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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Elko, NV

September 20, 2025Elko County, White Pine County, Nevada

NWS Elko, NV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 20, 2025, 6:54 PM PDT for Elko County, White Pine County, Nevada. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 20, 2025, 6:54 PM PDT (01:54 UTC)
Expired: Sep 20, 2025, 7:30 PM PDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Elko, NV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Elko County, NV, White Pine County, NV

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Elko, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Sep 20, 12:59 PM PDT, 5 hours 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 20, 12:59 PM PDT, 5 hours 55 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 20, 4:43 PM PDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 20, 4:50 PM PDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 20, 5:21 PM PDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 20, 6:03 PM PDT, 51 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 20, 6:46 PM PDT, 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 20, 6:46 PM PDT, 8 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 20, 5:21 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		24 min
Sep 20, 5:47 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LKN	Elko, White Pine	3 hr
Sep 20, 6:03 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		27 min
Sep 20, 6:46 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		29 min
Sep 20, 6:46 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN	Humboldt	29 min
Sep 20, 7:42 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN	Humboldt	33 min
Sep 20, 8:47 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN	Humboldt	28 min
Sep 21, 12:02 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LKN	Elko, Eureka	4 hr
Sep 21, 11:35 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		25 min
Sep 21, 11:36 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN	Elko	24 min
Sep 21, 11:46 AM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LKN	Elko	17 min
Sep 21, 11:47 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN	Eureka	28 min
Sep 21, 11:52 AM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LKN	Elko	23 min
Sep 21, 12:04 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN	Elko	26 min
Sep 21, 12:15 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		30 min
Sep 21, 12:17 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN	Eureka	28 min
Sep 21, 12:18 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		27 min
Sep 21, 12:22 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		38 min
Sep 21, 12:29 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		31 min
Sep 21, 12:38 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LKN	Elko	6 hr
Sep 21, 12:42 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		33 min
Sep 21, 12:52 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		23 min
Sep 21, 1:08 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		37 min
Sep 21, 1:28 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		32 min
Sep 21, 1:50 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN	Elko	25 min
Sep 21, 2:04 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		26 min
Sep 21, 2:12 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		33 min
Sep 21, 2:14 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		31 min
Sep 21, 2:17 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		28 min
Sep 21, 2:23 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		37 min
Sep 21, 2:23 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		37 min
Sep 21, 2:45 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		30 min
Sep 21, 2:55 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN	Eureka	35 min
Sep 21, 3:01 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	LKN	Elko	4 hr
Sep 21, 3:05 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		25 min
Sep 21, 3:07 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		38 min
Sep 21, 3:11 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		34 min
Sep 21, 3:15 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LKN	Elko, Eureka	30 min
Sep 21, 3:25 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		35 min
Sep 21, 3:25 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		35 min
Sep 21, 3:32 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LKN	Elko	3 hr
Sep 21, 3:32 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		28 min
Sep 21, 3:37 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN	Elko	38 min
Sep 21, 3:40 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN	Elko	35 min
Sep 21, 3:45 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		30 min
Sep 21, 4:11 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN	Eureka	34 min
Sep 21, 4:14 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN	Eureka	31 min
Sep 21, 4:20 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN	Lander	25 min
Sep 21, 4:38 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN	Elko	37 min
Sep 21, 4:46 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN	Lander	29 min
Sep 21, 4:49 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		26 min
Sep 21, 4:59 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN	Eureka	31 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.