Thunderstorm Wind in Churchill County, Nevada

Thunderstorm Wind July 8, 2015 · Churchill County, Nevada

63 mph

Measured gust (55 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Wind gusts of 61 to 63 mph were recorded at the Naval Air Station in Fallon. The highest wind gust was recorded at at 1505PST.

The wider storm

Persistent moderate to high atmospheric moisture combined with daytime heating to produce thunderstorms (many with heavy rainfall) early in the month. Periods of slow-moving thunderstorms combined with the heavy rain to bring flash flooding to western Nevada. One of the top flash flooding events in the past 25 years affected Douglas County (Johnson Lane area) on the 8th and 9th.

Began near Fallon (39.4205, -118.7001).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 593510. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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