Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this high wind warning at Jan 3, 2008, 2:38 AM PST for 5 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Jan 3, 2008, 10:02 PM PST. It was in force for 26 hr. 17 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2008, 2:38 AM PST (10:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 3, 2008, 10:02 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2008, 12:00 AM PST
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
Counties Elko County, NV, Eureka County, NV, Humboldt County, NV, Lander County, NV, White Pine County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 10:10 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | Elko, NV | MEASURED AT NWS OFFICE |
| Jan 4, 10:30 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 15 N Tuscarora, NV | 5820 FEET MSL...MEASURED BY LONG HOLLOW RAWS |
| Jan 4, 2:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 104 | 3 Wnw Great Basin Natio, NV | 9268 FEET MSL...MEASURED BY MATHER RAWS |
| Jan 4, 3:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Ryndon, NV | SEMI TRUCK BLOWN OVER BY WIND ON INTERSTATE 80 NEAR RYNDON. |
| Jan 4, 5:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 3 Sw New Pass Summit, NV | 6310 FEET MSL...MEASURED BY AUSTIN RAWS |
| Jan 4, 5:20 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Elko, NV | MEASURED AT LAMOILLE SUMMIT |
| Jan 4, 5:20 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Elko, NV | WIRES DOWN...WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF ELKO |
| Jan 4, 5:53 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Ely, NV | |
| Jan 4, 6:05 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 2 Nne Elko, NV | 5235 FEET MSL...MEASURED AT ELKO NWS FORECAST OFFICE |
| Jan 4, 6:05 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Elko, NV | MEASURED AT NWS FORECAST OFFICE. |
| Jan 4, 7:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 104 | 4 Sse Grass Valley, NV | 7701 FEET MSL...MEASURED BY FLAT SPRINGS RAWS |
| Jan 4, 7:56 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 74 | 4 Nne Ely, NV | 6262 FEET MSL...MEASURED BY ELY AIRPORT ASOS |
| Jan 4, 8:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 Nne Ely, NV | 6276 FEET MSL...MEASURED BY ELY RAWS |
| Jan 4, 8:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 5 Sw Ruby Valley, NV | 6900 FEET MSL...MEASURED BY RUBY VALLEY RAWS |
| Jan 4, 8:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | 6 Sw Paradise Valley, NV | 5500 FEET MSL...MEASURED BY MOREY CREEK RAWS |
| Jan 4, 8:07 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 72 | Ely, NV | |
| Jan 4, 9:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Baker, NV | ROOF PARTIALLY BLOWN OFF FROM BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. POWER OUTAGE FROM 10 PM FRIDAY TO 7 AM SATURDAY. SPOTTER RECORDED 82 MPH PEAK GUST. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 00:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 183 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3186 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS75 KLKN 031038 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 238 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...STRONG STORM SYSTEM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE REGION STARTING FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL PUSH INTO THE WEST COAST ON FRIDAY. ALTHOUGH THE PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM IS NOT EXPECTED TO BEGIN UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF THIS STORM WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA. NVZ013-035-037-040030- /O.UPG.KLKN.HW.A.0001.080104T1800Z-080105T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0001.080104T1800Z-080105T0600Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TONOPAH...ELY...RUTH...MCGILL... AUSTIN...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY 238 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM LATE FRIDAY MORNING TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND BECOME STRONG BY FRIDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGH ELEVATIONS...AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN PASSES ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA...WILL LIKELY SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 50 OR HIGHWAY 6 IN CENTRAL NEVADA. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS AND CROSS WINDS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/ELKO FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ NVZ030>034-036-040030- /O.CON.KLKN.HW.A.0001.080104T1800Z-080105T0600Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...JACKPOT... WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS... WEST WENDOVER...LEE...RUBY LAKE...BATTLE MOUNTAIN 238 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND BECOME STRONG BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY EVENING. THE HIGH ELEVATIONS...AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN PASSES ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA...WILL LIKELY SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/ELKO FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ TT
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KLKN 032249 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 249 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...STRONG STORM SYSTEM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE REGION STARTING FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL PUSH INTO THE WEST COAST ON FRIDAY. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF THIS STORM WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA. NVZ013-035-037-041200- /O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0001.080104T1800Z-080105T0600Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TONOPAH...ELY...RUTH...MCGILL... AUSTIN...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY 249 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND BECOME STRONG BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGH ELEVATIONS...AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN PASSES ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA...WILL LIKELY SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 50 OR HIGHWAY 6 IN CENTRAL NEVADA. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS AND CROSS WINDS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/ELKO FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ NVZ030>034-036-041200- /O.UPG.KLKN.HW.A.0001.080104T1800Z-080105T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0001.080104T1800Z-080105T0600Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...JACKPOT... WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS... WEST WENDOVER...LEE...RUBY LAKE...BATTLE MOUNTAIN 249 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE HIGH ELEVATIONS...AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN PASSES...WILL LIKELY SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CEC
