Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Elko and White Pine Counties, NV
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NOAA issued it on August 13, 2026, 10 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for northwestern White Pine County and south central Elko County in Nevada until 12:30 PM PDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Northeastern Nevada
- Issued
- August 13, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Elko NV
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 10 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northeastern Nevada.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Elko NV. Effective from 2026-08-13T11:58:00-07:00 until 2026-08-13T12:30:00-07:00. Alert type code: SVW.
Affected Areas
Northwestern White Pine County and south central Elko County in northeastern Nevada. Locations impacted include Ruby Lake and Harrison Pass.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Expected Conditions
At 1157 AM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles west of Ruby Lake, moving east at 25 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch). Radar indicated.
Timeline
Alert effective immediately on 2026-08-13T11:58:00-07:00 and expires 2026-08-13T12:30:00-07:00.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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