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Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this winter storm warning at Apr 24, 2014, 2:20 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Apr 25, 2014, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 30 hr. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 24, 2014, 2:20 PM PDT (21:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 25, 2014, 5:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2014, 11:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 30 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 21:24 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 6:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 10 Ese Mcgill, NV | BERRY CREEK SNOTEL - ELEVATION 9100 FT. |
| Apr 26, 6:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 11 W Baker, NV | WHEELER PEAK SNOTEL - ELEVATION 10147 FT. |
| Apr 26, 6:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 4 Ssw Eureka, NV | VACARRO SPRING SNOTEL - ELEVATION 7860 FT. |
| Apr 26, 6:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 7 Ene Eureka, NV | DIAMOND PEAK SNOTEL - ELEVATION 8000 FT. |
| Apr 26, 6:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 8 Ese Jiggs, NV | GREEN MOUNTAIN SNOTEL - ELEVATION 8000 FT. |
| Apr 26, 6:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 12 Se Jiggs, NV | CORRAL CANYON SNOTEL - ELEVATION 8500 FT. |
| Apr 26, 6:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 13 | 13 Ssw Ely, NV | WARD MOUNTAIN SNOTEL - ELEVATION 9200 FT. |
| Apr 26, 6:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 13 | 6 Nnw Kingston, NV | BIG CREEK SUMMIT SNOTEL - ELEVATION 8700 FT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Elko, NV (KLKN), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 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
- 1976 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 183 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
890 WWUS45 KLKN 242120 WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 220 PM PDT THU APR 24 2014 ...A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO NEVADA ON FRIDAY AND RAPILY STRENGTHEN OVER FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. ENOUGH COLD AIR WILL WORK IN ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE HIGHER BASINS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEVADA OVER FRIDAY NIGHT.... NVZ034-251130- /O.UPG.KLKN.WS.A.0002.140425T1200Z-140426T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.WS.W.0004.140425T1200Z-140426T1800Z/ RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SECRET PASS... LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS 220 PM PDT THU APR 24 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 18 INCHES AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE RUBY MOUNTIANS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...BEFORE PEAKING IN INTENSITY FRIDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS * IMPACTS...OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD EXPECT MID-WINTER CONDITIONS AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY IF HEADING INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE ON SECRET AND HARRISON PASS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO 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. && $$ NVZ035-037-251130- /O.UPG.KLKN.WS.A.0002.140426T0000Z-140426T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.WS.W.0004.140426T0000Z-140426T1800Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 220 PM PDT THU APR 24 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH 10 TO 18 IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT... EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED AFTER SUNSET FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE US HIGHWAY 50 CORRIDOR AND OTHER ROADWAYS NEAR AUSTIN...EUREKA...AND ELY. EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ039-251130- /O.NEW.KLKN.WW.Y.0011.140426T0000Z-140426T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT 220 PM PDT THU APR 24 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...RAIN WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FRIDAY EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED FROM MIDNIGHT TO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT. * TEMPERATURES...MID-30S FRIDAY EVENING...BEFORE FALLING BELOW FREEZING BY MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 93. * IMPACTS...WET SNOW IS EXPECTED FRIDAY EVENING...BEFORE TEMPERATURES DROP AND ALLOW FOR ACCUMULATIONS ON AREA ROADWAYS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LARGEST IMPACTS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 ARE EXPECTED ON PEQUOP SUMMIT. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO 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. && $$ NVZ038-251130- /O.NEW.KLKN.WW.Y.0011.140426T0000Z-140426T1800Z/ SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPRING CREEK 220 PM PDT THU APR 24 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY ABOVE 5500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5500 FEET FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 5500 FEET. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FRIDAY EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SPRING CREEK...LAMOILLE...LEE...JIGGS. * TEMPERATURES...MID-30S FRIDAY EVENING...BEFORE FALLING BELOW FREEZING BY MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...WET SNOW IS EXPECTED FRIDAY EVENING...BEFORE COLDER TEMPERATURES ALLOW SNOW TO BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADWAYS BY MIDNIGHT. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$
4 follow-up statements
