Thunderstorm Wind in Churchill County, Nevada

Thunderstorm Wind May 5, 2016 · Churchill County, Nevada

60 mph

Measured gust (52 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Fallon (39.4000, -118.7500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 635078. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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