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Home Return to list Severe Thunderstorm Warning 0022 Issued by the Reno Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-08-14 19:16:15 171 WUUS55 KREV 150015 SVRREV NVC031-150100- /O.NEW.KREV.SV.W.0022.260815T0015Z-260815T0100Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Reno NV 515 PM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026 The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Washoe County in western Nevada... * Until 600 PM PDT. * At 515 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Virginia Peak, or 19 miles northeast of Reno, moving northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. * Locations impacted include... Nixon, Virginia Peak, and Spanish Springs. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3961 11955 3966 11964 3994 11950 3983 11921 TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 210DEG 9KT 3970 11953 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH $$ MRC Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-08-14 19:32:31 598 WWUS55 KREV 150032 SVSREV Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Reno NV 532 PM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026 NVC031-150100- /O.CON.KREV.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-260815T0100Z/ Washoe NV- 532 PM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM PDT FOR SOUTHERN WASHOE COUNTY... At 531 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Virginia Peak, or 19 miles northeast of Reno, moving northeast at 5 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Virginia Peak and Spanish Springs. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3961 11955 3966 11964 3984 11955 3976 11932 TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 218DEG 6KT 3970 11953 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH $$ MRC Action: Expired Issued At: 2026-08-14 19:53:32 127 WWUS55 KREV 150052 SVSREV Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Reno NV 552 PM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026 NVC031-150102- /O.EXP.KREV.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-260815T0100Z/ Washoe NV- 552 PM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN WASHOE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM PDT... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, small hail and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm. LAT...LON 3961 11955 3966 11964 3984 11955 3976 11932 TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 210DEG 9KT 3975 11950 $$ MRC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||