Alert archive / Nevada / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this winter storm warning at Feb 12, 2012, 2:37 PM PST for Eureka County, Lander County, White Pine County, Nevada. It took effect at Feb 13, 2012, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for 23 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
- Feb 12, 2012, 2:37 PM PST (22:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 13, 2012, 7:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2012, 6:25 AM PST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
Counties Eureka County, NV, Lander County, NV, White Pine County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:40 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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 870 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
205 WWUS45 KLKN 122237 WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 237 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW TO CENTRAL NEVADA MONDAY AND TUESDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW TO CENTRAL NEVADA BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING. EXPECT THE HEAVIEST SNOW TO FALL ACROSS SOUTHERN LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES...NORTHERN NYE COUNTY...AND WHITE PINE COUNTY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. NVZ035-131200- /O.UPG.KLKN.WS.A.0002.120213T1500Z-120214T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.WS.W.0004.120213T1800Z-120214T1800Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 237 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING: 4 TO 7 INCHES IN VALLEY LOCATIONS WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. EXPECT SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ013-037-131200- /O.UPG.KLKN.WS.A.0002.120213T1500Z-120214T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.WS.W.0004.120213T1500Z-120214T1500Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 237 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN VALLEY LOCATIONS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG AND NEAR THE HIGHWAY 50 CORRIDOR. STILL HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE ALSO EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER... CURRANT SUMMIT...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES. EXPECT SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ034-131200- /O.UPG.KLKN.WS.A.0002.120213T1500Z-120214T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.WW.Y.0006.120213T1800Z-120214T1800Z/ RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SECRET PASS... LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS 237 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER TO MID ELEVATION AREAS...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE RIDGELINES. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHTEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS...AND HEAVIEST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AREAS. * TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS * IMPACTS: EXPECT SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ ROOD
6 follow-up statements
760 WWUS45 KLKN 130540 WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 940 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW TO CENTRAL NEVADA MONDAY AND TUESDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW TO CENTRAL NEVADA BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING. EXPECT THE HEAVIEST SNOW TO FALL ACROSS SOUTHERN LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES...NORTHERN NYE COUNTY...AND WHITE PINE COUNTY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. NVZ035-140430- /O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0004.120213T1800Z-120214T1800Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 940 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING: 4 TO 7 INCHES IN VALLEY LOCATIONS WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. EXPECT SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ013-037-140430- /O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0004.120213T1500Z-120214T1500Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 940 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM PST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG AND NEAR THE US HIGHWAY 50 CORRIDOR. A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER... CURRANT SUMMIT...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES. EXPECT SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ034-140430- /O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0006.120213T1800Z-120214T1800Z/ RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SECRET PASS... LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS 940 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED 6500 TO 8500 FEET...HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE RIDGELINES. LIGHTER AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE RUBIES...WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SOUTH. * TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS * IMPACTS: EXPECT SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$
