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Wind Advisory 24, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at May 14, 2011, 2:39 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at May 15, 2011, 8:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 14, 2011, 2:39 PM PDT (21:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 15, 2011, 8:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- May 15, 2011, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
Counties Elko County, NV, Eureka County, NV, Lander County, NV, White Pine County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:38 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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -188 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1703 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
599 WWUS75 KLKN 142139 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 239 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...STRONG TO HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA THIS WEEKEND... .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL PRODUCE A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET OVER NEVADA AHEAD OF A SURFACE COLD FRONT. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP DOWN TO THE SURFACE SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGH WINDS. NVZ033-151230- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0024.110515T1800Z-110516T0600Z/ EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER 239 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SUNDAY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM 1 PM ON SUNDAY THROUGH THE 9 PM SUNDAY 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. && $$ NVZ013-151230- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110515T0600Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.HW.A.0005.110515T1800Z-110516T0600Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT 239 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SUNDAY OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING. A BRIEF LULL IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT...BEFORE INCREASING IN INTENSITY ONCE AGAIN ON SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER... CURRANT SUMMIT * IMPACTS: IF YOU ARE DRIVING IN NORTHERN NYE COUNTY YOU SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON U.S. HIGHWAY 6. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NVZ035-151230- /O.CON.KLKN.HW.A.0005.110515T1800Z-110516T0600Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 239 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY EARLY SUNDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM 10 AM ON SUNDAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK * IMPACTS: IF YOU ARE DRIVING IN WHITE PINE COUNTY YOU SHOULD PLAN FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF HIGH WINDS DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. ROADS THAT COULD BE IMPACTED INCLUDE U.S. HIGHWAYS 50...6...AND 93...IN ADDITION TO STATE HIGHWAY 318. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
4 follow-up statements
865 WWUS75 KLKN 150636 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 1136 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA SUNDAY... .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS OVER NEVADA AHEAD OF A SURFACE COLD FRONT. NVZ033-151845- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0024.110515T1800Z-110516T0600Z/ EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER 1136 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SUNDAY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM 1 PM ON SUNDAY THROUGH THE 9 PM SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS-WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ013-035-151845- /O.CON.KLKN.HW.A.0005.110515T1800Z-110516T0600Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 1136 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SUNDAY OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY ON SUNDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM 10 AM IN THE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER... CURRANT SUMMIT...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK * IMPACTS: DRIVERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON U.S. HIGHWAYS 6 AND 50. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ RCM
330 WWUS75 KLKN 151013 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 313 AM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY... .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS OVER NEVADA TODAY AHEAD OF A SURFACE COLD FRONT. NVZ035-152215- /O.UPG.KLKN.HW.A.0005.110515T1800Z-110516T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0008.110515T1500Z-110516T0300Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 313 AM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM 10 AM IN THE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK * IMPACTS: DRIVERS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICULAR CONTROL. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON U.S. HIGHWAYS 6 AND 50. TREE DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH MAY BRING DOWN POWER LINES IN SOME TOWNS. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ 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. && $$ RCM
669 WWUS75 KLKN 152133 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 233 PM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA... .STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THIS EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT WEAKENS OVER NEVADA. NVZ035-160300- /O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110516T0300Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 233 PM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE BY 8 PM AS A COLD FRONT ARRIVES IN WHITE PINE COUNTY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK * IMPACTS: WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WILL REMAIN LIKELY...WITH CONTINUED VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE MAY STILL OCCUR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ 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
