Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2011

High Wind Warning 3, NWS Elko, NV

March 7, 2011

NWS Elko, NV issued this high wind warning at Mar 7, 2011, 2:49 AM PST. It took effect at Mar 7, 2011, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 7, 2011, 2:49 AM PST (10:49 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 7, 2011, 10:00 AM PST
Expired
Mar 7, 2011, 7:07 PM PST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Elko, NV

The text

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

117 
WWUS75 KLKN 071049
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
249 AM PST MON MAR 7 2011

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. BEHIND
THIS STORM...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. WIND GUSTS WILL REACH 60 MPH IN CENTRAL NEVADA...AND MAY
REACH 55 MPH IN NORTHEASTERN NEVADA.

NVZ013-072300-
/O.UPG.KLKN.HW.A.0002.110307T1800Z-110308T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0003.110307T1800Z-110308T0600Z/
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...
DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
249 AM PST MON MAR 7 2011

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* WINDS: NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING: LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING TODAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER... 
  CURRANT SUMMIT

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES AND TREES. SOME
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. U.S. HIGHWAY 6 AND
  NEVADA STATE HIGHWAY 376 WILL BE ESPECIALLY IMPACTED.


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.

&&

$$

NVZ033-072300-
/O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0010.110307T1800Z-110308T0600Z/
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WEST WENDOVER
249 AM PST MON MAR 7 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING BELOW 5000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY
BELOW 5000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 


* WINDS: NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEST WENDOVER

* IMPACTS: DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND
  ALTERNATE U.S. HIGHWAY 93...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES.


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
2 follow-up statements
482 
WWUS75 KLKN 072235
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
235 PM PST MON MAR 7 2011

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN ELKO COUNTY
AND NORTHERN NYE COUNTIES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING.

NVZ013-080600-
/O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110308T0600Z/
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...
DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
235 PM PST MON MAR 7 2011

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

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

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING: CONTINUING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER... 
  CURRANT SUMMIT

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES AND TREES. 
  SOME HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. U.S. HIGHWAY 6 
  AND NEVADA STATE HIGHWAY 376 WILL BE ESPECIALLY IMPACTED.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ033-080600-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110308T0600Z/
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WEST WENDOVER
235 PM PST MON MAR 7 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
BELOW 5000 FEET...

A WIND ADVISORY BELOW 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH.

* TIMING: CONTINUING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEST WENDOVER

* IMPACTS: DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND 
  ALTERNATE U.S. HIGHWAY 93...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES.

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
161 
WWUS75 KLKN 080307
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
707 PM PST MON MAR 7 2011

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE THIS EVENING IN PARTS OF
NORTHEASTERN NEVADA...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN ELKO COUNTY
THROUGH THIS EVENING. THEY SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

NVZ013-080415-
/O.CAN.KLKN.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110308T0600Z/
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...
DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
707 PM PST MON MAR 7 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND
WARNING. 

STRONG GUSTY WINDS HAVE GENERALLY DIMINISHED ACROSS NORTHERN NYE
COUNTY...WITH NO ADDITIONAL GUSTS OVER 45 MPH EXPECTED.

$$

NVZ032-034-080900-
/O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0004.110308T0307Z-110308T0900Z/
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LAMOILLE CANYON...
HARRISON PASS
707 PM PST MON MAR 7 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST TUESDAY FOR THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST
HUMBOLDT RANGE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST TUESDAY. 


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

* TIMING: THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...RUBY
  VALLEY...CLOVER VALLEY

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS WILL HAVE DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING VEHICLES ON
  NEVADA STATE HIGHWAY 229 AND U.S. HIGHWAY 93. HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. LIGHT STRUCTURAL AND TREE DAMAGE IS
  ALSO POSSIBLE.


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.

&&

$$

NVZ033-080900-
/O.EXT.KLKN.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110308T0900Z/
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER
707 PM PST MON MAR 7 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST TUESDAY. 


* WINDS: NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH.

* TIMING: THROUGH LATE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER

* IMPACTS: DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND 
  ALTERNATE U.S. HIGHWAY 93...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES.


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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 7, 2:49 AM PSTWind AdvisoryLKNElko22 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Nevada, 2011Every high wind warning in 2011

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.