Special Weather Statement for White Pine County; Northeastern Nye County
Official alert fields
What you need to know
- Applies to
- Northeastern Nye County, White Pine County
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 1256 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles northwest of Duckwater, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Brief heavy rainfall along with gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects....
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 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.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 1256 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles northwest of Duckwater, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Brief 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 Nye and southwestern White Pine Counties.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 9 at 12:57PM PDT by NWS Elko NV
Official revision
Source and limitations
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.
- CAP status
- Actual
- Message type
- Alert
- Last collected