NWS Elko NVSV.W 0032August 22, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Elko and Eureka, NV
The National Weather Service office in Elko issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Elko and Eureka in Nevada, which was in force until 3:45 p.m. local time on August 22. It was the 32nd severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Elko issued in 2026. Nevada had 43 severe thunderstorm warnings in August 2026, against 19 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Nevada's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 28 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Elko NV
- Area
- Elko and Eureka
- State
- Nevada
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:17 p.m. PDT, August 22, 2026
- Expires
- 3:45 p.m. PDT, August 22, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLKN SV.W 0032
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SVRLKN The National Weather Service in Elko Nevada has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... South central Elko County in northeastern Nevada... Northern Eureka County in north central Nevada... * Until 345 PM PDT. * At 317 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pine Valley, moving north at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Pine Valley, Palisade, and Emigrant Mine.
What the agency told people to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
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