103 WWUS45 KLKN 131035 WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 235 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW TO NEVADA TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW TO NEVADA BEGINNING THIS MORNING. EXPECT THE HEAVIEST SNOW TO FALL ACROSS SOUTHERN LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES...NORTHERN NYE COUNTY...AND WHITE PINE COUNTY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. NVZ035-140000- /O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0004.120213T1800Z-120214T1800Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 235 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 9 INCHES IN VALLEY LOCATIONS WITH 9 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. EXPECT SNOWPACKED ROADWAYS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ013-037-140000- /O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0004.120213T1500Z-120214T1500Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 235 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM PST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 9 INCHES IN VALLEY LOCATIONS WITH 9 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER... CURRANT SUMMIT...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. EXPECT SNOWPACKED ROADWAYS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. PASSES AND SUMMITS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ034-140000- /O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0006.120213T1800Z-120214T1800Z/ RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SECRET PASS... LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS 235 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED 6500 TO 8500 FEET...HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE RIDGELINES. LIGHTER AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE RUBIES...WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SOUTH. * TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS * IMPACTS: EXPECT SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES BEGINNING THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ TURNER
351 WWUS45 KLKN 132220 WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 220 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY SNOW TO CENTRAL NEVADA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW TO CENTRAL NEVADA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. EXPECT THE HEAVIEST SNOW TO FALL ACROSS SOUTHERN LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES...NORTHERN NYE COUNTY...AND WHITE PINE COUNTY. NVZ035-141500- /O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120214T1800Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 220 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 9 INCHES IN VALLEY LOCATIONS WITH 9 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...DIMINISHING IN THE MID MORNING HOURS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. EXPECT SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ013-037-141500- /O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120214T1500Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 220 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 9 INCHES IN VALLEY LOCATIONS WITH 9 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT AND INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER... CURRANT SUMMIT...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. EXPECT SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. PASSES AND SUMMITS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ034-141500- /O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120214T1800Z/ RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SECRET PASS... LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS 220 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED 6500 TO 8500 FEET...HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE RIDGE LINES. LIGHTER AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE RUBIES...WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SOUTH. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...DIMINISHING LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS * IMPACTS: EXPECT SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ ROOD
172 WWUS45 KLKN 140348 WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 748 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY SNOW TO CENTRAL NEVADA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW TO CENTRAL NEVADA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING. EXPECT THE HEAVIEST SNOW TO FALL ACROSS SOUTHERN LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES...NORTHERN NYE COUNTY...AND WHITE PINE COUNTY. NVZ034-140500- /O.CAN.KLKN.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120214T1800Z/ RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SECRET PASS... LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS 748 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WINTER STORM THAT BROUGHT SNOW TO THE RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE IS SLIDING EAST AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST THROUGH THE NIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SNOW SHOWERS TO DIMINISH IN AREAL COVERAGE OVER THE RUBIES THIS EVENING. ONLY AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO IS EXPECTED. AS A RESULT THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NVZ035-141800- /O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120214T1800Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 748 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES IN VALLEY LOCATIONS WITH 7 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...DIMINISHING IN THE MID-MORNING HOURS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. EXPECT SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ013-037-141500- /O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120214T1500Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 748 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES IN VALLEY LOCATIONS WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT AND INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER... CURRANT SUMMIT...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. EXPECT SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. PASSES AND SUMMITS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$
