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High Wind Warning 5, NWS Elko, NV

April 26, 20105 counties in Nevada

NWS Elko, NV issued this high wind warning at Apr 26, 2010, 3:41 PM PDT for 5 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Apr 27, 2010, 9:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 22 hr. 15 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
Apr 26, 2010, 3:41 PM PDT (22:41 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 27, 2010, 9:00 AM PDT
Expired
Apr 28, 2010, 7:00 AM PDT
In force
22 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 22:38 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 27, 1:03 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 62Austin, NVELEVATION 7493
Apr 27, 1:03 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 66Ruby Valley, NV
Apr 27, 1:22 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Emigrant Pass, NV
Apr 27, 1:42 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6012 Nnw Currie, NVSPRUCE MOUNTAIN RAWS. ELEVATION 6100 FEET.
Apr 27, 1:59 PM PDTHIGH SUST WINDS 43Elko, NV43 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUST TO 54 MPH
Apr 27, 3:00 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 66Golconda, NVELEVATION 5164FT
Apr 27, 3:38 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 7613 Wnw Kings River Vall, NVTEXAS SPRINGS RAWS ELEVATION 5760 FT
Apr 27, 3:46 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 68Winnemucca, NV
Apr 27, 3:50 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND DMGSpring Creek, NVSOME SHINGLES OFF ROOF
Apr 27, 4:49 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 606 S Clover Valley, NVWARM SPRINGS NVDOT MESONET SITE. ELEVATION 5798 FEET.
Apr 27, 5:02 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 594 Nnw Baker, NVBAKER NVDOT MESONET SITE. ELEVATION 5613.
Apr 27, 5:03 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 685 Sw Ruby Valley, NVRUBY VALLEY RAWS. ELEVATION 6900 FEET.
Apr 27, 7:07 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 607 Nw West Wendover, NVPILOT PEAK JUNCTION NVDOT MESONET SITE. ELEVATION 4671 FEET.
Apr 27, 7:41 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6312 Sw (Env)Wendover Arp, NVSPRING GULCH RAWS. ELEVATION 5470 FEET.
Apr 27, 7:41 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6427 Ene Eureka Airport, NVALLIGATOR RIDGE RAWS. ELEVATION 6675 FEET.

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 12:00Z, 10.7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2010-04-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2010-04-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 72 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2222 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
73 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

926 
WWUS75 KLKN 262241
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
341 PM PDT MON APR 26 2010

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TUESDAY.
STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY EVENING.

NVZ033-271045-
/O.UPG.KLKN.HW.A.0002.100427T1900Z-100428T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0005.100427T1900Z-100428T0500Z/
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WEST WENDOVER
341 PM PDT MON APR 26 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEST WENDOVER

* IMPACTS: DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON EAST/WEST
  HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 80. DAMAGE TO TREES AND STRUCTURES IS
  ALSO POSSIBLE. POWER OUTAGES MAY ALSO OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NVZ013-034-035-037-271045-
/O.UPG.KLKN.HW.A.0002.100427T1900Z-100428T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0005.100427T1900Z-100428T0500Z/
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...RUBY LAKE...ELY...
MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...AUSTIN...
AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT
341 PM PDT MON APR 26 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON 
  INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... 
  GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...RUBY LAKE...AUSTIN...AUSTIN 
  SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT

* IMPACTS: DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON EAST/WEST
  HIGHWAYS SUCH AS U.S. HIGHWAY 6 AND U.S. HIGHWAY 50. DAMAGE TO
  TREES AND STRUCTURES IS ALSO POSSIBLE. POWER OUTAGES MAY ALSO
  OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NVZ030>032-036-271045-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0012.100427T1600Z-100428T0300Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...OWYHEE...ELKO...
SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...CLOVER VALLEY...PEQUOP SUMMIT...
BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS
341 PM PDT MON APR 26 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON 
  INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: OWYHEE...WINNEMUCCA...ELKO...SPRING 
  CREEK...CARLIN...CLOVER VALLEY...PEQUOP SUMMIT...BATTLE 
  MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS

* IMPACTS: DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG EAST/WEST HIGHWAYS SUCH AS 
  INTERSTATE 80.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

BMD
7 follow-up statements
067 
WWUS75 KLKN 271012
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
312 AM PDT TUE APR 27 2010

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY.
STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM
THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING.

