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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
625 PM PDT FRI JUL 17 2026
NVZ031-180200-
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY NV-
625 PM PDT FRI JUL 17 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY THROUGH
700 PM PDT...
AT 625 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 15
MILES SOUTHEAST OF JACKPOT, MOVING EAST 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.
THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN ELKO
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.
PERSONS IN CAMPGROUNDS SHOULD CONSIDER SEEKING STURDY SHELTER UNTIL
THIS STORM PASSES.
LAT...LON 4182 11417 4179 11445 4192 11451 4199 11438
4200 11431 4199 11427
TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 248DEG 14KT 4188 11441
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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