Lightning in Esmeralda County, Nevada

Lightning July 29, 2011 · Esmeralda County, Nevada

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Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lightning struck and set fire to a power pole along a dirt road near Silver Peak.

The wider storm

Another push of monsoon moisture fueled more thunderstorms across the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin. Several storms produced flash flooding, and there was also isolated severe weather.

Began near Cactus Spgs (37.7378, -117.6542).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 322860. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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