Alert archive / Nevada / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this winter storm warning at Jan 20, 2012, 3:18 PM PST for 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Jan 21, 2012, 1:00 AM PST. It was in force for 14 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
- Jan 20, 2012, 3:18 PM PST (23:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 21, 2012, 1:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2012, 2:35 PM PST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
Counties Elko County, NV, Eureka County, NV, Lander County, NV, White Pine County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:18 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
Elko, NV (KLKN), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 1312 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 251 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 288 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
181 WWUS45 KLKN 202318 WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 318 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...MORE WINTER WEATHER EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND... RAIN AND SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA THIS EVENING...MOVING INTO CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEVADA OVERNIGHT. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW FOR THE VALLEYS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEVADA EARLY SATURDAY...AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW FOR THE MOUNTAINS. LOWER ELEVATION RAIN WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY MID SATURDAY MORNING AND BEGIN ACCUMULATING. INCREASING WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW DURING SATURDAY. NVZ031-034-211130- /O.UPG.KLKN.WS.A.0001.120121T0600Z-120122T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.WS.W.0002.120121T0900Z-120122T0300Z/ NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE... OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON... HARRISON PASS 318 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED MID MORNING SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: ROADS IN THE WARNING AREA WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLIPPERY. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO SHARP REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ013-032-035>037-211130- /O.UPG.KLKN.WS.A.0001.120121T1200Z-120122T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.WS.W.0002.120121T0900Z-120122T0300Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- WHITE PINE COUNTY- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...ELKO...SPRING CREEK... PEQUOP SUMMIT...WELLS...CARLIN...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS... AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 318 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED MID MORNING SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELKO...SPRING CREEK...PEQUOP SUMMIT... WELLS...CARLIN...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT... EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS... TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER... CURRANT SUMMIT * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: ROADS IN THE WARNING AREA WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLIPPERY. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO SHARP REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$
3 follow-up statements
596 WWUS45 KLKN 210942 WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 142 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL BRING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TO NEVADA THIS WEEKEND... THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW FOR THE VALLEYS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEVADA TODAY. EXPECTING SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE MOUNTAINS. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WHERE RAIN FALLS...BLACK ICE FORMATION POSSIBLE AFTER THE TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING THIS EVENING. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. NVZ013-031-032-034>037-220245- /O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T0300Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL 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... H D SUMMIT...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...PEQUOP SUMMIT...WELLS... CARLIN...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 142 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED MID MORNING SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. BLACK ICE FORMATION POSSIBLE AFTER 5 PM PST. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS * WINDS: DURING THE MORNING THE WINDS WILL HAVE A SOUTHERLY COMPONENT. HOWEVER WITH THE FRONT COMING THROUGH THE REGION EXPECTING THE WIND TO SHIFT LATER TODAY FROM WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: BLACK ICE POSSIBLE. ROADS CONDITIONS IN THE WARNING AREA WILL DETERIORATE. PEQUOP SUMMIT ON INTERSTATE 80 WILL BE PROBLEMATIC TODAY. RAIN...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO SHARP REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && SZATANEK $$
130 WWUS45 KLKN 211122 AAA WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 322 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL BRING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TO NEVADA THIS WEEKEND... THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW FOR THE VALLEYS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEVADA TODAY. EXPECTING SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE MOUNTAINS. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WHERE RAIN FALLS...BLACK ICE FORMATION POSSIBLE AFTER THE TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING THIS EVENING. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. NVZ013-031-032-034>037-212330- /O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T0300Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL 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... H D SUMMIT...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...PEQUOP SUMMIT...WELLS... CARLIN...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 322 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND WIND... REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND WIND REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED MID MORNING SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. BLACK ICE FORMATION POSSIBLE AFTER 5 PM PST. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS * WINDS: DURING THE MORNING THE WINDS WILL HAVE A SOUTHERLY COMPONENT. HOWEVER WITH THE FRONT COMING THROUGH THE REGION EXPECTING THE WIND TO SHIFT LATER TODAY FROM WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: BLACK ICE POSSIBLE. ROADS CONDITIONS IN THE WARNING AREA WILL DETERIORATE. PEQUOP SUMMIT ON INTERSTATE 80 WILL BE PROBLEMATIC TODAY. RAIN...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO SHARP REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && SZATANEK $$
446 WWUS45 KLKN 212235 WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 235 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 NVZ013-031-032-034>037-212345- /O.CAN.KLKN.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T0300Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL 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... H D SUMMIT...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...PEQUOP SUMMIT...WELLS... CARLIN...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 235 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE STORM THAT PRODUCED HARSH WINTER CONDITIONS WAS MOVING RAPIDLY EAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TO BETTER THAN WARNING CRITERIA THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SHOW SHOWERS AND SOME GUSTY WINDS WILL LINGER INTO THE EVENING...AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY STILL BE TRICKY WITH SLICK ROADS OVERNIGHT. PLEASE USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 3:36 PM PST | Wind Advisory | LKN | Elko, Humboldt | 23 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Nevada, 2012Every winter storm warning in 2012
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.