Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 8, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this high wind warning at May 15, 2011, 3:13 AM PDT for White Pine County, Nevada. It took effect at May 15, 2011, 8:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 12 hr. 5 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
- May 15, 2011, 3:13 AM PDT (10:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 15, 2011, 8:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- May 15, 2011, 7:41 PM PDT
- In force
- 12 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 10:12 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 9:30 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Ruth, NV | POWER POLE DOWN DUE TO WIND GUST -- NO POWER FOR 9 HOURS |
| May 15, 10:01 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Ely Airport, NV | PEAK WIND GUST MEASURED ON ELY ASOS -- KELY |
| May 15, 11:41 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 27 Ene Eureka Airport, NV | ALLIGATOR RIDGE RAWS |
| May 15, 12:31 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 12 Sse Ely, NV | SCHELL CREEK ELK VIEW -- NDOT WEATHER STATION |
| May 15, 2:03 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 4 Nnw Baker, NV | BAKER -- NDOT WEATHER STATION |
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, 10.2 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2321 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 139 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
330 WWUS75 KLKN 151013 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 313 AM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY... .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS OVER NEVADA TODAY AHEAD OF A SURFACE COLD FRONT. NVZ035-152215- /O.UPG.KLKN.HW.A.0005.110515T1800Z-110516T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0008.110515T1500Z-110516T0300Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 313 AM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM 10 AM IN THE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK * IMPACTS: DRIVERS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICULAR CONTROL. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON U.S. HIGHWAYS 6 AND 50. TREE DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH MAY BRING DOWN POWER LINES IN SOME TOWNS. STRUCTURAL 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. && $$ NVZ013-152215- /O.UPG.KLKN.HW.A.0005.110515T1800Z-110516T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KLKN.WI.Y.0024.110515T1500Z-110516T0000Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT 313 AM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM 10 AM IN THE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER... CURRANT SUMMIT * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS-WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ032-034-037-152215- /O.EXB.KLKN.WI.Y.0024.110515T1500Z-110516T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS... CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON... HARRISON PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 313 AM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM 10 AM IN THE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS-WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN 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. && $$ NVZ033-152215- /O.EXT.KLKN.WI.Y.0024.110515T1800Z-110516T0300Z/ EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER 313 AM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE 7 PM THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS-WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RCM
2 follow-up statements
669 WWUS75 KLKN 152133 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 233 PM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA... .STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THIS EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT WEAKENS OVER NEVADA. NVZ035-160300- /O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110516T0300Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 233 PM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE BY 8 PM AS A COLD FRONT ARRIVES IN WHITE PINE COUNTY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK * IMPACTS: WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WILL REMAIN LIKELY...WITH CONTINUED VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE MAY STILL OCCUR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON 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. && $$ NVZ013-032-034-037-160000- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110516T0000Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS... CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON... HARRISON PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 233 PM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS...BEFORE DIMINISHING BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AROUND 5 PM. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN... PEQUOP SUMMIT...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY... PINTO SUMMIT * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS-WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ033-160300- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110516T0300Z/ EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER 233 PM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THROUGH ABOUT 6 PM. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE DURING THE MID EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS-WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN 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. && $$ TURNER
689 WWUS75 KLKN 160241 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 741 PM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...STRONG WINDS PERSISTING THROUGH THE EVENING... .THE POTENT STORM SYSTEM FROM THE PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN NEVADA. NVZ035-160345- /O.CAN.KLKN.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110516T0300Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 741 PM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR WHITE PINE COUNTY. STRONG WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS WHITE PINE COUNTY. NO FURTHER STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...AND THUS THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED. $$ NVZ033-160600- /O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110516T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0009.110516T0300Z-110516T0600Z/ EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER 741 PM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS UPGRADED THE WIND ADVISORY TO A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AFTER 10 PM. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICULAR CONTROL. TREE AND STRUCTURAL 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. && $$ NVZ032-034-160600- /O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0009.110516T0300Z-110516T0600Z/ SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LAMOILLE CANYON... HARRISON PASS 741 PM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AFTER 10 PM. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICULAR CONTROL. TREE AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ RCM/CEC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 5:16 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 29 min | |
| May 14, 7:10 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | LKN | Elko | 33 hr |
| May 15, 10:15 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 30 min |
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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.