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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this winter storm warning at Jan 6, 2017, 3:01 PM PST for Elko County, White Pine County, Nevada. It took effect at Jan 7, 2017, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 30 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
- Jan 6, 2017, 3:01 PM PST (23:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 7, 2017, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2017, 4:00 PM PST
- In force
- 30 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 22:59 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, 11.0 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
- 1708 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
795 WWUS45 KLKN 062301 WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 301 PM PST FRI JAN 6 2017 NVZ031-034-071115- /O.NEW.KLKN.WS.W.0002.170107T1800Z-170109T0000Z/ NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- 301 PM PST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL ACROSS NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY COULD RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN THE MOUNTAINS...SNOWFALL OF AT LEAST 1 FOOT OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED. * ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE RISING TO ABOVE 7000 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW INCREASES ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW BECOMES HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE MIXING WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA, VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. 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 HTTP://WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ030-036-038-071115- /O.NEW.KLKN.WW.Y.0003.170107T1800Z-170108T1800Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- 301 PM PST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THERE IS A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS UPWARDS TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BE INCREASING SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL STAY BELOW FREEZING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT, POSSIBLY LASTING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND A GLAZE OF ICE WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA, VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT HTTP://WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$
6 follow-up statements
534 WWUS45 KLKN 071001 WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 201 AM PST SAT JAN 7 2017 NVZ031-034-072215- /O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0002.170107T1800Z-170109T0000Z/ NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- 201 AM PST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL ACROSS NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY COULD RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN THE MOUNTAINS...SNOWFALL OF AT LEAST 1 FOOT OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED. * ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE RISING TO ABOVE 7000 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW INCREASES ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW BECOMES HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE MIXING WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA, VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. 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 HTTP://WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ030-036-038-072215- /O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0003.170107T1800Z-170108T1800Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- 201 AM PST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THERE IS A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS UPWARDS TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BE INCREASING SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL STAY BELOW FREEZING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT, POSSIBLY LASTING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND A GLAZE OF ICE WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA, VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT HTTP://WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$
794 WWUS45 KLKN 072211 WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 211 PM PST SAT JAN 7 2017 NVZ031-034-081015- /O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/ NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- 211 PM PST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL ACROSS NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY COULD RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN THE MOUNTAINS...SNOWFALL OF AT LEAST 1 FOOT OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED. * FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, MAINLY IN VALLEY LOCATIONS. IF ANY FREEZING RAIN OCCURS IT WILL LIKELY BE LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH, AND CONFINED TO LOWER ELEVATION VALLEYS. * ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE RISING TO ABOVE 7000 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW INCREASES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT. SNOW BECOMES HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE MIXING WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. FREEZING RAIN MAY OCCUR TOO, WHICH COULD MAKE ROADS MORE SLIPPERY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA, VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. 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 HTTP://WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ037-040-041-081015- /O.EXB.KLKN.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/ SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY- 211 PM PST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OF GENERALLY A HALF INCH UP TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS THE REST OF TODAY AND OVERNIGHT BEFORE SNOW CHANGES OVER TO RAIN IN VALLEY AREAS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THE REST OF TODAY AND OVERNIGHT, AND IN SOME LOCATIONS POTENTIALLY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE SURFACE TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING. AFTER WHICH TIME ALL PRECIPITATION WILL BE RAIN. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL STAY BELOW FREEZING THROUGH TONIGHT, POSSIBLY LASTING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND A GLAZE OF ICE WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA, VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT HTTP://WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ033-035-039-081015- /O.EXB.KLKN.WW.Y.0003.170108T0600Z-170109T0600Z/ SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY- SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- 211 PM PST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, AND IN SOME LOCATIONS POTENTIALLY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE SURFACE TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING. AFTER WHICH TIME ALL PRECIPITATION WILL BE RAIN. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN WHITE PINE COUNTY...WITH UP TO 2 TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE POSSIBLE IN SOUTHEASTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY INCLUDING THE WEST WENDOVER AREA. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL STAY BELOW FREEZING THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY MORNING, POSSIBLY LASTING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND A GLAZE OF ICE WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA, VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. 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 HTTP://WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ030-036-038-081015- /O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170108T1800Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- 211 PM PST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THERE IS A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS UPWARDS TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BE INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT. SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL STAY BELOW FREEZING THROUGH TONIGHT, POSSIBLY LASTING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND A GLAZE OF ICE WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA, VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT HTTP://WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ JR
000 WWUS45 KLKN 081003 WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 203 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 NVZ031-034-082215- /O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/ NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- 203 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL ACROSS NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY COULD RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN THE MOUNTAINS...SNOWFALL OF AT LEAST 1 FOOT OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED. * FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, MAINLY IN VALLEY LOCATIONS. IF ANY FREEZING RAIN OCCURS IT WILL LIKELY BE LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH, AND CONFINED TO LOWER ELEVATION VALLEYS. * ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE RISING TO ABOVE 7000 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW INCREASES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT. SNOW BECOMES HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE MIXING WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. FREEZING RAIN MAY OCCUR TOO, WHICH COULD MAKE ROADS MORE SLIPPERY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA, VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. 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 HTTP://WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ030-036-038-081800- /O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170108T1800Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- 203 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THERE IS A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS UPWARDS TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BE INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT. SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL STAY BELOW FREEZING THROUGH TONIGHT, POSSIBLY LASTING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND A GLAZE OF ICE WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA, VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT HTTP://WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ037-040-041-082215- /O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/ SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY- 203 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OF GENERALLY A HALF INCH UP TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS THE REST OF TODAY AND OVERNIGHT BEFORE SNOW CHANGES OVER TO RAIN IN VALLEY AREAS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THE REST OF TODAY AND OVERNIGHT, AND IN SOME LOCATIONS POTENTIALLY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE SURFACE TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING. AFTER WHICH TIME ALL PRECIPITATION WILL BE RAIN. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL STAY BELOW FREEZING THROUGH TONIGHT, POSSIBLY LASTING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND A GLAZE OF ICE WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA, VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. 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 HTTP://WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ033-035-039-082215- /O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170109T0600Z/ SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY- SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- 203 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT,AND IN SOME LOCATIONS POTENTIALLY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE SURFACE TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING. AFTER WHICH TIME ALL PRECIPITATION WILL BE RAIN. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN WHITE PINE COUNTY...WITH UP TO 2 TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE POSSIBLE IN SOUTHEASTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY INCLUDING THE WEST WENDOVER AREA. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL STAY BELOW FREEZING THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY MORNING, POSSIBLY LASTING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND A GLAZE OF ICE WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA, VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT HTTP://WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$
623 WWUS45 KLKN 081649 WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 849 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 NVZ031-034-090000- /O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/ NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- 849 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW IS EXPECTED IN VALLEY AREAS THROUGH AT LEAST THE MORNING HOURS WHERE MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS CAN EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. WARMER AIR WILL MOVE IN FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS RESULTING IN SNOW LEVELS RISING UP TOWARD 7500 FEET. EASTERN ELKO COUNTY MAY NOT SEE SNOW LEVELS RISE OFF VALLEY FLOORS UNTIL THIS EVENING. * FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON OVER MAINLY THE EASTERN THIRD OF ELKO COUNTY WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING. * ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS ARE AT VALLEY FLOORS THIS MORNING, AND EXPECTED TO RISE TO 7500 FEET LATER THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN AREAS AND THIS EVENING ACROSS FAR EASTERN ELKO COUNTY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. FREEZING RAIN MAY OCCUR TOO, WHICH COULD MAKE ROADS MORE SLIPPERY. AS SNOW CHANGES TO RAIN LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON ROADS MAY BE SLUSHY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA, VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. 