Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 16, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at Mar 30, 2012, 3:19 AM PDT for Humboldt County, Nevada. It took effect at Mar 30, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 30, 2012, 3:19 AM PDT (10:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 30, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2012, 6:22 PM PDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
County Humboldt County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:20 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
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 204 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
- 1882 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 276 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
443 WWUS75 KLKN 301019 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 319 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...WINDY ACROSS HUMBOLDT COUNTY TODAY... ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING... ..A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS APPROACHING NEVADA. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS HUMBOLDT COUNTY TODAY AND THEN BY SATURDAY...VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE STATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NVZ030-302230- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0016.120330T1800Z-120331T0200Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.HW.A.0004.120331T1200Z-120401T0600Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT 319 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY... GOLCONDA SUMMIT * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * 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: WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY... GOLCONDA SUMMIT * IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO DANGEROUS ACROSS NEVADA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED ON HIGHWAY PASSES AND SUMMITS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY...AND MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. 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. 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>037-302230- /O.CON.KLKN.HW.A.0004.120331T1200Z-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 319 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * 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... LAMOILLE CANYON... HARRISON PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT... EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS... TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER... CURRANT SUMMIT * IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO DANGEROUS ACROSS NEVADA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED ON HIGHWAY PASSES AND SUMMITS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY...AND MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
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. && $$
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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 1:43 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | LKN | Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, White Pine | 33 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.