Thunderstorm Wind in Pershing County, Nevada

Thunderstorm Wind May 25, 2018 · Pershing County, Nevada

61 mph

Measured gust (53 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Black Rock Playa RAWS sensor (BRPN2; elevation 3911 feet) reported a thunderstorm wind gust of 61 mph.

The wider storm

Another low pressure system moved slowly from the central California coast to western Nevada on the 24th and 25th. This system produced two periods of showers and thunderstorms where rainfall totals were maximized across much of eastern California from Alpine County northward to Lassen County and western Nevada from Douglas County northward to the Oregon border. The first period occurred during the late afternoon and evening hours of the 24th, and the second occurred during the morning of the 25th.

Began near Trego (40.7600, -119.2000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 762645. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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