Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2017
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this high wind warning at May 12, 2017, 8:34 PM PDT for Elko County, Nevada. It was in force for 4 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
- May 12, 2017, 8:34 PM PDT (03:34 UTC)
- Expired
- May 13, 2017, 1:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
County Elko County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:38 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 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 102 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
- 1484 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 438 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
814 WWUS75 KLKN 130334 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 834 PM PDT Fri May 12 2017 NVZ033-130700- /O.UPG.KLKN.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-170513T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0004.170513T0334Z-170513T0700Z/ Southeastern Elko County- 834 PM PDT Fri May 12 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... The National Weather Service in Elko has issued a High Wind Warning...which is in effect until midnight PDT tonight. * WINDS...Northwest 30 to 40 with gusts to 70 mph. * TIMING...Strong winds will last through midnight. * IMPACTS...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. Motorists should be prepared for strong winds and hazardous driving conditions. High profile vehicles are most susceptible to tip-over from strong winds. 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. && $$ NVZ034-035-039-041-130600- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-170513T0600Z/ Ruby Mountains/East Humboldt Range-White Pine County- South Central Elko County-Northeastern Nye County- 834 PM PDT Fri May 12 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...Westerly 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 55 mph. * TIMING...Strong winds will last through late evening. * IMPACTS...Motorists should be prepared for strong winds which could make driving difficult, especially when driving high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A wind advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph with gusts in excess of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ LW
3 follow-up statements
434 WWUS75 KLKN 130555 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 1055 PM PDT Fri May 12 2017 NVZ034-035-039-041-130700- /O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-170513T0600Z/ Ruby Mountains/East Humboldt Range-White Pine County- South Central Elko County-Northeastern Nye County- 1055 PM PDT Fri May 12 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... Winds have decreased below advisory levels. $$ NVZ033-130700- /O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170513T0700Z/ Southeastern Elko County- 1055 PM PDT Fri May 12 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... * WINDS...Northwest 30 to 40 with gusts to 70 mph. * TIMING...Strong winds will last through midnight. * IMPACTS...A high wind warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. Motorists should be prepared for strong winds and hazardous driving conditions. High profile vehicles are most susceptible to tip-over from strong winds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A high wind warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$
337 WWUS75 KLKN 130652 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 1152 PM PDT Fri May 12 2017 NVZ033-130800- /O.EXT.KLKN.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170513T0800Z/ Southeastern Elko County- 1152 PM PDT Fri May 12 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...Northwest 30 to 40 with gusts to 60 mph. * IMPACTS...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. Motorists should be prepared for strong winds and hazardous driving conditions. High profile vehicles are most susceptible to tip-over from strong winds. 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. && $$
692 WWUS75 KLKN 130816 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 116 AM PDT Sat May 13 2017 NVZ033-130930- /O.EXP.KLKN.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170513T0800Z/ Southeastern Elko County- 116 AM PDT Sat May 13 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... Winds have decreased below High Wind Warning criteria. However gusts of 30 to 40 mph will continue through the night, especially around the West Wendover area. $$
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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.