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Wind Advisory 38, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at Jun 29, 2011, 1:39 AM PDT for Elko County, Nevada. It took effect at Jun 29, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2011, 1:39 AM PDT (08:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 29, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 29, 2011, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 9 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 08:42 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 00:00Z, 8.7 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
- 5304 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
934 WWUS75 KLKN 290839 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 139 AM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEVADA... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARDS THE REGION TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS...BECOMING STRONG IN THE AFTERNOON AFTERNOON. NVZ035-300300- /O.UPG.KLKN.WI.Y.0037.110629T1800Z-110630T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0011.110629T1800Z-110630T0300Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 139 AM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 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 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. SOME LOCATIONS MAY EXPERIENCE GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PICK UP LATER THIS MORNING...BECOMING VERY STRONG AND GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS EASTERN WHITE PINE COUNTY. THE TIME OF THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK * IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING LARGE PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS ALONG U.S. HIGHWAYS 6 AND 50. BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS IN SPOTS. 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. && $$ NVZ013-033-300300- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0038.110629T1800Z-110630T0300Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER 139 AM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH LATER THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PICK UP LATER THIS MORNING...BECOMING STRONG AND GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER... CURRANT SUMMIT...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL BE AFFECTING EAST TO WEST RUNNING HIGHWAYS. MOTORISTS OPERATING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE ADVISORY AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
4 follow-up statements
240 WWUS75 KLKN 290840 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 140 AM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEVADA... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARDS THE REGION TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS...BECOMING STRONG IN THE AFTERNOON. NVZ035-300300- /O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0011.110629T1800Z-110630T0300Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 140 AM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTSTO 60 MPH LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. SOME LOCATIONS MAY EXPERIENCE GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PICK UP LATER THIS MORNING...BECOMING VERY STRONG AND GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS EASTERN WHITE PINE COUNTY. THE TIME OF THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK * IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING LARGE PROFILEVEHICLES DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS ALONG U.S. HIGHWAYS 6 AND 50. BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS IN SPOTS. 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. && $$ NVZ013-033-300300- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0038.110629T1800Z-110630T0300Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER 140 AM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTSTO 50 MPH LATER THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PICK UP LATER THIS MORNING...BECOMING STRONGAND GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER... CURRANT SUMMIT...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL BE AFFECTING EAST TO WEST RUNNING HIGHWAYS. MOTORISTS OPERATING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE ADVISORY AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
895 WWUS75 KLKN 290906 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 206 AM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEVADA... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARDS THE REGION TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS...BECOMING STRONG IN THE AFTERNOON. NVZ035-292115- /O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0011.110629T1800Z-110630T0300Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 206 AM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. SOME LOCATIONS MAY EXPERIENCE GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PICK UP LATER THIS MORNING...BECOMING VERY STRONG AND GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS EASTERN WHITE PINE COUNTY. THE TIME OF THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK * IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING LARGE PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS ALONG U.S. HIGHWAYS 6 AND 50. BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS IN SPOTS. 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. && $$ NVZ013-033-292115- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0038.110629T1800Z-110630T0300Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER 206 AM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH LATER THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PICK UP LATER THIS MORNING...BECOMING STRONG AND GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER... CURRANT SUMMIT...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL BE AFFECTING EAST TO WEST RUNNING HIGHWAYS. MOTORISTS OPERATING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE ADVISORY AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
719 WWUS75 KLKN 292132 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 232 PM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL ENTER NEVADA THIS EVENING AND EXIT EAST OF NEVADA BY SUNRISE THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT INTO THIS EVENING. NVZ035-300300- /O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110630T0300Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 232 PM PDT WED JUN 29 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: SOUTH WINDS WILL AVERAGE 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. FREQUENT GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WILL OCCUR...WITH ISOLATED GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BEHIND COLD FRONT PASSAGE AND AFTER SUNSET LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK * IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING LARGE PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS ALONG U.S. HIGHWAYS 6 AND 50. BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS IN SPOTS. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS 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. && $$ NVZ013-033-300300- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-110630T0300Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER 232 PM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID EVENING. EXPECT WINDS TO SUBSIDE QUICKLY AFTER COLD FRONT PASSAGE AND AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER... CURRANT SUMMIT...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL BE AFFECTING EAST TO WEST RUNNING HIGHWAYS. MOTORISTS OPERATING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH THIS EVENING THROUGH THE ADVISORY AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ TURNER
790 WWUS75 KLKN 300236 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 736 PM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 NVZ035-300345- /O.EXP.KLKN.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110630T0300Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 736 PM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA AND THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS SCHEDULED. $$ NVZ013-033-300345- /O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-110630T0300Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER 736 PM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA AND THE WIND ADVISORY IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS SCHEDULED. $$ RCM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 6:32 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Humboldt | 28 min |
| Jun 28, 6:41 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LKN | Humboldt | 34 min |
| Jun 28, 7:12 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LKN | Humboldt | 18 min |
| Jun 28, 8:50 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 40 min | |
| Jun 28, 10:59 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 46 min | |
| Jun 29, 12:19 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 26 min | |
| Jun 29, 1:05 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 25 min | |
| Jun 29, 1:17 AM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LKN | Humboldt | 28 min |
| Jun 29, 1:39 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | LKN | White Pine | 18 hr |
| Jun 29, 1:44 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | Humboldt | 61 min |
| Jun 29, 8:19 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 41 min | |
| Jun 29, 9:12 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 48 min | |
| Jun 29, 11:33 AM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LKN | Elko | 42 min |
| Jun 29, 12:19 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 26 min | |
| Jun 29, 12:42 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 48 min | |
| Jun 29, 1:56 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LKN | Eureka, Lander | 49 min |
| Jun 29, 3:03 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 42 min | |
| Jun 29, 3:16 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 44 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.