Thunderstorm Wind in Storey County, Nevada

Thunderstorm Wind July 1, 2014 · Storey County, Nevada

58 mph

Measured gust (50 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

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.

Began near Virginia City (39.3700, -119.6700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 531789. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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