Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 6, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this high wind warning at Apr 13, 2011, 12:10 PM PDT for Elko County, Nevada. It took effect at Apr 13, 2011, 3:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Apr 13, 2011, 12:10 PM PDT (19:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 13, 2011, 3:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2011, 9:21 PM PDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
County Elko County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:12 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Elko, NV (KLKN), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 102 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
- 1376 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 236 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 272 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
739 WWUS75 KLKN 131910 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 1210 PM PDT WED APR 13 2011 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS NEVADA TODAY... .A FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM AND STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS TO NEVADA TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NVZ033-140600- /O.UPG.KLKN.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110414T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0006.110413T2200Z-110414T0600Z/ EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER 1210 PM PDT WED APR 13 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME WESTERLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS...WITH WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH EXPECTED. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED BETWEEN 4 PM AND 8 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO SUBSIDE LATER THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AS STRONG GUSTY CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT. WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY LOCALLY ENHANCE WIND SPEEDS AND BLOWING DUST. 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. && $$ NVZ013-030>032-034>037-140600- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110414T0600Z/ 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...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE... OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT... SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...ELY...MCGILL... CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 1210 PM PDT WED APR 13 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME WESTERLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS...WITH WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH EXPECTED. FOR THE LEE SIDE OF THE RUBIES AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE...SUSTAIN WINDS OF 30 TO 40 WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SUBSIDING LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE... WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT... ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT... ELY... MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK... SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...AUSTIN... AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT... BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS STRONG GUSTY CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY LOCALLY ENHANCE WIND SPEEDS AND BLOWING DUST. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
865 WWUS75 KLKN 140421 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 921 PM PDT WED APR 13 2011 ...WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA THIS EVENING...HOWEVER STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE EAST OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN OF ELKO COUNTY THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING... NVZ033-140530- /O.CAN.KLKN.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110414T0600Z/ EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER 921 PM PDT WED APR 13 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY. WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA IN EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY. WHILE GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH THE NIGHT...DANGEROUSLY STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ NVZ013-030-031-035>037-140530- /O.CAN.KLKN.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110414T0600Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- WHITE PINE COUNTY- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE... OWYHEE...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS... AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 921 PM PDT WED APR 13 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. STRONG WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED IN MOST AREAS THIS EVENING AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS...THOUGH GUSTY AT TIMES. $$ NVZ032-034-140600- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110414T0600Z/ SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS... CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON... HARRISON PASS 921 PM PDT WED APR 13 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS IN MOST OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY THIS EVENING. THE EXCEPTIONS ARE LOCATIONS ALONG EASTERN FACING SLOPES...SUCH AS THE RUBY AND CLOVER VALLEY AREAS EAST OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS IN THESE AREAS...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH AT LEAST 11 PM THIS EVENING ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS...WITH BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS LINGERING THROUGH THE NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MAINLY CONFINED TO HIGHER TERRAIN AND AREAS ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS...SUCH AS RUBY AND CLOVER VALLEYS. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS STRONG GUSTY CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ ROOD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 1:12 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 33 min |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.