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High Wind Warning 4, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this high wind warning at Mar 7, 2011, 7:07 PM PST for Elko County, White Pine County, Nevada. It was in force for 6 hr. 7 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
- Mar 7, 2011, 7:07 PM PST (03:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2011, 1:00 AM PST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
Counties Elko County, NV, White Pine County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 11:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 10 Ese Mcgill, NV | BERRY CREEK SNOTEL...9100 FEET AMSL...48 HOUR TOTAL |
| Mar 7, 11:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 6 Nnw Ruby Lake, NV | CORRAL CANYON SNOTEL...8500 FEET AMSL...48 HOUR TOTAL |
| Mar 7, 11:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 8 N Ruby Valley, NV | DORSEY BASIN SNOTEL...8100 FEET AMSL...48 HOUR TOTAL |
| Mar 7, 11:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 9 E Jarbidge, NV | POLE CREEK R.S. SNOTEL...8330 FEET AMSL...48 HOUR TOTAL |
| Mar 7, 11:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 15 Sw Wildhorse, NV | JACKS PEAK SNOTEL...8420 FEET AMSL...48 HOUR TOTAL |
| Mar 7, 11:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | 8 Ese Jiggs, NV | GREEN MOUNTAIN SNOTEL...8000 FEET AMSL...48 HOUR TOTAL |
| Mar 7, 11:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 7 Nnw Clover Valley, NV | HOLE-IN-MOUNTAIN SNOTEL...7900 FEET AMSL...48 HOUR TOTAL |
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, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 1403 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$ RCM
1 follow-up statement
273 WWUS75 KLKN 080859 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 1259 AM PST TUE MAR 8 2011 NVZ032-034-081000- /O.EXP.KLKN.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110308T0900Z/ SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LAMOILLE CANYON... HARRISON PASS 1259 AM PST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE... THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS HAVE GENERALLY DECREASED ACROSS THE REGION AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. $$ NVZ033-081000- /O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110308T0900Z/ EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER 1259 AM PST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS HAVE GENERALLY DECREASED ACROSS THE REGION AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. $$ RCM
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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.