Special Weather Statement until 05:15PM
At 436 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Battle Creek Ranch, or 42 miles north of Owyhee, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Hot Spring, Frying Pan Spring, Crab Spring Butte, Chalk Hills, Battle Creek Ranch, Dollar Butte, The Hat, and Big Horse Basin Gap.
* AFFECTED AREAS: UPPER TREASURE VALLEY ... SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS
Instructions:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Address/Location
Shoshone Paiute Tribal Emergency Response Commission
1935 Fire Lane
Owyhee, NV 89832
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 775-757-2473
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Special Weather Statement