000 WWUS75 KLKN 040602 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 1002 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...STRONG STORM SYSTEM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE REGION STARTING FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL PUSH INTO THE WEST COAST ON FRIDAY. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF THIS STORM WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA. NVZ030>032-034-036-041815- /O.UPG.KLKN.WI.Y.0001.080104T1800Z-080105T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KLKN.HW.W.0001.080104T1800Z-080105T0600Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...JACKPOT... WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS...LEE... RUBY LAKE...BATTLE MOUNTAIN 1002 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS UPGRADED THE PREVIOUS WIND ADVISORY TO A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE HIGH ELEVATIONS...AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN PASSES...WILL LIKELY SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG I-80...HIGHWAY 95 OR HIGHWAY 93 IN NORTHERN NEVADA. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS AND CROSS WINDS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NVZ013-035-037-041815- /O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0001.080104T1800Z-080105T0600Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TONOPAH...ELY...RUTH...MCGILL... AUSTIN...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY 1002 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 50 OR HIGHWAY 6 IN CENTRAL NEVADA. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS AND CROSS WINDS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/ELKO FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ NVZ033-041815- /O.EXT.KLKN.WI.Y.0001.080105T0000Z-080105T0800Z/ EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEST WENDOVER 1002 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST FRIDAY NIGHT... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS IS A CHANGE FROM THE EARLIER ADVISORY VALID PERIOD. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE HIGH ELEVATIONS...AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN PASSES...WILL LIKELY SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ AWG
000 WWUS75 KLKN 041158 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 358 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...STRONG STORM SYSTEM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE REGION STARTING FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL PUSH INTO THE WEST COAST TODAY. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF THIS STORM WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA. NVZ013-035-037-050200- /O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0001.080104T1800Z-080105T0600Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TONOPAH...ELY...RUTH...MCGILL... AUSTIN...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY 358 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE HIGH ELEVATIONS...AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN PASSES...WILL LIKELY SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 50...HIGHWAY 93 AND HIGHWAY 6 IN CENTRAL NEVADA. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS AND CROSS WINDS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/ELKO FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ NVZ030>032-034-036-050200- /O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0001.080104T1800Z-080105T0600Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...JACKPOT... WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS...LEE... RUBY LAKE...BATTLE MOUNTAIN 358 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE HIGH ELEVATIONS...AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN PASSES...WILL LIKELY SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAY 95 AND HIGHWAY 93 IN NORTHERN NEVADA. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS AND CROSS WINDS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NVZ033-050200- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0001.080105T0000Z-080105T0800Z/ EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEST WENDOVER 358 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE HIGH ELEVATIONS...AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN PASSES...WILL LIKELY SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ IPPI/RCM
