Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this high wind warning at Mar 5, 2012, 2:40 PM PST. It took effect at Mar 6, 2012, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 11 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
- Mar 5, 2012, 2:40 PM PST (22:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 6, 2012, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2012, 9:28 PM PST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
338 WWUS75 KLKN 052240 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 240 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012 ...ANOTHER STRONG STORM TO AFFECT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA TUESDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DROP DOWN FROM THE NORTH TUESDAY TO PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN PRODUCING STRONG WINDS TUESDAY. NVZ013-061445- /O.UPG.KLKN.HW.A.0002.120306T1500Z-120307T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0003.120306T1800Z-120307T1200Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT 240 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 60 MPH SHIFTING NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH AFTER NOON. * BLOWING SNOW: BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE A PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANT. 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED FOR MOST AREAS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER... CURRANT SUMMIT * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ALONG US HIGHWAY 6 MAY BE MOST IMPACTED BY STRONG CROSS WINDS. ANY SNOW THAT DEVELOPS AS THE STORM MOVES THROUGH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES DRAMATICALLY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AND VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE WHEN THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THIS COULD CREATE BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME. *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. && $$ LW
3 follow-up statements
613 WWUS75 KLKN 060954 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 154 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY... .A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON...CAUSING A VERY TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER NORTHERN NYE COUNTY. IN RESPONSE WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG OUT OF THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND TONOPAH AND ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 6. NVZ013-070000- /O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0003.120306T1800Z-120307T1200Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT 154 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH...BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BY 2PM PST...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE NIGHT. * BLOWING SNOW: 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS EASTERN AND NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY...CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * BLOWING DUST: EXPECT LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST FROM ROUND MOUNTAIN TO TONOPAH AND ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 6...REDUCING VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A MILE AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER... CURRANT SUMMIT * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO TIP-OVER FROM STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 6. *PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
013 WWUS75 KLKN 062343 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 343 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL NEVADA... NVZ013-071200- /O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120307T1200Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT 343 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * BLOWING SNOW: 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS EASTERN AND NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY...CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * BLOWING DUST: EXPECT LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST FROM ROUND MOUNTAIN TO TONOPAH AND ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 6...REDUCING VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A MILE AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER... CURRANT SUMMIT * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO TIP-OVER FROM STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 6. *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. && $$ LW
037 WWUS75 KLKN 070528 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 928 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012 NVZ013-070630- /O.CAN.KLKN.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120307T1200Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT 928 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW WARNING LEVELS. HOWEVER... WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY ACROSS SUMMITS AND PASSES. PLEASE USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST TO WEST HIGHWAYS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 1:51 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | LKN | White Pine | 13 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:31 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | LKN | Elko, White Pine | 36 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:31 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | LKN | Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, White Pine | 29 hr |
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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.