND STAR VALLEY.
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.
PERSONS IN CAMPGROUNDS SHOULD CONSIDER SEEKING STURDY SHELTER UNTIL
THIS STORM PASSES.
LAT...LON 4070 11514 4077 11537 4107 11526 4095 11493
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 199DEG 24KT 4083 11520
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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