000 WWUS75 KLKN 042218 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 218 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH EASTWARD FROM THE WEST COAST TONIGHT. THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF THIS STORM HAS RESULTED IN VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY. NVZ013-035-037-050600- /O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0600Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TONOPAH...ELY...RUTH...MCGILL... AUSTIN...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY 218 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH HAVE BEEN OBSERVED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. THE WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. HIGH ELEVATIONS...AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN PASSES...WILL SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 50...HIGHWAY 93 AND HIGHWAY 6 IN CENTRAL NEVADA. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS AND CROSS WINDS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/ELKO FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ NVZ030>032-034-036-050600- /O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0600Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...JACKPOT... WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS...LEE... RUBY LAKE...BATTLE MOUNTAIN 218 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH HAVE BEEN OBSERVED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. THE WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. HIGH ELEVATIONS...AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN PASSES...WILL SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAY 95 AND HIGHWAY 93 IN NORTHERN NEVADA. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS AND CROSS WINDS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NVZ033-050800- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0001.080105T0000Z-080105T0800Z/ EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEST WENDOVER 218 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. HIGH ELEVATIONS...AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN PASSES...WILL SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ KNUTSVIG
000 WWUS75 KLKN 050553 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 953 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 .STRONG WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEVADA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WHITE PINE COUNTY AND SOME HIGHER ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE AREA. A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL NEVADA OVERNIGHT. NVZ013-037-050700- /O.CAN.KLKN.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0600Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TONOPAH...AUSTIN...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY 953 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. $$ NVZ030>032-034-036-050700- /O.EXP.KLKN.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0600Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...JACKPOT... WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS...LEE... RUBY LAKE...BATTLE MOUNTAIN 953 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN NEVADA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. $$ NVZ035-050800- /O.EXT.KLKN.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0800Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELY...RUTH...MCGILL 953 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. HIGH WINDS HAVE CONTINUED ACROSS WHITE PINE COUNTY THIS EVENING INCLUDING GUSTS APPROACHING 70 MPH AT THE ELY AIRPORT. WINDS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BELOW WARNING CRITERIA AROUND MIDNIGHT. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 50...HIGHWAY 93 AND HIGHWAY 6 IN CENTRAL NEVADA. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS AND CROSS WINDS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/ELKO FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ NVZ033-050800- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0800Z/ EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEST WENDOVER 953 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION OVERNIGHT. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT. HIGH ELEVATIONS...AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN PASSES...WILL SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KLKN 050745 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 1145 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 .STRONG WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEVADA. A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL NEVADA OVERNIGHT. NVZ035-050845- /O.EXP.KLKN.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0800Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELY...RUTH...MCGILL 1145 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. $$ NVZ033-050845- /O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0800Z/ EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEST WENDOVER 1145 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. $$ AWG
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Elko, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Jan 3, 2:00 AM PST, 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 2:00 AM PST, 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 200 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORM SYSTEMS WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN REGION STARTING ON FRIDAY BRINGING WINDY CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION BEGINNING FRIDAY NIGHT AND LAST INTO NEXT WEEK. THE STRONGEST STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE SILVER STATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. && .SHORT TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...ACTIVE...WITH A MAJOR STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NV STARTING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS MAY BE ONE OF THE STRONGEST STORMS THIS AREA HAS SEEN IN THE LAST 5 YEARS...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERAL IMPACTS...INCLUDING VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW. THEREFORE...WILL MAINLY CONCENTRATE ON FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING IN THE SHORT TERM DISCUSSION. THURSDAY WILL BE THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM WITH MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS MOVING THROUGH THE REGION. AS THE INITIAL UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EJECTS NE AND WEAKENS OVER THE PAC NW TONIGHT...WINDS WILL START TO INCREASE AND BECOME BREEZY THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CNTRL NV. ONLY MADE A FEW CHANGES TO TEMPS TODAY AND TONIGHT...MAINLY WITH THE AREAS STILL EXPERIENCING VALLEY INVERSIONS. MOS HAS BEEN TOO HIGH IN AREAS SUCH AS ELKO...WENDOVER AND WILDHORSE...SO LOWERED TEMPS A BIT IN THESE LOCATIONS. FRIDAY LOOKS TO BE THE BEGINNING OF A RATHER STORMY PERIOD FOR NRN AND CNTRL NV AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED INTENSE 961 MB SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST BEGIN TO PUSH EAST. STRONG LOW PRESSURE IN THE PACIFIC...IN CONTRAST WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN THE FOUR CORNERS REGION...WILL CREATE AN INTENSE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA AS THE STORM MOVES INLAND FRIDAY NIGHT. WINDS ARE A MAJOR CONCERN INITIALLY WITH THIS SYSTEM...WITH MODELS SHOWING A SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER 20 MB FROM HUMBOLDT COUNTY TO WHITE PINE COUNTY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS COMBINED WITH 700MB WINDS INCREASING TO 80 KTS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ACROSS MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS. WITH THE TYPICAL FUNNELING AFFECT IN CNTRL NV VALLEYS...WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE SUSTAINED WINDS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH AT TIMES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WITH SUCH STRONG 700MB WINDS...MAY SEE SOME DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS IN THE AREA...MAINLY ELEVATED TERRAIN BUT ALSO IN SOME OF THE LOWER VALLEYS. MAY SEE WIND GUSTS OVER 65 MPH LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO FRIDAY EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EXPOSED ELEVATED MOUNTAIN PASSES. THEREFORE...UPGRADED THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING OVER CENTRAL NEVADA FOR FRIDAY. MORE CONFIDENT WITH CNTRL NV SEEING THESE VERY HIGH WINDS THAN FURTHER NORTH...BUT WILL KEEP THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR NRN NV...BUT EXPECT HIGH END WIND ADVISORY CONDITIONS IN THE NRN VALLEYS...WITH WARNING GUSTS IN THE PASSES. PRECIP SHIELD STARTS TO MOVE INTO HUMBOLDT COUNTY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE REST OF THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW STRONG FRONTOGENESIS AND DEEP LIFT ACROSS THE AREA AS A SURFACE LOW FORMS IN NORTHEAST NV ALONG THE OCCLUDED FRONT. MODELS HAVE BEEN PERSISTENT WITH HIGH QPF AND THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY PRECIP ACROSS THE AREA. NAM...GFS...AND ECMWF ALL SHOW QPF VALUES BETWEEN 1/2 AN INCH TO OVER AN INCH IN SPOTS INTO SATURDAY MORNING. EXPECT SNOW LEVELS TO START AROUND 6000 FEET...BUT QUICKLY LOWER TO 4500 FEET AS THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE AREA. WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF CSI BANDING COMBINED WITH STRONG SYNOPTIC FORCING...ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR MOST OF THE AREA EXCLUDING HUMBOLDT COUNTY. BELIEVE HEAVY SNOW AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH MOSTLY RAIN OR RAIN/SNOW MIX BELOW 5000 FEET AS THE HEAVIEST PRECIP MOVES THROUGH THE AREA...LOWERING SNOW AMOUNTS IN THOSE AREAS. ABOVE 5000 FEET... EXPECT 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS DEPENDING ON WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS SET UP AND WHERE THE SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS. EXPECT ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET. SPECIFIC SNOW AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO CHANGE AS THE EVENT DRAWS NEAR...ESPECIALLY IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. TT .LONG TERM...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY...A VERY ACTIVE PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH MOST OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD. MODELS IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT UNTIL SUN BUT THEN DIVERGE...OPERATIONAL GFS SHOWS ANOTHER JET STREAK PUSHING DOWN BACKSIDE OF SPLITTING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND DEVELOPING SOUTHERN PORTION OF THIS ENERGY JUST SOUTH OF CWFA WHILE ECMWF MOVES TROUGH STEADILY EASTWARD...SOLUTION IS LIKELY A COMBINATION OF BOTH. IN ANY EVENT...ON SAT EVENING MAIN H5 TROF AXIS EXTENDS SWRD FROM CLOSED LOW IN GULF OF ALASKA ALONG WEST COAST WITH ANOTHER STRONG 125KT JET SEGMENT APPROACHING CENTRAL CALIF COAST. 00Z GFS SHOWS ANOTHER FRONT MOVING INTO CWFA SUN PM WITH QPF AMOUNTS GENERALLY IN .25 TO .50 INCH RANGE. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE PRECIP ON SUN AFTERNOON BUT WITH LOTS OF MOISTURE STILL AVAILABLE...LEFT CHANCE POPS ALONE. WITH GOOD LAPSE RATES AND LIS IN SRN PORTIONS OF CWFA RANGING FROM 0 TO -1.5...INSTABILITY IS STILL A FACTOR ON SAT AND EARLY SUN SO SOME THUNDER AS WELL AS BANDED SNOW ACTIVITY IS STILL POSSIBLE. FLOW BEGINS TO TURN NWRLY ON TUES AM AS RIDGE AXIS MOVES ONTO WEST COAST. NEXT 120 KNOT JET STREAK AND ASSOCIATED SHORT WAVE PUSH INTO NRN NV ON TUES AFTERNOON...SPREADING MORE PRECIP ACROSS THAT AREA UNTIL MIDDAY WED. AS A RESULT...KEPT POPS SLT CHANCE TO CHANCE CATEGORIES...HIGHEST NORTH. MADE ONLY SLIGHT CHANGES TO TEMPS. AGREE WITH PREVIOUS THINKING THAT EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER SHOULD KEEP MINS FROM DROPPING TOO DRASTICALLY THROUGHOUT EXTENDED PERIOD. AWG && .AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH BROKEN TO OVERCAST MID/HIGH LEVEL CEILINGS 15K TO 20K FEET THROUGHOUT THE AREA. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BEGIN TIGHTENING THURSDAY EVENING AS A POWERFUL STORM APPROACHES THE WEST COAST. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST BY 18Z FRIDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 25-35 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. AWG && .LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR NVZ013-035-037 FROM 10 AM FRIDAY MORNING TO 10 PM LATE FRIDAY EVENING WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL NEVADA FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN NEVADA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | LKN | Elko, Eureka, Lander, White Pine | 11 hr |
| Jan 3, 2:47 PM PST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | LKN | Elko, Humboldt | 36 hr |
| Jan 3, 2:47 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | LKN | Elko, Eureka, Lander, White Pine | 37 hr |
| Jan 3, 2:49 PM PST | Wind Advisory | LKN | Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, White Pine | 33 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.