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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
621 PM PDT FRI JUL 17 2026
NVZ035-180145-
WHITE PINE COUNTY NV-
621 PM PDT FRI JUL 17 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN WHITE PINE COUNTY
THROUGH 645 PM PDT...
AT 621 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK, MOVING NORTH AT 20 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...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK AND BAKER.
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 3871 11423 3880 11437 3918 11428 3911 11404
3895 11405
TIME...MOT...LOC 0121Z 201DEG 15KT 3893 11422
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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