704 WWUS45 KLKN 140951 WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 151 AM PST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN THIS MORNING ... .SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE THROUGH MID MORNING. MANY ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN SNOW-PACKED AND TREACHEROUS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. NVZ035-141800- /O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120214T1800Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 151 AM PST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES IN VALLEY LOCATIONS WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE BY MID MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. EXPECT SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ013-037-141500- /O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120214T1500Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 151 AM PST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES IN VALLEY LOCATIONS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN COVERAGE EARLY THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER... CURRANT SUMMIT...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT * IMPACTS: ALTHOUGH SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE...ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SNOW-PACKED AND TREACHEROUS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ RLC/TURNER
457 WWUS45 KLKN 141425 WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 625 AM PST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WEAKENING THIS MORNING... .LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING. MANY ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN SLICK OR SNOW PACKED IN SPOTS. NVZ035-141800- /O.CAN.KLKN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120214T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.WS.W.0005.120214T1500Z-120214T1800Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 625 AM PST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEYS THROUGH MID MORNING. ELEVATIONS ABOVE ABOUT 8000 FEET MAY EXPECT UP TO TWO ADDITIONAL INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE THROUGH MID MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...SACRAMENTO PASS...CURRANT SUMMIT...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK * IMPACTS: EXPECT SNOW PACKED AND SLICK ROADWAYS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY IN SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. BETTER TO BE A BIT LATE THAN NOT GET THERE AT ALL. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ013-037-141530- /O.CAN.KLKN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120214T1500Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 625 AM PST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW SHOWERS HAVE DIMINISHED GREATLY OR MOVED SOUTH OF THE AREA. ALTHOUGH SOME SNOW WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH MID MORNING...ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE VERY LIGHT. SOME ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK OR SNOW PACKED. THIS COULD MAKE TRAVEL QUITE INCONVENIENT OR SLOW. BETTER TO BE A BIT LATE THAN NOT GET THERE AT ALL. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Elko, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 12, 9:29 AM PST, 5 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 9:29 AM PST, 5 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 929 AM PST SUN FEB 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH IN COVERAGE ACROSS EASTERN NEVADA TODAY. A BRIEF BREAK OF DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW TO NEVADA MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. && .UPDATE...SNOW SHOWERS HAVE BEEN DIMINISHING ACROSS WHITE PINE COUNTY THIS MORNING. PER MODEL GUIDANCE AND CURRENT SATELLITE INFORMATION...EXPECTING LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW THIS MORNING. AS SUCH...THE SNOW ADVISORY WHICH WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED AT 200 AM / SYNOPSIS...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH IN COVERAGE ACROSS EASTERN NEVADA TODAY. A BRIEF BREAK OF DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW TO NEVADA MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. DISORGANIZED LOW PRESSURE TROUGH CROSSING NEVADA THIS MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS PERSIST ACROSS EASTERN NEVADA...COMPLETE WITH SEVERAL RECENT LIGHTNING STRIKES IN LINCOLN COUNTY. RATHER IMPRESSIVE FOR MIDNIGHT IN NEVADA IN FEBRUARY. CEILINGS AT KELY ASOS ARE DROPPING WITH LIGHT SNOW...AND EXPECT RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE ACROSS WHITE PINE COUNTY /ESPECIALLY THE EASTERN HALF OF THE COUNTY/ THROUGH THIS MORNING. ELEVATION-BASED WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 6500 FEET FOR WHITE PINE COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE THROUGH NOON AS PLANNED. ELSEWHERE...EXPECT SHOWER COVERAGE AND CLOUDS TO DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY WITH TROUGH AXIS EXITING EASTERN NEVADA BY SUNSET THIS EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY VERY CLOSE TO NORMAL FOR MID FEBRUARY...IN THE LOWER 40S. SHORTWAVE RIDGE CROSSES NEVADA TONIGHT PROVIDING A BRIEF 6-9 HOUR BREAK OF DRY WEATHER. REDUCED SKY/POP GRIDS FOR THIS EVENING WITH MOST LOCATIONS DRY. SNOW WILL BE SPREADING INTO WESTERN NEVADA BY SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING. MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MAJOR WINTER STORM ON TRACK TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW TO MOST OF NEVADA. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 IN CENTRAL NEVADA...AND AFTER SUNSET MONDAY EVENING AS ROAD TEMPERATURES DROP. INHERITED WINTER STORM WATCH LOOKS ON TRACK WITH NO CHANGES NEEDED. 