Thunderstorm Wind — Churchill, Nevada

2016-05-05 · near Fallon, Churchill, Nevada

Event narrative

A line of thunderstorms approximately 15 to 30 miles west of Fallon produced outflow winds as high as 49 mph gusting to 60 mph at the Naval Air Station in Fallon. Visibility was reduced to between 1 and 2 miles as the wind kicked up large amounts of dust.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure off the California coast brought significant precipitation (rain and high elevation snow), thunderstorms with accumulating small hail, and isolated strong outflow winds to western Nevada on the 5th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 635078. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.