Thunderstorm Wind, Elko
- When
- June 9, 2:30 PM PST
- Where
- Elko County, Elburz
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.930, -115.500
A severe micro-burst type thunderstorm produced winds estimated at 60 mph producing reduced visibility in dust.
Damaging Wind in Nevada, June 9, 1997
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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), 112 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:14 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
- Hail in Texas, June 9, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, June 9, 1997
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, June 9, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 9, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Tennessee, June 9, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Tennessee, June 9, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Texas, June 9, 1997
- Lightning Strike in New York, June 9, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 9, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Colorado, June 9 to 10, 1997
- Hail in Texas, June 9, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Texas, June 9, 1997
More
Every storm in Nevada in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Nevada, June 1997
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: 5623743.