Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Elko, NV
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- Elko
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- Severe
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What is happening
At 226 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 20 miles north of Montello, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind...
What the bulletin says to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from windows. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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Bulletin details
At 226 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 20 miles north of Montello, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Elko County.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 1 at 2:26PM PDT until September 1 at 2:45PM PDT by NWS Elko NV
Official revision - Alert
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 1 at 2:11PM PDT until September 1 at 2:45PM PDT by NWS Elko NV
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Elko NV. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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