NVZ031-032-036-280115-
/O.UPG.KLKN.WI.Y.0012.100427T1600Z-100428T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KLKN.HW.W.0005.100427T1600Z-100428T0500Z/
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OWYHEE...ELKO...
SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...CLOVER VALLEY...PEQUOP SUMMIT...
BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS
312 AM PDT TUE APR 27 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS UPGRADED THE WIND
ADVISORY TO A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM
THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON 
  INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING
  CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...CLOVER VALLEY...PEQUOP SUMMIT...BATTLE
  MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS

* IMPACTS: DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG EAST/WEST HIGHWAYS SUCH AS
  INTERSTATE 80. TREES AND STRUCTURES MAY ALSO BE DAMAGED...AND
  POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO RESTRICT
  VISIBILITY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NVZ013-033>035-037-280115-
/O.EXT.KLKN.HW.W.0005.100427T1600Z-100428T0500Z/
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...WEST WENDOVER...
LEE...RUBY LAKE...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...
DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT
312 AM PDT TUE APR 27 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO
  THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...WEST WENDOVER...LEE...RUBY
  LAKE...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL
  PARK...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO
  SUMMIT

* IMPACTS: DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON EAST/WEST
  HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 80...U.S. HIGHWAY 6...AND U.S.
  HIGHWAY 50. TREES AND STRUCTURES MAY ALSO BE DAMAGED...AND POWER
  OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO RESTRICT
  VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NVZ030-280115-
/O.EXT.KLKN.WI.Y.0012.100427T1600Z-100428T0500Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA
312 AM PDT TUE APR 27 2010

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON 
  INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WINNEMUCCA

* IMPACTS: DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG EAST/WEST HIGHWAYS SUCH AS 
  INTERSTATE 80. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO RESTRICT VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

RCM
131 
WWUS75 KLKN 271512
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
812 AM PDT TUE APR 27 2010

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY.
STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM THIS
AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. WITH THE STRONG WINDS
EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS IN FAVORED LOCATIONS. 

NVZ030-280315-
/O.UPG.KLKN.WI.Y.0012.100427T1600Z-100428T0500Z/
/O.EXA.KLKN.HW.W.0005.100427T1600Z-100428T0500Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA
812 AM PDT TUE APR 27 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO 
  EARLY THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WINNEMUCCA

* IMPACTS: DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG EAST/WEST HIGHWAYS SUCH AS
  INTERSTATE 80. TREES AND STRUCTURES MAY ALSO BE DAMAGED...AND
  POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO RESTRICT
  VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NVZ013-031>037-280315-
/O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0005.100427T1600Z-100428T0500Z/
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...OWYHEE...ELKO...
SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...CLOVER VALLEY...PEQUOP SUMMIT...
WEST WENDOVER...LEE...RUBY LAKE...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...
AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT
812 AM PDT TUE APR 27 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO 
  EARLY THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: OWYHEE...WEST WENDOVER...ELKO...SPRING 
  CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...CLOVER VALLEY... PEQUOP SUMMIT...
  ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...
  LEE...RUBY LAKE...AUSTIN... AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND 
  VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT... BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...
  TONOPAH 

* IMPACTS: DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG EAST/WEST HIGHWAYS SUCH AS
  INTERSTATE 80. TREES AND STRUCTURES MAY ALSO BE DAMAGED... AND
  POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO RESTRICT
  VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
381 
WWUS75 KLKN 272302
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
402 PM PDT TUE APR 27 2010

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST INTO THE
REGION TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS HAVE INCREASED THIS
AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. WITH THE STRONG
WINDS...BLOWING DUST HAS REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO AS LOW AS ONE-
HALF MILE OR LESS IN FAVORED LOCATIONS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
SUBSIDE LATER THIS EVENING AND EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.

