Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Northern California and Western Nevada
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NOAA issued it on July 25, 2026, 4 weeks 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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NWS Reno has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Sierra and southeastern Lassen counties in California and southern Washoe County in Nevada until 3:30 PM PDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Northern California and Western Nevada
- Issued
- July 25, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Reno 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 4 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northern California and Western Nevada.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Reno NV. Effective from 3:07 PM PDT to 3:30 PM PDT on June 19, 2026. Alert type code: SVR.
Affected Areas
Sierra County in northern California, southeastern Lassen County in northern California, and southern Washoe County in western Nevada. Locations impacted include Reno, Sparks, Stead, Spanish Springs, Lemmon Valley, Hallelujah Junction, Cold Springs, Cold Springs Valley, Lemmon Valley-Golden Valley, Golden Valley, Verdi-Mogul, US 395 at Sierra-Lassen County line, Spanish Springs Airport, Stead Airport, US 395 at California-Nevada line near Bordertown, and Sun Valley.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 3:06 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Golden Valley, or 7 miles northeast of Reno, moving north at 30 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 3:30 PM PDT on June 19, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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