Alert archive / Nevada / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this winter storm warning at Mar 5, 2012, 2:31 PM PST for Elko County, White Pine County, Nevada. It took effect at Mar 6, 2012, 4:00 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
- Mar 5, 2012, 2:31 PM PST (22:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 6, 2012, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2012, 2:31 AM PST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
Counties Elko County, NV, White Pine County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:35 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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 2072 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 210 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
272 WWUS45 KLKN 052231 WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 231 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012 NVZ035-061800- /O.UPG.KLKN.WS.A.0003.120306T2100Z-120307T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.WS.W.0008.120306T1800Z-120307T1200Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 231 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH 7 TO 11 INCHES POSSIBLE AT 6500 FEET. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PICK UP EARLY IN THE MORNING AND THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...BECOMING NORTHWEST. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...ESPECIALLY HIGHWAY OVERPASSES...ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS...AND MAKE TRAVEL IN WHITE PINE COUNTY EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AND VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE WHEN THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THIS COULD CREATE BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE 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. && $$ NVZ031-061800- /O.NEW.KLKN.WS.W.0008.120306T1200Z-120307T0000Z/ NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE... OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT 231 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH BEFORE NOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...ESPECIALLY HIGHWAY OVERPASSES...ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS...AND MAKE TRAVEL IN NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ030-061800- /O.NEW.KLKN.WW.Y.0012.120306T1200Z-120306T2000Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT 231 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON PST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH BEFORE NOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY... GOLCONDA SUMMIT * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS...AND MAKE TRAVEL IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ NVZ032>034-036-037-061800- /O.NEW.KLKN.WW.Y.0012.120306T1500Z-120307T0600Z/ SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK... PEQUOP SUMMIT...WELLS...CARLIN...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS... BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT... EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 231 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING AND THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH BEGINNING AROUND NOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELKO... SPRING CREEK...PEQUOP SUMMIT...WELLS...CARLIN...SECRET PASS... LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT... EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS...AND MAKE TRAVEL IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ LW
6 follow-up statements
613 WWUS45 KLKN 061044 WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 244 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012 NVZ031-070000- /O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0008.120306T1200Z-120307T0000Z/ NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE... OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT 244 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES VALLEYS...WITH 5 TO 9 INCHES MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY MID-MORNING. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...DECREASING VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF 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. && $$ NVZ035-070030- /O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0008.120306T1800Z-120307T1200Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 244 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH 7 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS EASTERN WHITE PINE COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN BY MIDDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED TO OCCUR TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THE NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...DECREASING VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ030-062000- /O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0012.120306T1200Z-120306T2000Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT 244 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MIDDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. SHIFTING THE NORTHWEST BY MID-MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THIS 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. && $$ NVZ032>034-036-037-070030- /O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0012.120306T1500Z-120307T0600Z/ SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK... PEQUOP SUMMIT...WELLS...CARLIN...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS... BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT... EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 244 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES VALLEYS...WITH 3 TO 7 INCHES MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY LATE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELKO... SPRING CREEK...PEQUOP SUMMIT...WELLS...CARLIN...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...AUSTIN...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. SHIFTING THE NORTHWEST BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS...AND MAKE TRAVEL IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$
