From NWS . . .
Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
601 PM PDT SUN AUG 2 2009
NVZ002-003-030130-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
601 PM PDT SUN AUG 2 2009
...THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN NEAR DOWNTOWN RENO...
AT 555 PM PDT...A THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DOWNTOWN RENO...AND WAS
MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH.
OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
MILE...SMALL PEA OR MARBLE SIZE HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...
ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...RENO.
THIS STORM WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 80 IN NEVADA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
10 AND 13.
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND RAPIDLY
REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY RAIN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO...
WEATHER.GOV/RENO ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES.
&&
(There is video of the storm on my Facebook page. Admittedly, not the best video, but . . . wow.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
601 PM PDT SUN AUG 2 2009
NVZ002-003-030130-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
601 PM PDT SUN AUG 2 2009
...THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN NEAR DOWNTOWN RENO...
AT 555 PM PDT...A THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DOWNTOWN RENO...AND WAS
MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH.
OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
MILE...SMALL PEA OR MARBLE SIZE HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...
ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...RENO.
THIS STORM WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 80 IN NEVADA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
10 AND 13.
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND RAPIDLY
REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY RAIN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO...
WEATHER.GOV/RENO ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES.
&&
(There is video of the storm on my Facebook page. Admittedly, not the best video, but . . . wow.