00Z MODEL GUIDANCE REMAINS CONSISTENT WITH MANY OF THE STORM'S DETAILS...LEADING TO INCREASING FORECASTER CONFIDENCE. AS SUCH...THIS FORECAST PACKAGE INCREASES SNOW PROBABILITIES GREATLY ALONG WITH QPF/SNOW AMOUNTS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 TO REFLECT THIS MODEL CONSISTENCY. MODELS CONTINUE TO SUGGEST A HIGH IMPACT HEAVY SNOW EVENT FOR CENTRAL NEVADA MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...GENERALLY IN THE WINTER STORM WATCH AREA. TRAVEL IN THIS AREA IS EXPECTED TO BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE IN PLACES...STARTING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AND WELL INTO TUESDAY. WITH THE HIGHER POP/QPF/SNOW AMOUNTS WILL INCREASE SNOW AMOUNTS MENTIONED IN THE WINTER STORM WATCH PRODUCT. AT THIS TIME...WIDESPREAD 6-12 INCHES APPEARS LIKELY IN THE VALLEYS OF NYE/SOUTHERN LANDER AND EUREKA/ PORTIONS OF WHITE PINE COUNTIES OVER THE MONDAY-TUESDAY TIME FRAME. EXPECT 12-18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH FAVORED UPSLOPE LOCALES NEARING 2 FEET. FURTHER DETAILS CAN BE FOUND IN THE UPDATED WINTER STORM WATCH PRODUCT. HAVE NO DOUBT THIS WATCH WILL BE UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING BY FUTURE SHIFTS. MIDDAY MONDAY...STRONG 540 DM CLOSED LOW WILL BE NEAR RENO...WITH A TONOPAH SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING OVER WESTERN NYE COUNTY. SFC LOW DEEPENS NEAR/SOUTH OF NYE COUNTY MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH A PERSISTENT CLOSED 700 MB CIRCULATION OVER NYE COUNTY AS WELL. THESE FEATURES WILL ONLY SLOWLY DRIFT EASTWARD MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/TUESDAY MORNING...ALLOWING FOR SNOW TO PILE UP ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA. THIS SLOW STORM TRACK AND RESIDENCE TIME OVER NEVADA IS THE BASIS FOR INCREASING THE SNOW AMOUNTS. THE MUCH MORE DIFFICULT PART OF THE FORECAST WILL BE THE WINTER WEATHER HEADLINES NEEDED FOR NORTHERN NEVADA /ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80/. MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT FORECASTING A TIGHT GRADIENT IN SNOWFALL VERY NEAR THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR. SNOW AMOUNTS IN NORTHERN HUMBOLDT/NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY LIKELY TO REMAIN IN THE 1-3 INCH RANGE...SUFFICIENT FOR AN IMPACT-BASED WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW AMOUNT GRIDS PLACE A GENERAL 2-4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS ALONG INTERSTATE 80...FROM WINNEMUCCA TO BATTLE MOUNTAIN TO ELKO/SPRING CREEK. HERE...ADVISORIES VERY LIKELY WILL BE NEEDED PARTICULARLY AFTER SUNSET MONDAY EVENING. THE BOTTOM LINE...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN LOW SNOW AMOUNTS NORTH OF I-80 AND HIGH CONFIDENCE IN HEAVY SNOW MONDAY/TUESDAY IN THE WINTER STORM WATCH AREA. NEAR THE INTERSTATE...SNOW IS LIKELY BUT MOST LIKELY WILL REMAIN BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. SLIGHT CHANGES IN THE STORM TRACK WILL MODIFY THIS FORECAST...THUS WILL KEEP WINTER STORM WATCH GOING FOR NOW. BT LONG TERM...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY. THE MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT CONCLUDING THAT AN EXTENDED TROUGH PATTERN WILL BE DEVELOPING TUESDAY NIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE SOME SIGNIFICANT STORMS MOVING THROUGH THE OPEN TROUGH PATTERN HOWEVER THERE IS SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN POSITIONING OF CENTRAL LOW PRESSURE WHICH MAKES TIMING OF THESE STORMS A NIGHTMARE AT THIS JUNCTURE. FOR EXAMPLE...ON THE LATEST RUN OF THE ECMWF AND THE GFS...CENTRAL LOW PRESSURE PLACEMENT DIFFERS BY OVER 400 MILES BY THURSDAY 18Z...WITH THE GFS HANGING OUT OVER THE PACIFIC WHILE THE ECMWF LOW SITS OVER ARIZONA. NOT ONLY WILL THIS MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN A SHORTWAVE RIDGE OR TROUGH OVER NEVADA THURSDAY...IT AFFECTS THE EXTENT OF MOISTURE FETCH OFF THE PACIFIC. DID NOT MAKE MANY CHANGES TO THE FORECAST WITH THESE LARGE UNCERTAINTIES. HOWEVER THE GENERAL OPEN TROUGH THEME DOES SCREAM COLD PATTERN SO COOLED TEMPERATURES OFF A BIT. LW AVIATION...AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN TODAY...WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE AT KELY...EXPECT MAINLY MVFR CONDITIONS WITH EMBEDDED IFR CIGS AND VIS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...THEN IMPROVING TO VFR IN THE AFTERNOON. WITH ONLY LIGHT PRECIPITATION EXPECTED ELSEWHERE...VFR CONDITIONS STILL APPLY THROUGH 12Z MONDAY. LW && .LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN NYE COUNTY...RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE... SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY...WHITE PINE COUNTY. && 96
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 12, 9:51 AM PST, 4 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 951 AM PST SUN FEB 12 2012 NVZ013-034-035-037-131800- NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- WHITE PINE COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- 951 AM PST SUN FEB 12 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL NEVADA...NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA...NORTHEAST NEVADA AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...MONDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND VISIBILITIES LIMITED. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PLEASE SEE PRODUCT WSWLKN FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. NVZ030>033-036-131800- HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- 951 AM PST SUN FEB 12 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA...NORTHEAST NEVADA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW SHOWERS TO HUMBOLDT COUNTY EARLY MONDAY MORNING...THEN SPREAD INTO WESTERN ELKO COUNTY ALONG WITH NORTHERN LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES BY MID-MORNING. UP TO A COUPLE INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE AT WINNEMUCCA AND BATTLE MOUNTAIN...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. EASTERN ELKO COUNTY WILL RECEIVE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF SNOW WITH THIS SYSTEM AS MOST ENERGY HEADS SOUTH INTO CENTRAL NEVADA MONDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. ROOD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2:37 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | LKN | Elko, White Pine | 29 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.