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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS Reno, NV

July 28, 20254 counties in Nevada

NWS Reno, NV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 28, 2025, 7:33 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada. It was in force for 27 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: Jul 28, 2025, 7:33 PM PDT (02:33 UTC)
Expired: Jul 28, 2025, 8:00 PM PDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Reno, NV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Churchill County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 28, 2:38 PM PDT, 4 hours 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 2:38 PM PDT, 4 hours 55 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 28, 6:17 PM PDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 28, 6:31 PM PDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 28, 6:45 PM PDT, 48 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Reno NV
645 PM PDT Mon Jul 28 2025

CAZ070-NVZ005-290215-
Surprise Valley California CA-Northern Washoe County NV-
645 PM PDT Mon Jul 28 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT MODOC AND NORTHERN WASHOE
COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM PDT...

At 645 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15
miles east of Cedarville, moving north at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Ca 299 At Calif-Nevada Line and Vya.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4143 12007 4174 12003 4162 11952 4135 11974
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 195DEG 11KT 4152 11987

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

CJ

Local storm report, Jul 28, 6:48 PM PDT, 45 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Reno NV
648 PM PDT Mon Jul 28 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0627 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 NNW Wabuska           39.16N 119.20W
07/28/2025  M52 MPH          Lyon               NV   Mesonet

            Mesonet station WBKNV 1.9 NW Wabuska (NV
            DOT).

&&

Special weather statement, Jul 28, 7:17 PM PDT, 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 28, 7:19 PM PDT, 14 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 28, 5:15 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	REV	Douglas	30 min
Jul 28, 5:45 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	REV	Lyon	30 min
Jul 28, 6:15 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	REV	Lyon	30 min
Jul 28, 6:17 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	REV		28 min
Jul 28, 6:31 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	REV	Storey	29 min
Jul 28, 6:45 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	REV		30 min
Jul 28, 7:17 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	REV		28 min
Jul 28, 7:19 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	REV	Storey	26 min
Jul 28, 7:59 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	REV	Storey	31 min
Jul 28, 8:01 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	REV		29 min
Jul 28, 8:12 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	REV	Storey, Washoe	2 hr
Jul 28, 8:29 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	REV	Storey	31 min
Jul 28, 8:30 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	REV		30 min
Jul 28, 8:54 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	REV		36 min
Jul 29, 2:54 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	REV		36 min
Jul 29, 3:11 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	REV	Washoe	34 min
Jul 29, 4:42 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	REV	Douglas	3 hr
Jul 28, 5:19 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	REV	Lassen	26 min
Jul 28, 5:22 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	REV	Alpine	38 min
Jul 28, 5:30 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	REV	Modoc	15 min
Jul 28, 5:45 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	REV	Lassen	30 min
Jul 29, 4:05 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	REV	Sierra	25 min
Jul 29, 4:24 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	REV	Lassen	21 min

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Sources

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