754 WWUS45 KLKN 250945 WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 245 AM PDT FRI APR 25 2014 ...A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO NEVADA TODAY AND STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT. ENOUGH COLD AIR WILL WORK IN ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE HIGHER BASINS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEVADA... NVZ034-261800- /O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0004.140425T1200Z-140426T1800Z/ RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SECRET PASS... LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS 245 AM PDT FRI APR 25 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 18 INCHES AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL PEAK IN INTENSITY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD EXPECT MID-WINTER CONDITIONS AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY IF HEADING INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE ON SECRET AND HARRISON PASS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO 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. && $$ NVZ035-037-261800- /O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0004.140426T0000Z-140426T1800Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 245 AM PDT FRI APR 25 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF THE US HIGHWAY 50 CORRIDOR AND OTHER ROADWAYS NEAR AUSTIN... EUREKA...AND ELY. EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AS A COLD FRONT DEVELOPS AND MOVES THROUGH. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ039-261800- /O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0011.140426T0000Z-140426T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT 245 AM PDT FRI APR 25 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...RAIN WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...MID-30S FRIDAY EVENING...FALLING TO FREEZING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 93. * IMPACTS...WET SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS ON AREA ROADWAYS CAN BE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. LARGEST IMPACTS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 ARE EXPECTED ON PEQUOP SUMMIT. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO 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. && $$ NVZ038-261800- /O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0011.140426T0000Z-140426T1800Z/ SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPRING CREEK 245 AM PDT FRI APR 25 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY ABOVE 5500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5500 FEET FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 5500 FEET. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...MID-30S THIS EVENING...FALLING TO FREEZING BY MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...WESTERLY 5 TO 10 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...WET SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING. COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW SNOW TO BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADWAYS AFTER MIDNIGHT. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ LW
822 WWUS45 KLKN 252132 WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 232 PM PDT FRI APR 25 2014 ...A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO NEVADA TODAY AND STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT. ENOUGH COLD AIR WILL WORK IN ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE HIGHER BASINS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEVADA... NVZ034-261030- /O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140426T1800Z/ RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SECRET PASS... LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS 232 PM PDT FRI APR 25 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET...WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL PEAK IN INTENSITY TONIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD EXPECT MID-WINTER CONDITIONS AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY IF HEADING INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE ON SECRET AND HARRISON PASS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO 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. && $$ NVZ035-037-261030- /O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0004.140426T0000Z-140426T1800Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 232 PM PDT FRI APR 25 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW IN AUSTIN BY 6PM...EUREKA BY 9PM...AND ELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF THE US HIGHWAY 50 CORRIDOR AND OTHER ROADWAYS NEAR AUSTIN... EUREKA...AND ELY. EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AS A COLD FRONT DEVELOPS AND MOVES THROUGH. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ039-261030- /O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0011.140426T0000Z-140426T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT 232 PM PDT FRI APR 25 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...RAIN WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...MID-30S FRIDAY EVENING...FALLING TO FREEZING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 93. * IMPACTS...WET SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS ON AREA ROADWAYS CAN BE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. LARGEST IMPACTS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 ARE EXPECTED ON PEQUOP SUMMIT. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO 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. && $$ NVZ038-261030- /O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0011.140426T0000Z-140426T1800Z/ SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPRING CREEK 232 PM PDT FRI APR 25 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY ABOVE 5500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 5500 FEET. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...MID-30S THIS EVENING...FALLING TO FREEZING BY MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...WESTERLY 5 TO 10 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...WET SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING. COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW SNOW TO BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADWAYS AFTER MIDNIGHT. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$