NVZ013-030>032-034>037-280600-
/O.EXT.KLKN.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100428T0600Z/
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...WINNEMUCCA...
OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...CLOVER VALLEY...
PEQUOP SUMMIT...LEE...RUBY LAKE...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...
AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT
402 PM PDT TUE APR 27 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: OWYHEE...WINNEMUCCA...ELKO...SPRING 
  CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...CLOVER VALLEY... PEQUOP SUMMIT...
  ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...
  LEE...RUBY LAKE...AUSTIN... AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND 
  VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT... BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...
  TONOPAH 

* IMPACTS: DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG EAST/WEST HIGHWAYS SUCH AS
  INTERSTATE 80. TREES AND STRUCTURES MAY ALSO BE DAMAGED... AND
  POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO RESTRICT
  VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NVZ033-281330-
/O.EXT.KLKN.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100428T1400Z/
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WEST WENDOVER
402 PM PDT TUE APR 27 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEST WENDOVER

* IMPACTS: DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG EAST/WEST HIGHWAYS SUCH AS
  INTERSTATE 80. TREES AND STRUCTURES MAY ALSO BE DAMAGED... AND
  POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO RESTRICT
  VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
384 
WWUS75 KLKN 280543
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1043 PM PDT TUE APR 27 2010

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OF THE
REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS EASTERN ELKO COUNTY THROUGH EARLY MORNING. BLOWING DUST OUT
AHEAD OF THE FRONT MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE-HALF MILE OR LESS IN
SOME LOCATIONS. ALTHOUGH WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT HAVE DIMINISHED
SOME...BLOWING AND SETTLING DUST CAN STILL REDUCE VISIBILITY.

NVZ013-030>032-034>037-280645-
/O.EXP.KLKN.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100428T0600Z/
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...WINNEMUCCA...
OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...CLOVER VALLEY...
PEQUOP SUMMIT...LEE...RUBY LAKE...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...
AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT
1043 PM PDT TUE APR 27 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

$$

NVZ033-281400-
/O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100428T1400Z/
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WEST WENDOVER
1043 PM PDT TUE APR 27 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEST WENDOVER

* IMPACTS: DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG EAST/WEST HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE
  80. TREES AND STRUCTURES MAY ALSO BE DAMAGED... AND POWER
  OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO RESTRICT
  VISIBILITIES TO ONE-HALF MILE OR LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
LW
289 
WWUS75 KLKN 280546 AAA
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1046 PM PDT TUE APR 27 2010

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OF THE
REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN ELKO COUNTY THROUGH EARLY MORNING.
BLOWING DUST OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE-
HALF MILE OR LESS IN SOME LOCATIONS. ALTHOUGH WINDS BEHIND THE
FRONT HAVE DIMINISHED SOME...BLOWING AND SETTLING DUST CAN STILL
REDUCE VISIBILITY.

NVZ013-030>032-034>037-280700-
/O.EXP.KLKN.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100428T0600Z/
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...WINNEMUCCA...
OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...CLOVER VALLEY...
PEQUOP SUMMIT...LEE...RUBY LAKE...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...
AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT
1046 PM PDT TUE APR 27 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 


$$

NVZ033-281400-
/O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100428T1400Z/
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WEST WENDOVER
1046 PM PDT TUE APR 27 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEST WENDOVER

* IMPACTS: DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG EAST/WEST HIGHWAYS SUCH AS 
  INTERSTATE 80. TREES AND STRUCTURES MAY ALSO BE DAMAGED... 
  AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO 
  RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE-HALF MILE OR LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
485 
WWUS75 KLKN 281009
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
309 AM PDT WED APR 28 2010

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN NEVADA THROUGH EARLY MORNING...

.AS A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVES EAST THIS MORNING...STRONG
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN ELKO COUNTY
THROUGH EARLY MORNING. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE-HALF
MILE OR LESS.

