1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jul 21, 7:30 PM PST, 30 minutes earlier.
NORTHERN GREAT BASIN FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 830 PM PDT SUN JUL 21 2002 WV IMAGERY SHOWS 5H LOW CONTINUING TO SPIN OFF THE CENTRAL CA COAST. MOISTURE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM HELPED CONVECTION FIRE ACROSS THE CWA ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW ISOLD LIGHTNING STRIKES DETECTED... BUT DUE TO HIGH BASES...VERY LITTLE OR NO PRECIP. RUC ANALYSIS SHOWING THERMAL TROUGH ACROSS NRN THIRD OF NV ALIGNED WITH DYING CONVECTION. POSITION IS SHIFTING INTO NRN CA...SO ACTION WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN ZONES. WILL UPDATE TO REMOVE PRECIP THERE AND FRESHEN WORDING A BIT. ALL OTHER FORECAST ELEMENTS ON TRACK. STROOZAS .EKO...NONE
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds at Battle Mountain High School blew several porta-potties about 175 feet, torn the roof off the baseball dugout, blew over large metal trailer, and partially uprooted a large tree.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nevada in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Nevada, July 2002
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: 5325435.