Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 10, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this high wind warning at Jun 1, 2011, 2:58 AM PDT for White Pine County, Nevada. It took effect at Jun 1, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 11 hr. 1 report 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
- Jun 1, 2011, 2:58 AM PDT (09:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 1, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2011, 10:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
County White Pine County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 217 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2:41 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 27 Ene Eureka Airport, NV | ALLIGATOR RIDGE RAWS...6675 FT AMSL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Elko, NV (KLKN), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 4135 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
562 WWUS75 KLKN 010958 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 258 AM PDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON... AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA WILL BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO EASTERN NEVADA TODAY. NVZ035-012300- /O.UPG.KLKN.HW.A.0006.110601T1800Z-110602T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0010.110601T1800Z-110602T0500Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 258 AM PDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND BECOME STRONG BY THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAYS IN CENTRAL NEVADA NEED TO BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER STRONG WIND GUSTS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ NVZ013-033-037-012300- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0029.110601T1800Z-110602T0500Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER... AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 258 AM PDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING BECOMING VERY WINDY THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER... CURRANT SUMMIT...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...AUSTIN... AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT. * IMPACTS:DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG WEST TO EAST ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 91
2 follow-up statements
507 WWUS75 KLKN 012145 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 245 PM PDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING... STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS AHEAD OF AN APPOACHING COLD FRONT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY LATE THIS EVENING. NVZ035-020500- /O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110602T0500Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 245 PM PDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...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: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT WINDS TO BEGIN DIMINISHING BY LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAYS IN CENTRAL NEVADA NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH MAY CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 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. && TURNER $$ NVZ013-033-037-020500- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-110602T0500Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER... AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 245 PM PDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. EXPECT WINDS TO BEGIN DIMINISHING LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER... CURRANT SUMMIT...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...AUSTIN... AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT. * IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON WEST TO EAST ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ TURNER
688 WWUS75 KLKN 020502 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 1002 PM PDT WED JUN 1 2011 NVZ035-020615- /O.EXP.KLKN.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110602T0500Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 1002 PM PDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA LEVELS THIS EVENING. EXPECT SOME GUSTY WINDS TO LINGER OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. $$ NVZ013-033-037-020615- /O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-110602T0500Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER... AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 1002 PM PDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS IN MOST AREAS THIS EVENING. A FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH EASTERN NEVADA AT THIS TIME...SO LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2:58 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | LKN | Elko, Eureka, Lander | 19 hr |
Nearby
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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.