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Elko, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at May 14, 10:20 AM PDT, 4 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 14, 10:20 AM PDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 1020 AM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE PACIFIC COAST WILL IMPACT THE GREAT BASIN THIS WEEKEND. SATURDAY AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA. A VIGOROUS SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL SWING THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY...BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND MUCH COLDER WEATHER TO THE GREAT BASIN...WITH SOME SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. COOLER AND UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION UPDATE...FOR THE 18Z TAFS...CONVECTION EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY 19-20Z ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN NEVADA. THE COMBINATION OF INSTABILITY AND SHEAR WILL FAVOR STORM ORGANIZATION...WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS EXPECTED TO FAVOR HUMBOLDT/NORTHERN ELKO COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 50 KTS...BUT WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE HOW CLOSE THEY GET TO KWMC/KEKO. OPTED TO BROADBRUSH VCTS AT ALL TERMINALS FOR NOW...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF KTPH WHICH IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN DRY THIS AFTERNOON. FULLY EXPECT TEMPOS WILL BE NEEDED FOR TS AT SOME POINT FOR EITHER KWMC/KEKO. SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS AFTERNOON...STRONGEST AT KELY AND KTPH WHERE GUSTS TO 35 KTS ARE LIKELY. MORE ORGANIZED SHRA ARE EXPECTED 06-12Z SUN AT KWMC AHEAD OF APPROACHING COLD FRONT. BT && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED AT 736 AM / SYNOPSIS...A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE PACIFIC COAST WILL IMPACT THE GREAT BASIN THIS WEEKEND. SATURDAY AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA. A VIGOROUS SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL SWING THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY...BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND MUCH COLDER WEATHER TO THE GREAT BASIN...WITH SOME SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. COOLER AND UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. UPDATE...ADDED THUNDERSTORMS TO ALL OF THE CWA TODAY AND EARLY THIS EVENING AS LIS ARE AT OR BELOW ZERO. TSTMS ALREADY DEVELOPING OVER WHITE PINE COUNTY EARLY THIS MORNING ALREADY. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED AT 408 AM / SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. DEEP WOUND UP LOW OVER THE EASTERN PAC WILL BEGIN SERIOUSLY AFFECTING OUR WEATHER TODAY. INSTABILITY INCREASES WITH LI'S DROPPING WELL BELOW ZERO IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF FORECAST AREA. SLIGHT RISK AREA TO OUR NORTH NEARLY TOUCHES THE NEVADA LINE...WITH 5% RISK AREA FOR GUSTY WINDS INTO OUR NORTHERN ZONES. STEEP LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND AMPLE MID LEVEL MOISTURE...COUPLED WITH INCREASING PW'S WILL SUSTAIN UPDRAFTS TO THE POINT OF NEAR SEVERE IN THE FAR NORTH AND NORTHWEST. MAIN ISSUES WILL BE GUSTY WINDS AND SOME SMALL HAIL. YESTERDAY ONE STORM PRODUCED A 55 MPH GUST...SO DEPENDING ON THE SPEED OF MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS TODAY...WILL NEED TO WATCH FOR POSSIBLE ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS. STORMS WILL EXTEND INTO THE EVENING AND AFTER DARK TONIGHT AND DECREASE TO SHOWERS AS HAPPENED TONIGHT...BUT COVERAGE WILL BE GREATER AND THEY WILL LAST LONGER WITH APPROACH OF JET AND TIGHTENING SURFACE GRADIENT. SUNDAY MORNING HAS A LITTLE BREAK IN THE ACTION BEFORE THE FRONT COMES IN. BUT STILL SHOWERS OVER A GOOD PORTION OF THE AREA. INSTABILITY IS LESS SO DO NOT EXPECT THUNDER (WELL, MAY ONE OR TWO) BUT GRADIENT WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH FROPA AND HAVE KEPT NORTHERN NYE'S WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY AND HIGH WIND WATCH FOR NORTHERN NYE AND WHITE PINE FOR SUNDAY. AFTER FROPA...THE TEMP REALLY DROPS AND THIS WILL HERALD A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN PRECIP TYPE AS SNOW LEVELS DROP TO VALLEY FLOORS IN THE NORTHERN TWO THIRDS MAINLY. DO NOT EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...BUT POSSIBLY SOME BRIEF SQUALLS OF BIG WET HEAVY FLAKES ON SUMMITS AND LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS IN THE RUBIES OR UPPER REACHES OF WHITE PINE COUNTY. BOYD LONG TERM...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. WHILE THE OVERALL FORECAST REMAINS THE SAME...WITH THE LARGE CUT-OFF LOW EXPECTED TO LINGER ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK BEFORE GRADUALLY MOVING AWAY TO THE EAST LATER IN THE WEEK...THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE NOW A BIT OUT OF SYNC BEYOND THE FIRST 72 HOURS AS THE GFS KICKS THE LOW OUT SIGNIFICANTLY FASTER THAN THE ECMWF. AS BOTH MODELS SHOW THE LOW LINGERING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AT THE LEAST...DID INCREASE POPS MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. AS LONG AS THE LOW REMAINS IN THE AREA...CLOUD COVER WILL PREVAIL...TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL BELOW NORMAL...AND SHOWERS WILL BE LIKELY. SNOW LEVELS WILL NOT BE FAR ABOVE THE VALLEY FLOORS EITHER...AND CONVECTIVE SHOWERS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS COULD EASILY BRING GRAUPEL/SNOW PELLETS DOWN TO THE VALLEY FLOORS. THUNDER MAY ALSO OCCUR BUT GIVEN LIMITED INSTABILITY PROGGED AND CHANGING LOCATIONS OF THAT INSTABILITY HAVE NOT INCLUDED IN THE FORECAST JUST YET. ONCE THE LOW KICKS OUT...BY THURSDAY OR AT THE LATEST FRIDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN CLOSER TO NORMAL WITH DRYING. DID NOT ALTER THIS PERIOD OF THE FORECAST MUCH AS WHILE ECMWF NOW DEPICTS THE LOW LINGERING LONGER...NOT SURE IF ITS CORRECT JUST YET. RCM AVIATION...APPROACHING LOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS...WITH THUNDER EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS INSTABILITY BUILDS WITH DAYTIME HEATING. CIGS AND VIS WILL REMAIN VFR AT ALL TERMINALS...BUT BESIDES THE THREAT OF THUNDER...GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 40 KNOTS AT KTPH AND 35 KNOTS AT KELY OUTSIDE OF T-STORMS. WINDS COULD BRIEFLY GUST EVEN STRONGER WITH ANY STORMS AT ANY OF THE TERMINALS. RCM HYDROLOGY...MORE OF THE SAME AS EXTREMELY WARM TEMPERATURES HAVE SPED UP THE SNOW MELT PROCESS. SEVERAL RIVERS ARE ON THE RISING LIMB OF THEIR HYDROGRAPHS...AND THIS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. MIGHT EVEN SPEED UP A LITTLE MORE AS TEMPS REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL AND RAINS INCREASE IN COVERAGE THROUGH FROPA SUNDAY. AFTER FROPA SUNDAY TEMPERATURES DROP MIGHTILY AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL REPLACE MOST RAIN SHOWERS AND MIN TEMPS DROP BELOW FREEZING AGAIN. EVEN THOUGH SOME STREAMS ARE FLUCTUATING BACK AND FORTH OVER FLOOD STAGE...IT SEEMS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF ALL CONCERNED TO KEEP FLW'S GOING RATHER THAN FLIP FLOPPING TO RVS'S AND BACK. BOYD && .LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTHERN NYE COUNTY. HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN NYE COUNTY...WHITE PINE COUNTY. && 99/99
Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 3:58 AM PDT, 10 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 358 AM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 NVZ013-035-151100- NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY- 358 AM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL NEVADA AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A LARGE UPPER LOW WILL HELP PRODUCE ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO DEVELOP AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE INCREASINGLY HIGH WINDS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER ESPECIALLY NORTHEAST NYE COUNTY AND WHITE PINE COUNTY. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS FOR TRUCKS AND RV'S AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST HIGHWAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP DRAMATICALLY AFTER THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH SUNDAY...BRINGING CHANCES FOR SNOW SHOWERS AND EVEN LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ON THE HIGHER RIDGES SUCH AS IN GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK AND ROUND MOUNTAIN. THE COOLER AIR WILL STICK AROUND FOR A FEW DAYS NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. NVZ030>034-036-037-151100- HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- 358 AM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA...NORTHEAST NEVADA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE ASHORE AND BEGIN AFFECTING THE WEATHER IN THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN TODAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY OVER ESPECIALLY HUMBOLDT AND NORTHERN ELKO COUNTIES...WITH INCREASING COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA. SOME OF THE STORMS CLOSER TO THE OREGON AND IDAHO BORDERS COULD BE CLOSE TO SEVERE STRENGTH WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL...UNTIL WELL AFTER DARK TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION ON SUNDAY AND SHOWERS WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FOR MANY LOCATIONS AS THE FREEZING LEVEL DROPS DRAMATICALLY. VALLEY FLOORS WILL HAVE SNOW SHOWERS...BUT NO ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...EXCEPT ON THE HIGHEST RIDGES SUCH AS IN THE RUBIES. SUMMITS MAY SEE SOME BIG WET FLAKES...THOUGH. THE WEATHER WILL STAY COOLER THAN OF LATE AS FREEZING TEMPERATURES RETURN ON MONDAY MORNING. EXPECT AS MUCH AS A 25 TO 30 DEGREE DROP IN HIGH TEMPERATURES FROM WHAT WE HAVE HAD LATELY. THE COOLER WEATHER WILL STICK AROUND THROUGH MID WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE.
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Special weather statement, May 14, 11:34 AM PDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 1134 AM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 NVZ030-036-141915- HUMBOLDT COUNTY NV-NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY NV- 1134 AM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN LANDER AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 PM PDT... AT 1132 AM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 19 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BATTLE MOUNTAIN... THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 4074 11722 4067 11678 4027 11696 4033 11725 TIME...MOT...LOC 1834Z 192DEG 26KT 4040 11707 TURNER
Special weather statement, May 14, 12:55 PM PDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 1255 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 NVZ030>032-036-142045- HUMBOLDT COUNTY NV-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY NV-NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY NV-SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY NV- 1255 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXTREME NORTHEASTERN LANDER... NORTHWESTERN EUREKA...WESTERN ELKO AND EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM PDT... AT 1251 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 19 MILES NORTHEAST OF GOLCONDA TO 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TUSCARORA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MIDAS... TUSCARORA... THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 4177 11762 4143 11572 4076 11620 4106 11750 TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 241DEG 32KT 4114 11720 4107 11639 TURNER
Special weather statement, May 14, 2:19 PM PDT, 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
219 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011
NVZ030-142145-
HUMBOLDT COUNTY NV-
219 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY UNTIL
245 PM PDT...
AT 215 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTH OF MCDERMITT...MOVING NORTH AT 25
MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MCDERMITT...
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 4182 11758 4182 11790 4200 11801 4201 11750
4200 11749
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 172DEG 22KT 4190 11772
TURNERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 9:06 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | LKN | Elko | 4 days |
| May 14, 10:46 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | LKN | Elko | 51 hr |
| May 14, 11:34 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 41 min | |
| May 14, 12:55 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 50 min | |
| May 14, 2:19 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 26 min | |
| May 14, 4:13 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 32 min | |
| May 14, 4:16 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Humboldt | 29 min |
| May 14, 4:50 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Humboldt | 25 min |
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