Thunderstorm Wind — Churchill, Nevada

2017-08-08 · near Parran, Churchill, Nevada

Event narrative

A pulse thunderstorm produced a 53-knot peak gust at the Hot Springs Mountain HADS site.

Wider weather episode

Showers and thunderstorms developed each afternoon August 6th'9th as an upper-level area of low pressure slowly moved into the Great Basin. Some of these thunderstorms produced strong wind gusts and flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 720440. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.