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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
320 PM PDT FRI AUG 14 2026
CAZ071-NVZ001>004-150015-
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES CA-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA NV-
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE NV-
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA NV-
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES NV-
320 PM PDT FRI AUG 14 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT THE SIERRA FRONT AND WESTERN
NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE THROUGH 515 PM PDT...
AT 319 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING SEVERAL STRONG STORMS
FORMING ACROSS THE SIERRA FRONT AND THE WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND
RANGE. STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO FORM AND MOVE NORTHEAST THIS EVENING.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RENO, CARSON CITY, VIRGINIA CITY, PYRAMID LAKE, LAHONTAN RESERVOIR,
TOPAZ LAKE, GARDNERVILLE, SPARKS, FERNLEY, DAYTON, JOHNSON LANE,
HAWTHORNE, YERINGTON, WINGFIELD SPRINGS, NORTHWEST RENO, COLD
SPRINGS, GOLDEN VALLEY, VIRGINIA PEAK, NEW WASHOE CITY, AND HIDDEN
VALLEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3789 11835 3789 11841 3876 11965 3987 12014
4021 11939 3930 11889 3845 11772
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 225DEG 19KT 3963 11956 3902 11930 3854 11847
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
MRC
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