219 WWUS45 KLKN 061955 WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 1155 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012 NVZ030-062100- /O.EXP.KLKN.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120306T2000Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT 1155 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY. $$ NVZ031-070000- /O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120307T0000Z/ NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE... OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT 1155 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES VALLEYS...WITH 5 TO 9 INCHES MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT * WINDS: NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...DECREASING VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ035-070800- /O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120307T1200Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 1155 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH 7 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS EASTERN WHITE PINE COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN BY MIDDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS EVENING THROUGH THE NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...DECREASING VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF 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. && $$ NVZ032>034-036-037-070600- /O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120307T0600Z/ SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK... PEQUOP SUMMIT...WELLS...CARLIN...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS... BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT... EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 1155 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES VALLEYS...WITH 3 TO 7 INCHES MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELKO... SPRING CREEK...PEQUOP SUMMIT...WELLS...CARLIN... SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...AUSTIN... AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT... BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS * WINDS: NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS...AND MAKE TRAVEL IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ LW
216 WWUS45 KLKN 062340 WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 340 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012 NVZ031-070045- /O.CAN.KLKN.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120307T0000Z/ NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE... OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT 340 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ NVZ035-071145- /O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120307T1200Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 340 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH 7 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS EASTERN WHITE PINE COUNTY. * TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. IN ADDITION THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...DECREASING VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ032>034-036-037-070600- /O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120307T0600Z/ SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK... PEQUOP SUMMIT...WELLS...CARLIN...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS... BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT... EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 340 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELKO... SPRING CREEK...PEQUOP SUMMIT...WELLS...CARLIN... SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...AUSTIN... AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT... BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS * WINDS: NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS...AND MAKE TRAVEL IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$
352 WWUS45 KLKN 070315 WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 715 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012 NVZ032>034-036-037-070415- /O.CAN.KLKN.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120307T0600Z/ SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK... PEQUOP SUMMIT...WELLS...CARLIN...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS... BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT... EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 715 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED IN MOST AREAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS THE NIGHT GOES ON. WINDS WILL STILL GUST TO OVER 30 MPH ON SUMMITS AND PEAKS. SOME LOCATIONS ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE RUBY AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGES WILL GUST TO OVER 50 MPH. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE. PLEASE REFER TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PRODUCT RNONOWLKN FOR MORE INFORMATION. $$ NVZ035-070600- /O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120307T1200Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 715 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: OVERNIGHT...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS EASTERN WHITE PINE COUNTY. * TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BEFORE MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...SACRAMENTO PASS. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. IN ADDITION THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...DECREASING VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF 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. && $$
