Thunderstorm Wind — Storey, Nevada

2014-07-01 · near Virginia City, Storey, Nevada

Event narrative

Wind gust at the Five Mile Flat NDOT sensor. The gust was caused by an outflow from earlier thunderstorms to the south of the sensor.

Wider weather episode

Hot temperatures and a very dry sub-cloud layer led to isolated, high-based showers and thunderstorms with very strong outflow winds on the 1st.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (39.3700, -119.6700)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 531789. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.