Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 36, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at Nov 7, 2012, 1:00 PM PST for 6 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Nov 8, 2012, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 7, 2012, 1:00 PM PST (21:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 8, 2012, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Nov 8, 2012, 5:00 PM PST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
Counties Elko County, NV, Eureka County, NV, Humboldt County, NV, Lander County, NV, Nye County, NV, White Pine County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:03 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 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 2966 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
538 WWUS75 KLKN 072100 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 100 PM PST WED NOV 7 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED THURSDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS NEVADA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED AHEAD OF AND NEAR COLD FRONT PASSAGE. GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET THURSDAY EVENING. NVZ030-031-034>041-081200- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0036.121108T1800Z-121109T0100Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-WHITE PINE COUNTY- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE... OWYHEE...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...ELKO...SPRING CREEK... CARLIN...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT 100 PM PST WED NOV 7 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNSET THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE... WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA 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...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT... ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT INTERSTATE 80 AND ALL U.S. HIGHWAYS ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. 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
3 follow-up statements
165 WWUS75 KLKN 081037 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 237 AM PST THU NOV 8 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS NEVADA TODAY AND THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED AHEAD OF AND NEAR COLD FRONT PASSAGE. GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. NVZ030-031-034>041-090100- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0036.121108T1800Z-121109T0100Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-WHITE PINE COUNTY- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE... OWYHEE...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...ELKO...SPRING CREEK... CARLIN...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT 237 AM PST THU NOV 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE... WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA 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...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT... ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT INTERSTATE 80 AND ALL U.S. HIGHWAYS ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. 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. && $$
545 WWUS75 KLKN 082113 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 113 PM PST THU NOV 8 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH SUNSET... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONGEST SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED AHEAD OF AND NEAR COLD FRONT PASSAGE. GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. NVZ030-031-034>041-090100- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-121109T0100Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-WHITE PINE COUNTY- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE... OWYHEE...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...ELKO...SPRING CREEK... CARLIN...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT 113 PM PST THU NOV 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE... WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA 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...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT... ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT INTERSTATE 80 AND ALL U.S. HIGHWAYS ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ TURNER
732 WWUS75 KLKN 090056 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 456 PM PST THU NOV 8 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS INTO THIS EVENING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SWEEP THROUGH NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. NVZ030-031-034>041-090200- /O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-121109T0100Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-WHITE PINE COUNTY- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE... OWYHEE...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...ELY... MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK... BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT... EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...ELKO...SPRING CREEK... CARLIN...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT 456 PM PST THU NOV 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NEVADA THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS BEFORE SUBSIDING FURTHER...WITH ONLY LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 5 PM. $$ TURNER
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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.