Thunderstorm Wind, Elko
- When
- July 29, 5:54 PM PST to 5:56 PM PST
- Where
- Elko County, Elko
- Coordinates
- 41.146, -115.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A dry microburst produced wind gusts to 58 mph at the NWS office in Northeast Elko.
Damaging Wind in Nevada, July 29, 1997
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 129 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:52 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Colorado, July 29 to 30, 1997
- Flash Flood in Missouri, July 29, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 29, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 29 to 30, 1997
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Texas, July 29 to 30, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 29, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Wyoming, July 29 to 30, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 29, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, July 29, 1997
- Lightning Strike in New Mexico, July 29, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Texas, July 29, 1997
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 29, 1997
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5625691.