Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 6, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this high wind warning at Jun 4, 2012, 6:08 PM PDT for Elko County, Nye County, White Pine County, Nevada. It was in force for 5 hr. 4 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
- Jun 4, 2012, 6:08 PM PDT (01:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2012, 11:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
Counties Elko County, NV, Nye County, NV, White Pine County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 169 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 6:55 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 10 Wsw Gibbs Ranch, NV | STAG MOUNTAIN RAWS. |
| Jun 4, 7:11 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Ssw Manhattan, NV | QUIMA PEAK/RAWS - 7984 FT AMSL |
| Jun 4, 8:18 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 6 S Clover Valley, NV | WARM SPRINGS/NDOT - 5798 FT AMSL |
| Jun 4, 10:43 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 4 Ssw Mercury, NV | DESERT ROCK AIRPORT MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 52 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 3304 FEET. |
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, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 188 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
- 6259 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 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.
456 WWUS75 KLKN 050108 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 608 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...SUB- FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BRINGING STRONG GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH SOME AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH LOWS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BELOW FREEZING IN MANY VALLEY LOCATIONS. NVZ031-035-038-039-051315- /O.UPG.KLKN.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120605T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0006.120605T0108Z-120605T0600Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.FZ.A.0003.120606T0700Z-120606T1500Z/ NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY-SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE... OWYHEE...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN... WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT 608 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING: FALLING TO BETWEEN 24 AND 32 DEGREES. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COLD FRONT. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR NEAR DAWN WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE... WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT... ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK... AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN * IMPACTS: DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST-WEST HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 80...AND U.S. HIGHWAY 50. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND IT MAY LOCALLY FALL BELOW ONE HALF MILE FOR A PERIOD. SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO UNPROTECTED TENDER VEGETATION ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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 FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NVZ033-034-041-050600- /O.UPG.KLKN.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120605T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0006.120605T0108Z-120605T0600Z/ SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT 608 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COLD FRONT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT * IMPACTS: DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST-WEST HIGHWAYS SUCH AS U.S. HIGHWAY 6 AND INTERSTATE 80. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND IT MAY LOCALLY FALL BELOW ONE HALF MILE FOR A PERIOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NVZ030-036-037-051315- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120605T0600Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.FZ.A.0003.120606T0700Z-120606T1500Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 608 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE U.S. HIGHWAY 50 CORRIDOR BETWEEN 3 PM AND 7 PM THIS EVENING. * TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING: FALLING TO BETWEEN 24 AND 32 DEGREES. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM AND 7 PM TODAY. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR NEAR DAWN WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE... WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT... ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK... AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN * IMPACTS: DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST-WEST HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 80...AND U.S. HIGHWAY 50. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND IT MAY LOCALLY FALL BELOW ONE HALF MILE FOR A PERIOD. SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO UNPROTECTED TENDER VEGETATION ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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 FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NVZ040-050600- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120605T0600Z/ NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN 608 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 3 AND 7 PM. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT * IMPACTS: DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST-WEST HIGHWAYS SUCH AS U.S. HIGHWAY 6. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND IT MAY LOCALLY FALL BELOW ONE HALF MILE FOR A PERIOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
1 follow-up statement
364 WWUS75 KLKN 050551 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 1051 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS DYING DOWN... ...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES STILL EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE REGION. WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT ARE NOW DIMINISHING. HOWEVER...MUCH COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH LOWS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BELOW FREEZING IN MANY VALLEY LOCATIONS. NVZ031-035-038-039-051800- /O.EXP.KLKN.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120605T0600Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.FZ.A.0003.120606T0700Z-120606T1500Z/ NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY-SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE... OWYHEE...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN... WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT 1051 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING: FALLING TO BETWEEN 24 AND 32 DEGREES. * TIMING: THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR NEAR DAWN WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...ELY... MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...WELLS... PEQUOP SUMMIT...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN * IMPACTS: SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO UNPROTECTED TENDER VEGETATION ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NVZ033-034-041-050700- /O.EXP.KLKN.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120605T0600Z/ SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT 1051 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE DYING DOWN ACROSS THE REGION AND THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS SCHEDULED. $$ NVZ030-036-037-051800- /O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120605T0600Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.FZ.A.0003.120606T0700Z-120606T1500Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 1051 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING: FALLING TO BETWEEN 24 AND 32 DEGREES. * TIMING: THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR NEAR DAWN WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY... GOLCONDA SUMMIT...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS * IMPACTS: SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO UNPROTECTED TENDER VEGETATION ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NVZ040-050700- /O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120605T0600Z/ NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN 1051 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE DYING DOWN ACROSS THE REGION AND THE WIND ADVISORY IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS SCHEDULED. $$ RCM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 5:17 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 43 min | |
| Jun 5, 2:33 AM PDT | Freeze Warning | LKN | Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Nye, White Pine | 29 hr |
| Jun 5, 1:16 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 29 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.