Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this high wind warning at Mar 30, 2012, 1:43 PM PDT for 5 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Mar 31, 2012, 8:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 15 hr. 15 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
- Mar 30, 2012, 1:43 PM PDT (20:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 31, 2012, 8:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2012, 11:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
Counties Elko County, NV, Eureka County, NV, Humboldt County, NV, Lander County, NV, White Pine County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 1:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Emigrant Pass, NV | SATURN WITH UTILITY TRAILER TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON I80 BAGAN FISHTAILING DOWNHILL DUE TO STONG WINDS. SATURN AND UTILITY TRAILER SEPARATED AFTER HITTING BARRIER WALL. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. |
| Mar 31, 1:47 PM PDT | TSTM WND GST 77 | 11 Ese Kings River Vall, NV | DOUBLE H RAWS |
| Mar 31, 3:41 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 12 Sse Ely, NV | SCHELL CREEK ELK VIEW NDOT |
| Mar 31, 3:41 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 27 Ene Eureka Airport, NV | |
| Mar 31, 3:41 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 2 S Ruby Lake, NV | RUBY VALLEY RAWS |
| Mar 31, 4:29 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 6 Se Battle Mountain, NV | BATTLE MOUNTAIN NVDOT |
| Mar 31, 4:50 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Battle Mountain, NV | A SAAB TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON I80 WAS EXCEEDING THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT AND ENCOUNTERED 50 MPH CROSSWINDS. THE VEHICLE OVERTURNED WITH ONE INJURY SUSTAINED. |
| Mar 31, 5:19 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | Ely, NV | ELY AIRPORT ASOS |
| Mar 31, 5:30 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 16 Nne Golconda, NV | LOCAL HAM LOST AN ESTIMATED THREE TO FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DAMAGE TO TOWERS, ANTENNAS, FEEDLINES, AND HOUSE ROOFING/VENTILATION...SHINGLES-TURBINE VENTS. |
| Mar 31, 5:32 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 1 Ne Ely, NV | ELY RAWS |
| Mar 31, 5:59 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 6 S Clover Valley, NV | WARM SPRINGS NVDOT |
| Mar 31, 6:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 10 W Golconda, NV | COMMERCIAL VEHICLE TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON I80...10 MILES WEST OF GOLCONDA SUMMIT...WAS BLOWN OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT WITH NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. |
| Mar 31, 7:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 12 N Orovada, NV | A ONE TON DODGE RAM PICKUP HAULING A THIRTY-THREE FOOT TRAILER ENCOUNTERED SEVERE CROSSWINDS AND WAS BLOWN OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON SR 95 AT MILE MARKER 18. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED IN THE ACCIDENT. |
| Mar 31, 8:23 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 98 | 3 Nw Great Basin Nation, NV | MATHER RAWS |
| Mar 31, 8:37 PM PDT | TSTM WND GST 83 | 6 Sw Paradise Valley, NV | MOREY CREEK RAWS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 183 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
- 1027 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 223 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
420 WWUS75 KLKN 302043 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 143 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN ON SATURDAY... ..A STRONG PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL APPROACH NEVADA THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A SURFACE COLD FRONT ACROSS HUMBOLDT COUNTY THIS EVENING...BEFORE INCREASING AND SPREADING ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. NVZ030-311100- /O.UPG.KLKN.HW.A.0004.120331T1200Z-120401T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0005.120331T1500Z-120401T0600Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120331T0200Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT 143 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH THIS EVENING. SATURDAY SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL SUBSIDE LATE THIS EVENING...BEFORE INCREASING SATURDAY MORNING AND BECOMING STRONG BY MIDDAY SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY... GOLCONDA SUMMIT * IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY...AND 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. 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. && $$ NVZ013-031>037-311100- /O.UPG.KLKN.HW.A.0004.120331T1200Z-120401T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0005.120331T1800Z-120401T0600Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- EXTREME EASTERN 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...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE... ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT... SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...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 143 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELKO...SPRING CREEK... WELLS... CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT...ELY...MCGILL... CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...SECRET PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT... EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT * IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY...AND 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
047 WWUS75 KLKN 310122 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 622 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN ON SATURDAY... ..A STRONG PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL APPROACH NEVADA THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A SURFACE COLD FRONT ACROSS HUMBOLDT COUNTY LATER THIS EVENING...BEFORE INCREASING AND SPREADING ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. NVZ030-311200- /O.CAN.KLKN.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120331T0200Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0005.120331T1500Z-120401T0600Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT 622 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH THIS EVENING. SATURDAY SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING AND BECOME STRONG BY MIDDAY SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY... GOLCONDA SUMMIT * IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY...AND 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. && $$ NVZ013-031>037-311200- /O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0005.120331T1800Z-120401T0600Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- EXTREME EASTERN 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...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE... ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT... SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...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 622 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELKO...SPRING CREEK... WELLS... CARLIN... PEQUOP SUMMIT...ELY...MCGILL... CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...SECRET PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT... EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT * IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY...AND 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. && $$
