High Wind, Southwest and South Central Elko
- When
- May 25, 3:15 PM PST to 3:20 PM PST
- Where
- Southwest and South Central Elko forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
High Wind in Nevada, May 25, 1998
C. Harris Airport in Elko as jet stream winds translated to the surface in dissipating thunderstorms 50 miles west of Elko.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LKN wrote it up.
Very strong winds in the 40-50 mph range with gusts to 63 mph occurred at J.C. Harris Airport in Elko as jet stream winds translated to the surface in dissipating thunderstorms 50 miles west of Elko. No damage was reported.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Southwest and South Central Elko
- When
- May 25, 3:20 PM PST to 3:25 PM PST
- Where
- Southwest and South Central Elko forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, May 25, 1998
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- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 25, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 25, 1998
- Hail in Texas, May 25, 1998
- Lightning Strikes in Pennsylvania, May 25, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 25, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 25 to 26, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 25, 1998
- Hail in Texas, May 25, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 25, 1998
- Lightning Strikes in New Jersey, May 25, 1998
More
Every storm in Nevada in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Nevada, May 1998
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: 5637842, 5637843.