Special Weather Statement
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
504 PM PDT WED JUN 12 2013

NVZ004-130100-
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
504 PM PDT WED JUN 12 2013

...BLOWING DUST FROM THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVED OVER THE CARSON SINK...

AT 459 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF
UNIONVILLE TO 18 MILES SOUTH OF LOVELOCK...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
30 MPH.

OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO 55 MPH...WITH AREAS
OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT
TIMES...WILL OCCUR WITH THESE STORMS.

BLOWING DUST IS THE MAIN CONCERN OVER EASTERN PERSHING COUNTY...BUT
IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO AFFECT INTERSTATE 80 AT THIS TIME.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...UNIONVILLE...STAR PEAK...ORGAN PEAK
  AND BUFFALO MOUNTAIN.

&&

LAT...LON 4085 11763 4070 11764 4069 11745 4069 11743
      3979 11849 4058 11815 4087 11780 4087 11765
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 222DEG 37KT 4057 11810 3995 11837

$$

JHW
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