846 WWUS45 KLKN 070533 WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 933 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012 NVZ035-071200- /O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120307T1200Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 933 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: OVERNIGHT...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS EASTERN WHITE PINE COUNTY...ESPECIALLY ON EAST FACING SLOPES ABOVE 8000 FEET. * TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BEFORE MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...SACRAMENTO PASS. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO NEAR 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. EXPECT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...DECREASING VISIBILITY AT TIMES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST TO WEST ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$
806 WWUS45 KLKN 071031 WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 231 AM PST WED MAR 7 2012 NVZ035-071145- /O.CAN.KLKN.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120307T1200Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 231 AM PST WED MAR 7 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS WHITE PINE COUNTY EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE MAINLY CONFINED TO AREAS EAST OF ELY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN 1 INCH...PRIMARILY IN AND AROUND GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK. SNOW WILL END BY MID-MORNING. $$
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 Mar 5, 10:38 AM PST, 3 hours 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 10:38 AM PST, 3 hours 53 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 1038 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING ANOTHER NICE DAY TODAY WITH UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES. A SHARP CHANGE IN THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY...AS A COLD FRONT BRINGS STRONG WINDS...SNOW...AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES. THE STORM WILL EXIT THROUGH WHITE PINE COUNTY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER WILL RETURN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. && .UPDATE...UPDATED TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY. RAISED HIGH TEMPERATURES 5-10 DEGREES ALL AROUND. EUREKA WILL APPROACH RECORD HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WINNEMUCCA WAS 60 DEGREES AS OF 10 AM PST AND MAY REACH 70 DEGREES. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED AT 350 AM / SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING ANOTHER NICE DAY TODAY WITH UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES. A SHARP CHANGE IN THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY...AS A COLD FRONT BRINGS STRONG WINDS...SNOW...AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES. SNOW WILL DEPART THE REGION EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH ANOTHER COOL DAY...BEFORE WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER RETURNS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. SHORT TERM...MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER NICE DAY TODAY AS THE SURFACE RIDGE PULLS OFF TO THE EAST ALLOWING WARM RETURN FLOW OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST. THIS SHOULD ALLOW FOR TEMPS TO WARM ONCE AGAIN INTO THE UPPER 50S/LOW 60S ACROSS THE BASINS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NV. IT WILL BE BREEZY TODAY THOUGH AS 700MB WIND INCREASE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING 500MB PACIFIC TROUGH. TUESDAY LOOKS TO BE AN INTERESTING DAY ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NV...AS A PACIFIC NORTHWEST TROUGH SPLITS AND QUICKLY DIVES INTO SOUTHERN NV. THE SURFACE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE 500MB TROUGH WILL REACH HUMBOLDT COUNTY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE WEST AS 700MB FLOW INCREASES TO 50KTS. THIS WILL LEAD TO A WINDY NIGHT MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE HIGHER VALLEYS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING THROUGH THE NIGHT AT MOST LOCATIONS...ALLOWING FOR WARM ROAD TEMPERATURES. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP LIKE A ROCK BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS NORTHERN NV...WITH AN EXTREMELY TIGHT TEMP GRADIENT. SNOW WILL INITIALLY MELT ON AREA ROADWAYS...BEFORE QUICKLY FREEZING AS AIR TEMPS DROP BELOW FREEZING. THIS COULD CAUSE FOR A SLICK MORNING COMMUTE ACROSS HUMBOLDT AND NORTHERN ELKO COUNTIES. THE FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE ELKO AREA AROUND 18Z TUESDAY...BEFORE QUICKLY PUSHING INTO CENTRAL NV TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE SNOW WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE FRONT WITH 1-2" EXPECTED ACROSS MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS...WITH 2-5" ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. TUESDAY AFTERNOON THE SURFACE LOW RAPIDLY DEEPENS ACROSS SOUTHERN NV...REACHING -3 TO 4 MSLP STANDARD DEVIATIONS WITH A 992MB LOW PROGGED. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A VERY STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS CENTRAL NV. IT WILL BECOME VERY WINDY ACROSS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY IN RESPONSE TO THIS...AS WIND GUSTS UP TO 60MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. HAVE EXTENDED THE HIGH WIND WATCH THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY...AS GUIDANCE HAS SLOWED DOWN THE PROGRESSION OF THE SURFACE LOW. THE SECOND BIGGEST ISSUE WILL BE THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY SNOW ACROSS WHITE PINE COUNTY...ESPECIALLY EASTERN WHITE PINE COUNTY. THE NAM/GEM/EC/UKMET NOW ALL HAVE A CLOSED 500MB LOW OVER SOUTHERN NV TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS HAS GREATLY INCREASED THE RESIDENCE TIME OF A STRONG DEFORMATION ZONE OVER WHITE PINE COUNTY. QPF AMOUNTS HAVE INCREASED TO .3-.5" ACROSS MOST OF THE COUNTY. THIS MUCH MOISTURE COMBINED WITH HIGH SNOW RATIOS COULD SUPPORT 4-7" ACROSS THE BASINS...AND UP TO A FOOT ACROSS THE SCHELL AND SNAKE RANGES...ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO MEASURE WITH ALL THE WIND. DECIDED TO ISSUE A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SHOULD BE SOME VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TUESDAY NIGHT ALONG U.S. 93 AND 50 FROM THE UTAH BORDER TO ELY. LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TO EXIT SOMETIME WEDNESDAY AND MODELS ARE HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY KICKING THIS SYSTEM OUT OF THE AREA. WITH THE POSSIBLE EASTERLY COMPONENT FLOW BEING SOMEWHAT MOIST...HAVE KEPT THE THREAT FOR SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS EASTERN WHITE PINE COUNTY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS DEFINITELY A POSSIBILITY AT GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK. AFTERNOON HIGHS THAT DAY WILL BE QUITE COOL ACROSS ALL OF THE REGION AS A STIFF NORTH TO NORTHEAST FLOW KEEPS CHILLY AIR OVERHEAD. LOOKING AT HIGHS ONLY IN THE LOW TO MID 30S ACROSS THE NORTH TO MAYBE THE LOW 40S IN THE SOUTH. WINDS IN NORTHERN NYE AND WHITE PINE COUNTY HAVE BEEN KEPT BREEZY TO WINDY AS SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES SOMEWHAT BUT NOT TOO MUCH. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AND THERE MAY BE A FEW AFTERNOON BREEZES BUT PRESSURE GRADIENT DOES RELAX QUITE A BIT COMPARED TO WEDNESDAY. THE AREA WARMS UP UNDER FAIRLY SUNNY SKIES AND 700 MB TEMPERATURES CLIMB TO AROUND -1C TO 1 C OVER THE AREA. THINKING WITH THE STRONGER SUN ANGLE WE ARE EXPERIENCING NOW THE AREA WILL SEE A QUICK WARM UP AND SO WENT WITH HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE LOW 50S...ALTHOUGH KEPT THINGS COOL IN WHITE PINE COUNTY DUE TO POSSIBLE SNOW COVER. LOW PRESSURE IN THE FOUR CORNERS IS NOT BEING HANDLED BY THE MODELS ALL THAT WELL...THE EUROPEAN AND CANADIAN KEEPS THE SYSTEM IN AZ/NM...WITH MORE FORWARD PROGRESSION SEEN IN THE GFS. NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS...IT DOES APPEAR RIDGING WILL TAKE PLACE OVER NORTHERN NEVADA IN SOME FORM OR ANOTHER. SO WENT WITH FAIRLY BENIGN CONDITIONS THROUGH THE REST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH NICE SPRING-LIKE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE OVER THE GREAT BASIN. AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS ARE PROJECTED AT ALL TAF SITES FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING PERIOD. WINDS WILL INCREASE S-SW10-20G30KT AT ALL SITES BEGINNING AFTER 18Z. CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO THICKEN AND LOWER AFTER 06/00Z WITH PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE AFTER 06/06Z AT SITE KWMC. FLYING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEGRADE BETWEEN 06-12Z AT KWMC AND KEKO DUE TO APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. && .LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT FOR NORTHERN NYE COUNTY. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR WHITE PINE COUNTY. && 92/97
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 5, 3:14 AM PST, 11 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 314 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012 NVZ013-061115- NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 314 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR TUESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT AND DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL IMPACT NORTHERN NYE COUNTY WITH LIGHT SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE OUT OF THE WEST ON TUESDAY MORNING...BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND BECOMING STRONG TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. WIND GUSTS COULD REACH UP TO 60MPH...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER PASSES AND AROUND TONOPAH. IN ADDITION LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL COMBINE WITH THE WINDS TO CREATE BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. NVZ030>034-036-037-061115- HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- 314 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA...NORTHEAST NEVADA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT AND DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA ON TUESDAY. EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE WEST AS THE SURFACE COLD FRONT REACHES HUMBOLDT COUNTY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE SNOW WILL QUICKLY SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN NV TUESDAY MORNING...BEFORE PUSHING INTO CENTRAL NEVADA BY EARLY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY DROP BELOW FREEZING BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...CAUSING WET ROADS TO FREEZE. IN ADDITION WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH BEHIND THE FRONT CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING ON TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER PASSES AS ROADS COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. NVZ035-061115- WHITE PINE COUNTY- 314 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT AND DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW TO WHITE PINE COUNTY TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. TUESDAY AFTERNOON A RAPIDLY DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWESTERN UTAH...SPREADING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE COUNTY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY TUESDAY EVENING AND LAST THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FROM ELY EASTWARD TO THE UTAH BORDER WHERE 6 INCHES COULD BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE VALLEYS...WITH LOCALIZED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP TO A FOOT IN THE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING ON TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER PASSES AS ROADS COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 1:51 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | LKN | White Pine | 13 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:31 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | LKN | Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, White Pine | 29 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:40 PM PST | High Wind Warning | LKN | 31 hr |
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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.