304 WWUS75 KLKN 311200 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 500 AM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TODAY... ..A PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH NEVADA TODAY. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A SURFACE COLD FRONT ACROSS HUMBOLDT COUNTY ...THEN INCREASE AND SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION DURING THE DAY. NVZ030-010000- /O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0005.120331T1500Z-120401T0600Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT 500 AM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND BECOME STRONG BY MIDDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY... GOLCONDA SUMMIT * IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY...AND 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. && $$ NVZ013-031>037-010000- /O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0005.120331T1800Z-120401T0600Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- WHITE PINE COUNTY- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE... ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT... SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...SECRET PASS... LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS... AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 500 AM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELKO...SPRING CREEK... WELLS... CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT...ELY...MCGILL... CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...SECRET PASS... LAMOILLE CANYON... HARRISON PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT... EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS... TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER... CURRANT SUMMIT * IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY...AND MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
093 WWUS75 KLKN 312155 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 255 PM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN THIS EVENING... A PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH NEVADA THIS EVENING. WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL REMAIN VERY STRONG THROUGH THIS EVENING...FINALLY DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. NVZ030-010600- /O.NEW.KLKN.DU.Y.0001.120331T2200Z-120401T0600Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120401T0600Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT 255 PM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. LOWEST VISIBILITY WILL BE AFTER SUNSET. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 80...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT * IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY...AND 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. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ NVZ036-010600- /O.NEW.KLKN.DU.Y.0001.120331T2200Z-120401T0600Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120401T0600Z/ NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS 255 PM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. LOWEST VISIBILITY WILL BE AFTER SUNSET. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 80...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS * IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY...AND MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ NVZ013-031>035-037-010600- /O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120401T0600Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- WHITE PINE COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE... ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT... SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...SECRET PASS... LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 255 PM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...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...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT * IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY...AND 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. && $$
326 WWUS75 KLKN 010552 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 1052 PM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING AND BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A PACIFIC SYSTEM IS RAPIDLY MOVING THROUGH NEVADA. WINDS HAVE TAPERED OFF ALTHOUGH LINGERING GUSTS EXPECTED INTO THE MORNING. NVZ030-010700- /O.EXP.KLKN.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120401T0600Z/ /O.EXP.KLKN.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120401T0600Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT 1052 PM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A PACIFIC SYSTEM IS RAPIDLY MOVING THROUGH NEVADA. WINDS HAVE TAPERED OFF ALTHOUGH LINGERING GUSTS EXPECTED INTO THE MORNING. $$ NVZ036-010700- /O.EXP.KLKN.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120401T0600Z/ /O.EXP.KLKN.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120401T0600Z/ NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS 1052 PM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A PACIFIC SYSTEM IS RAPIDLY MOVING THROUGH NEVADA. WINDS HAVE TAPERED OFF ALTHOUGH LINGERING GUSTS EXPECTED INTO THE MORNING. $$ NVZ013-031>035-037-010700- /O.EXP.KLKN.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120401T0600Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- WHITE PINE COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE... ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT... SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...SECRET PASS... LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 1052 PM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A PACIFIC SYSTEM IS RAPIDLY MOVING THROUGH NEVADA. WINDS HAVE TAPERED OFF ALTHOUGH LINGERING GUSTS EXPECTED INTO THE MORNING. $$
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Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 3:19 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | LKN | Humboldt | 15 hr |
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