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Issued: 7:53 PM Aug. 13, 2026 – National Weather Service
...THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL OF 0.5 TO 1 INCH ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA, THE SIERRA FRONT, AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH 3 PM... At 1250 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15 miles east of Yerington, or 33 miles south of Fallon, moving northeast at 55 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Reno, Carson City, South Lake Tahoe, Fallon, Mammoth Lakes, Lovelock, Chalfant, Crowley Lake, Gardnerville, Virginia City, June Lake, Pyramid Lake, Lee Vining, Twin Lakes, Lahontan Reservoir, Incline Village, Toms Place, Bodie, Benton, and Bridgeport. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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