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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
624 PM PDT FRI JUL 17 2026
NVZ031-180200-
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY NV-
624 PM PDT FRI JUL 17 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY THROUGH
700 PM PDT...
AT 623 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
CONTACT, MOVING NORTH AT 15 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...
CONTACT.
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 4160 11470 4166 11490 4191 11482 4184 11454
TIME...MOT...LOC 0123Z 199DEG 15KT 4174 11475
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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