133 WWUS45 KLKN 260808 WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 108 AM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...A STRONG AND MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD WET SNOW TO MUCH OF EASTERN NEVADA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM THIS WINTER STORM ARE EXPECTED TO END BY LATE MORNING, WHEN ROADWAYS BECOME WET. NVZ034-035-037-261800- /O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140426T1800Z/ RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-WHITE PINE COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SECRET PASS... LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 108 AM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW OR SLUSH COVERED THROUGH THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY THE HIGHER SUMMITS AND PASSES. HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME WET BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AS A COLD FRONT DEVELOPS AND MOVES THROUGH. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ039-261800- /O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140426T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT 108 AM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 93. * IMPACTS...WET SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ON PASSES AND SUMMITS ABOVE 5500 FEET. THE LARGEST IMPACTS ON INTERSTATE 80 ARE EXPECTED ON PEQUOP SUMMIT. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ038-261800- /O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140426T1800Z/ SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPRING CREEK 108 AM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING ABOVE 5500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ABOVE 5500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 5500 FEET. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WESTERLY 5 TO 10 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...WET SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW OR SLUSH ACCUMULATIONS ON AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY PASSES AND SUMMITS. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR COMMUTING THIS MORNING. IMPACTS WILL END LATE THIS MORNING AS ROADWAYS BECOME WET. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO 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. && $$ TURNER
383 WWUS45 KLKN 261742 WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 1042 AM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 NVZ034-035-037-261845- /O.EXP.KLKN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140426T1800Z/ RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-WHITE PINE COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SECRET PASS... LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 1042 AM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF ACROSS THE AREA AND LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ NVZ039-261845- /O.EXP.KLKN.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140426T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT 1042 AM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF ACROSS THE AREA AND LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ NVZ038-261845- /O.EXP.KLKN.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140426T1800Z/ SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPRING CREEK 1042 AM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING ABOVE 5500 FEET... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5500 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF ACROSS THE AREA AND LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$
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 Apr 24, 2:13 AM PDT, 12 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 2:13 AM PDT, 12 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 213 AM PDT THU APR 24 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH THE SILVER STATE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT NORTHERN NEVADA TODAY...THEN SHOWERS WILL SPREAD TO ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA BY FRIDAY. RAIN WILL TURN TO SNOW BEFORE ALL IS SAID AND DONE AND VALLEY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA. IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. && .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE HOVERING IN THE 30S FOR THE MOST PART WITH A FEW ANOMALOUSLY WARMER SPOTS. IR SATELLITE IMAGERY REVEALS INCREASING CLOUDINESS WORKING IN FROM THE WEST THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A BROAD LOW AMPLITUDE PROGRESSIVE RIDGE. KLRX AND KRGX RADARS SHOW SHOWERS MOVING INTO WESTERN NEVADA AT THIS TIME AS WELL AND...WITH THE INCREASE IN CLOUDS...TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE NORTHERN NEVADA WILL BE PREVENTED FROM DROPPING MUCH FURTHER...LIKELY REMAINING ABOVE FREEZING IN MANY LOCALES. IT IS COLDER AND DRIER IN CENTRAL NEVADA...ESPECIALLY WHITE PINE COUNTY...THUS TEMPERATURES WILL STILL FALL TO FREEZING. THE UPPER FLOW PATTERN THROUGH SATURDAY IS DEPICTED SIMILARLY BY THE MODELS HOWEVER THEY ARE STILL HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH TIMING OF THE ONSET OF SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM BEGINNING TODAY. TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STATE. THE LOW AMPLITUDE OF THE PROGRESSIVE RIDGE WILL ALLOW DIRT TO CONTINUE TO STREAM ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA...THUS CANNOT RULE OUT SOME LIGHT SHOWERS MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 TODAY...BEGINNING THIS MORNING. THE ARW MODEL IS THE ONLY ONE PICKING UP ON THE CURRENT AREA OF SHOWERS MOVING INTO WESTERN NEVADA AT THIS TIME. EXTENDED POPS FURTHER SOUTH TO CATCH ALL OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND PART OF NORTHERN LANDER AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTIES THIS MORNING...AND THE RIDGE SHOULD NUDGE MOISTURE A TAD NORTH THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE RIDGE AXIS MOVES EAST OF THE STATE THIS EVENING...SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT FURTHER SOUTH ONCE AGAIN AHEAD OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH TO NEAR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COASTLINE. AS THE RIDGE CREST MOVES THROUGH TODAY...SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE FROM 7500-8500 FEET...THEN LOWER TO 6500-7000 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. THUS SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE VALLEYS IS NOT EXPECTED. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY REACH INTO THE 60S. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE 30S TO AROUND 40 DEGREES. FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DROP DOWN ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. STILL CONCERNED ON TIMING OF THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION. THE ECMWF IS HOLDING BACK UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON VS. THE MORE AMBITIOUS GFS SOLUTION DISPLAYING COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF QPF FRIDAY MORNING. JET ENERGY ALSO LOOKS SIMILAR HOWEVER FURTHER DIGGING COULD COMPLICATE THE INITIAL SURGE OF MOISTURE. THE ECMWF NAM AND GFS MODELS ALL SHOW A 150 KT JET CORE OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST FRIDAY HOWEVER THE H3 JET FLOW IS IMBALANCED BY AS MUCH AS 40 KT FAVORING THE WEST SIDE AT LEAST THROUGH FRIDAY. THE GENERAL CONSENSUS IS FOR A SUBSTANTIAL SLUG OF PACIFIC MOISTURE TO BE SCOOPED UP AND SLUNG OVER THE STATE BY THE TIME THE UPPER LOW RE-CENTERS NEAR SAN FRANCISCO AT THE END OF THE DAY FRIDAY. STRONG DIFFLUENCE ALOFT IS DEPICTED OVER NORTHERN NEVADA ASSOCIATED WITH THE LEADING 110 KT JET FLOW AND MODEL QPF IS SIGNIFICANT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR MOST AREAS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH SOME LINGERING THUNDERSTORMS OVER WHITE PINE COUNTY AS THE TROUGH AXIS MOVES OVER EASTERN NEVADA. SNOW LEVELS WILL LIKELY HOLD ABOVE VALLEY FLOORS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING HOWEVER MOUNTAINS WILL BEGIN TO PILE UP SOME SNOW AND ANY SUBSTANTIAL CONVECTION COULD PERIODICALLY DRIVE SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO THE VALLEY FLOORS AS THE AIR MASS COOLS. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 50 ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA TO AROUND 60 DEGREES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50. MIDNIGHT FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN REACHING VALLEY FLOORS AND TRAVEL WILL BECOME A CONCERN...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WHITE PINE COUNTY. SHOWERS SHOULD TAPER OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN LANDER...SOUTHERN EUREKA AND WHITE PINE COUNTY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...AND THE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE RUBY MOUNTAINS. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 20S TO THE MID 30S. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 40S. .LONG TERM...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY. DRY WEATHER NEXT WEEK WITH A GRADUAL WARMING TREND. SUNDAY...SCATTERED RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA, AS A WEAK SHORTWAVE SKIPS OVER THE TOP OF DEVELOPING HIGH PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC. AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT AND INSIGNIFICANT, MAINLY NORTH OF I-80. STILL CHILLY FOR LATE APRIL, WITH CLOUDS HOLDING AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC, SW OF LOS ANGELES MONDAY, WILL AMPLIFY STRONGLY ALONG THE WEST COAST TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THIS IS A VERY DRY PATTERN FOR NEVADA, UNDER DRY COOL N/NW FLOW. PW FALLS WELL BELOW 1/4 INCH BY WEDNESDAY, AND CLOUDS WILL BE HARD TO FIND BY THE LAST DAY OF APRIL. DID SLOW DOWN THE EXPECTED WARMING TREND NEXT WEEK, AS NORTHERLY FLOW KEEPS TEMPERATURES IN CHECK. BT && .AVIATION...VFR THROUGH 00Z FRI, WITH OVC CIGS OF 5-10K FT. EXPECT ISOLATED -SHRA TO REMAIN NORTH OF THE TERMINALS THROUGH 00Z. AFTER 18Z, SW WINDS OF 15-25 KTS AT KWMC AND KEKO, AND 10-20 KTS AT KELY AND KTPH. EXPECT SCT -SHRA TO AFFECT KWMC AND KEKO 00-12Z FRI. NUMEROUS -SHRA AND ISOLATED THUNDER ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY KEKO AND KELY. VFR WILL PREVAIL, BUT BRIEF MVFR CIGS ARE POSSIBLE. A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW IS EXPECTED 00-18Z SAT, WITH IFR CIGS/VIS MOST LIKELY AT KEKO AND KELY SATURDAY MORNING. BT && .LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY... WHITE PINE COUNTY. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE. && 92/99/99
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 24, 2:14 AM PDT, 12 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 214 AM PDT THU APR 24 2014 NVZ030-031-033>041-250915- HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTHEASTERN 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- 214 AM PDT THU APR 24 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL NEVADA...NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA...NORTHEAST NEVADA...NORTHWEST NEVADA AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO DROP DOWN FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION. SHOWERS WILL MAINLY BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 TODAY AND THEN MOVE FURTHER SOUTH OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH THE STATE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL BRING VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW FRIDAY. AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW LIKELY IN THE VALLEYS AND HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL NEVADA AND THE RUBY MOUNTAINS. PLEASE SEE PRODUCT RNOWSWLKN FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. LW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2:20 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LKN | Elko | 45 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.