Nevada, 2004

Damaging Wind in Nevada, July 19, 2004

July 19, 2004 · NWS LKN · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Tropical storms and surge
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  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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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.

What forecasters said that day

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 19, 1:59 PM PST, 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 1:59 PM PST, 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
259 PM PDT MON JUL 19 2004

.SYNOPSIS...MONSOON MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEVADA THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE A DRIER SOUTHWEST FLOW MOVES
INTO THE AREA THURSDAY FOR A DECREASE IN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.
&&

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER NEW MEXICO ARIZONA BOARDER
CONTINUES TO ADVECT MOISTURE INTO CWA. SEVERAL VORT FEATURES ARE
TRAVELING THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST FLOW AND WILL SUPPORT CONVECTIVE
DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PROG SOUNDINGS ARE
SUGGESTING INSTABILITY ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWA WITH BEST INSTABILITY
OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN ZONES. PWS RANGE FROM .75 TO .99 SO
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WET BUT DONT SEE A REASON TO ISSUE AN FFA.
DRIER AIR WILL BEGIN TO ADVECT INTO THE REGION TOMORROW SLOWLY
DRYING OUT THE WESTERN CWA. WILL BE KEEPING SLIGHT CHANCE
POPS IN EASTERN CWA OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS DUE TO CONTINUED
INSTABILITY AND LINGERING MOISTURE.

&&

.LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&

SMITH

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 19, 9:43 AM PST, 5 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1043 AM PDT MON JUL 19 2004

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

0530 PM     TSTM WND GST     20 WSW AUSTIN           39.37N 117.41W
07/18/2004  61 MPH           LANDER             NV   MESONET

            REPORTED BY THE DESATOYA RAWS STATION

&&

CEC

The radar

The Elko radar (KLRX), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:57 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Elko

When
July 19, 2:58 PM PST
Where
Elko County, 2 mi NE of Elko
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
40.850, -115.733

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

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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: 5432586.