Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this high wind warning at May 19, 2016, 2:59 PM PDT for White Pine County, Nevada. It took effect at May 20, 2016, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 10 hr. 2 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
- May 19, 2016, 2:59 PM PDT (21:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 20, 2016, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- May 20, 2016, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
County White Pine County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 217 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 11:11 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 72 | 3 Wnw Great Basin Natio, NV | MESONET STATION MATHER RAWS /MTHN2/ |
| May 20, 4:45 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Ely Airport, NV | ASOS STATION ELY AIRPORT ASOS /ELY/ |
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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 2214 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 173 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
359 WWUS75 KLKN 192159 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 259 PM PDT THU MAY 19 2016 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AGAIN FOR FRIDAY... NVZ035-201200- /O.UPG.KLKN.HW.A.0002.160520T1800Z-160521T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0002.160520T1800Z-160521T0400Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-160520T0400Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELY...RUTH...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 259 PM PDT THU MAY 19 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...THROUGH THIS EVENING: SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. FOR FRIDAY: SOUTHWEST 30-45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS EVENING AND AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAN LOWER VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NVZ033-040-201200- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.160520T1800Z-160521T0400Z/ SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER... TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN 259 PM PDT THU MAY 19 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS...FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING: SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ041-201200- /O.EXT.KLKN.HW.A.0002.160520T1800Z-160521T0400Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-160520T0400Z/ NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT 259 PM PDT THU MAY 19 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WINDS...THROUGH THIS EVENING: SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. FOR FRIDAY: SOUTHWEST 30-40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS EVENING AND AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAN LOWER VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH... OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
4 follow-up statements
278 WWUS75 KLKN 200337 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 837 PM PDT THU MAY 19 2016 ...STRONG WINDS TO RETURN TO CENTRAL NEVADA LATE TOMORROW MORNING AND AFTERNOON... NVZ041-202145- /O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-160520T0400Z/ /O.UPG.KLKN.HW.A.0002.160520T1800Z-160521T0400Z/ /O.EXA.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.160520T1800Z-160521T0400Z/ NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT 837 PM PDT THU MAY 19 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS... SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAN LOWER VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ035-202145- /O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-160520T0400Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0002.160520T1800Z-160521T0400Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 837 PM PDT THU MAY 19 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAN LOWER VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NVZ033-040-202145- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.160520T1800Z-160521T0400Z/ SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN 837 PM PDT THU MAY 19 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAN LOWER VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
831 WWUS75 KLKN 200906 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 206 AM PDT FRI MAY 20 2016 ...STRONG WINDS TO RETURN TO CENTRAL NEVADA LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON... NVZ035-210315- /O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0002.160520T1800Z-160521T0400Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 206 AM PDT FRI MAY 20 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAN LOWER VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NVZ033-040-041-210315- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.160520T1800Z-160521T0400Z/ SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY- NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER... CURRANT SUMMIT 206 AM PDT FRI MAY 20 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAN LOWER VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
755 WWUS75 KLKN 202125 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 225 PM PDT FRI MAY 20 2016 ...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA... NVZ035-210400- /O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160521T0400Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 225 PM PDT FRI MAY 20 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAN LOWER VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NVZ033-040-041-210400- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-160521T0400Z/ SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY- NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER... CURRANT SUMMIT 225 PM PDT FRI MAY 20 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAN LOWER VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ LW
842 WWUS75 KLKN 210422 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 922 PM PDT FRI MAY 20 2016 NVZ035-210530- /O.EXP.KLKN.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160521T0400Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 922 PM PDT FRI MAY 20 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. SOME GUSTS WILL STILL EXCEED 30 MPH. CROSS WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING ON SOME ROADS A LITTLE DIFFICULT FOR A FEW MORE HOURS. $$ NVZ033-040-041-210530- /O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-160521T0400Z/ SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY- NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER... CURRANT SUMMIT 922 PM PDT FRI MAY 20 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW CRITERIA LEVELS. SOME GUSTS OVER HIGHER TERRAIN COULD STILL EXCEED 30 MPH FOR A COUPLE MORE HOURS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2:21 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | LKN | Nye, White Pine | 18 hr |
| May 19, 2:21 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | LKN | Nye, White Pine | 19 hr |
| May 19, 2:59 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | LKN | Elko, Nye | 30 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Nevada, 2016Every high wind warning in 2016
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.