NVZ033-281400-
/O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100428T1400Z/
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WEST WENDOVER
309 AM PDT WED APR 28 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT THIS
MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEST WENDOVER

* IMPACTS: DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG EAST/WEST HIGHWAYS SUCH AS 
  INTERSTATE 80. TREES AND STRUCTURES MAY ALSO BE DAMAGED... 
  AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO 
  RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE-HALF MILE OR LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
LW
516 
WWUS75 KLKN 281335
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
635 AM PDT WED APR 28 2010


NVZ033-281445-
/O.EXP.KLKN.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100428T1400Z/
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WEST WENDOVER
635 AM PDT WED APR 28 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

$$

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 Apr 26, 3:44 AM PDT, 11 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 3:44 AM PDT, 11 hours 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
344 AM PDT MON APR 26 2010

.SYNOPSIS...PLEASANT SPRING WEATHER WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES. TUESDAY...A STRONG STORM FROM
THE PACIFIC WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO THE REGION...RESULTING IN GUSTY
WINDS ALONG WITH SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN SHOWERS WILL
CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. WINTRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
ALOFT CLEARLY VISIBLE ON WATER VAPOR LOOP WILL PROVIDE ONE LAST
DAY OF PLEASANT WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. WARM AIR MOVING
IN ALOFT SHOULD RESULT IN CONSIDERABLY MILDER AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES THAN THOSE EXPERIENCED YESTERDAY. WHILE HIGH CLOUDS
WILL START TO MOVE IN FROM THE WEST...SUNSHINE SHOULD MANAGE TO
CUT THROUGH THESE CIRRUS VEILS AND MAKE IT TO THE SURFACE.

THINGS START GOING DOWNHILL TONIGHT. MOISTURE FROM THE APPROACHING
SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO CAUSE THICKER AND LOWER CLOUDS...AND SHOWERS
MAY MOVE INTO HUMBOLDT COUNTY BEFORE DAWN TUESDAY. THE INCREASING
CLOUDS SHOULD HAVE ONE POSITIVE EFFECT...THAT BEING THE WARMER
THAN NORMAL OVERNIGHT LOWS WHICH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL ALSO
START TO PICK UP IN MANY AREAS...BUT THE MAIN SHOW WILL BE
TUESDAY.

COLD FRONT BEGINS CROSSING THE CWA DURING THE DAY
TUESDAY...CLEARING WHITE PINE COUNTY TUESDAY EVENING. DESPITE
PLENTY OF HIGH CLOUDS AND SOME MID CLOUDS...EXPECT GOOD MIXING
AHEAD OF AND ALONG THE FRONT. WHEN COMBINED WITH STRONG UPPER
LEVEL DIVERGENCE VIA POTENT JET STREAK AND GOOD LOW LEVEL
FRONTOGENESIS ALONG THE FRONT...EXPECT SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP BY AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA.
WINDS ALOFT WILL ALSO BE QUITE STRONG...NEAR 50 KNOTS ACROSS
CENTRAL NEVADA AS LOW AS 700 MB...AND WITH THE EXPECTED
MIXING...FEAR IS THAT THOSE GUSTS WILL MAKE IT TO THE SURFACE.
THUS...HAVE ISSUED HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THIS AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. BEST BET OF VERIFICATION LOOKS LIKE WHITE PINE
COUNTY...BUT GIVEN UNCERTAINTY FELT IT BEST TO INCLUDE NORTHERN
NYE AND SOUTHERN LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES AS WELL. FURTHER
NORTH...LOOKS LIKE A SOLID WIND ADVISORY LEVEL EVENT ACROSS
HUMBOLDT...ELKO AND NORTHERN LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES. WITH HIGHER
GUSTS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...DECIDED TO THROW THE RUBY
MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE INTO THE HIGH WIND WATCH AS WELL.

SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP RAPIDLY BEHIND THE FRONT TUESDAY NIGHT.
HOWEVER...MODELS HAVE BACKED OFF ON QPF AMOUNTS...BOTH IN AREAL
COVERAGE AND ABSOLUTE TOTALS. THUS...AT THIS POINT THINK BEST
CHANCE OF ANY WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR SNOWFALL IS ACROSS
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY...WHERE THERE IS GREATEST MODEL AGREEMENT
REGARDING MAX QPF AMOUNTS OF 0.25 TO 0.50 INCH OF LIQUID. STEADY
PRECIP WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NEVADA TUESDAY NIGHT...THEN
MOVE INTO EAST CENTRAL NEVADA WEDNESDAY MORNING...TAPERING OFF TO
SNOW SHOWERS AFTERWARDS. WINDS WILL STILL BE GUSTY ON
WEDNESDAY...SO THE TYPICAL DOWNSLOPE FAVORED AREAS WITH NORTHWEST
WINDS /EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY AND NORTHERN NYE COUNTY/ MAY
STILL NEED WIND ADVISORIES. WITH TEMPS AT 700 MB DOWN NEAR
-10C...HIGHS WILL BE ABOUT 30F COLDER ON WEDNESDAY...A PRETTY
BRUTAL REMINDER OF WHAT 'SPRING' CAN BE LIKE IN THE HIGH
ELEVATIONS OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. RCM

.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS
AGREE ON PRIMARY LOW PULLING NORTHEAST OF THE FCST AREA WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...WITH NW FLOW FOR A SHORT PERIOD ON THURSDAY. AS WITH
PREVIOUS RUNS...CURRENT MODELS SHOW STRONG KICKER ROTATES THRU THE
FCST AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...BUT POSSIBLY WITH A BIT LESS
STRENGTH. QPF IS ALSO DOWN A BIT. 700MB TEMPS...HOWEVER...DO
SUPPORT MAINLY SNOW THROUGH FRIDAY...EXCEPT MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON.
STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW THEN SETS UP SATURDAY AS TROF DEPARTS
EAST...AND CONTINUES INTO SUNDAY.

OVERALL...THIS WILL GIVE US AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF BELOW NORMAL
TEMPS...BUT WITH A BIT OF MODERATION SATURDAY AND AGAIN SUNDAY.
BREEZY CONDITIONS THRU THE EXTENDED PERIOD WILL HELP IN KEEPING A
CHILLY FEEL TO THE WEATHER. REA

&&

.AVIATION...CONDITIONS WILL BE VFR AT ALL TERMINALS TODAY AND
TONIGHT AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVERHEAD. TUESDAY
WILL SEE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION AS A STORM SYSTEM
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. REA

&&

.LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN NYE COUNTY...RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE...
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY...WHITE PINE
COUNTY.

&&

93/90/90
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 26, 2:51 AM PDT, 12 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
251 AM PDT MON APR 26 2010

NVZ013-034-035-037-271000-
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
251 AM PDT MON APR 26 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
NEVADA...NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA...NORTHEAST NEVADA AND SOUTH
CENTRAL NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TUESDAY.
AHEAD OF THE STORM...STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUSTAINED
AT 30 TO 40 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS UP TO
60 MPH. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATER TUESDAY
NIGHT...ENDING THE DAMAGING WIND THREAT BUT BRINGING MUCH COLDER
AIR WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINOR...ESPECIALLY ON PAVED
SURFACES WHERE LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE.

NVZ030>033-036-271000-
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
251 AM PDT MON APR 26 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NEVADA...NORTHEAST NEVADA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TUESDAY.
AHEAD OF THE STORM...STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUSTAINED
AT 20 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.

A COLD FRONT WILL ALSO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TUESDAY
NIGHT...ENDING THE STRONG WIND THREAT BUT BRINGING MUCH COLDER
AIR WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINOR IN MOST AREAS...ESPECIALLY
ON PAVED SURFACES WHERE LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THE
POSSIBLE EXCEPTION IS NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY WHERE SEVERAL INCHES OF
SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY BE
NEEDED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE.

RCM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 26, 2:32 AM PDTHigh Wind WatchLKNElko, Eureka, Lander, White Pine13 hr
Apr 26, 3:21 PM PDTWind AdvisoryLKNElko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander17 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.