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 HTTP://WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ030-036-038-081800- /O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170108T1800Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- 849 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...VALLEY LOCATIONS THAT ARE STILL SEEING SNOW THIS MORNING SHOULD ONLY RECEIVE ANOTHER INCH OR SO. * FREEZING RAIN IS BECOMING LESS LIKELY THIS MORNING AS TEMPERATURES RISE. THERE MAY STILL BE SOME COLD AREAS HOWEVER WHERE LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE INTO THE MID- MORNING HOURS. * TIMING...WARMER AIR IS MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING WITH SOME LOCATIONS NOW SEEING SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN. PRECIPITATION IN MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO RAIN BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES IN VALLEY AREAS THIS MORNING ARE GENERALLY IN THE 30-35 DEGREE RANGE. BY THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS VALLEY TEMPERATURES SHOULD ALL WARM INT THE MID 30'S. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND A GLAZE OF ICE WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. AS SNOW CHANGES TO RAIN LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON ROADS MAY BE SLUSHY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA, VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT HTTP://WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ037-040-041-090000- /O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/ SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY- 849 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...REMAINING SNOWFALL FOR VALLEY LOCATIONS THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON SHOULD BE IN THE TRACE TO 1 INCH RANGE. * FREEZING RAIN WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS IN MOST VALLEY AREAS. LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON THE THREAT OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL BE LIMITED TO SOUTHEASTERN EUREKA AND NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTIES. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL RISE LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON WITH SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN CHANGING OVER TO RAIN. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND A GLAZE OF ICE WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. AS SNOW CHANGES TO RAIN LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON ROADS MAY BE SLUSHY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA, VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. 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 HTTP://WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ033-035-039-090500- /O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170109T0600Z/ SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY- SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- 849 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OF A TRACE UP TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING THROUGH AT LEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY LINGERING INTO THIS EVENING. * FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO STILL POSSIBLE TODAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN WHITE PINE COUNTY WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. UP TO 2 TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE POSSIBLE IN SOUTHEASTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY INCLUDING THE WEST WENDOVER AREA. * TEMPERATURES...WILL RISE LATER TODAY AS WARMER AIR MOVES IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND A GLAZE OF ICE WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. AS SNOW CHANGES TO RAIN LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON ROADS MAY BE SLUSHY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA, VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT HTTP://WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ JR
667 WWUS45 KLKN 081802 WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 1002 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 NVZ035-081915- /O.CAN.KLKN.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170109T0600Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- 1002 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... PRECIPITATION IS TAPERING OFF ACROSS THE COUNTY THIS MORNING WHILE AT THE SAME TIME TEMPERATURES AND WINDS ARE RISING. AS SUCH THE THREAT OF SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN HAS GREATLY SUBSIDED. $$ NVZ037-040-041-081915- /O.CAN.KLKN.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/ SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY- 1002 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... PRECIPITATION IS TAPERING OFF THIS MORNING WHILE AT THE SAME TIME TEMPERATURES ARE RISING. AS SUCH THE THREAT OF SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN HAS GREATLY SUBSIDED. $$ NVZ030-036-038-081915- /O.EXP.KLKN.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170108T1800Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- 1002 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... TEMPERATURES ARE RISING THIS MORNING...WITH MOST ALL VALLEY PRECIPITATION NOW CHANGED OVER TO RAIN. $$ NVZ031-034-090000- /O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/ NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- 1002 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW IS EXPECTED IN MANY VALLEY AREAS INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS WHERE SOME VALLEY LOCATIONS MAY STILL SEE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. WARMER AND DRIER AIR IS MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST WHICH WILL RESULT IN DIMINISHING SHOWERS INTO THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME LOWER ELEVATION AREAS SEEING SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN AS SNOW LEVELS RISE TO AROUND 7500 FEET. * FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON OVER MAINLY THE EASTERN THIRD OF ELKO COUNTY WHERE VALLEY TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING. * ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS ARE RISING OFF VALLEY FLOORS IN WESTERN ELKO COUNTY LATE THIS MORNING AS WARMER AIR MOVES IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. FREEZING RAIN MAY OCCUR TOO, WHICH COULD MAKE ROADS MORE SLIPPERY. AS SNOW CHANGES TO RAIN LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON ROADS MAY BE SLUSHY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA, VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW, SLEET, AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT HTTP://WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ NVZ033-039-090000- /O.EXT.KLKN.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/ SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- 1002 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OF A TRACE UP TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO STILL POSSIBLE TODAY IN VALLEY LOCATIONS EAST OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS TO THE UTAH STATE LINE. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. * TEMPERATURES...WILL RISE THROUGH THE REST OF THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON AS WARMER AIR MOVES IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND A GLAZE OF ICE WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. AS SNOW CHANGES TO RAIN LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON ROADS MAY BE SLUSHY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA, VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. 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 HTTP://WWW.NVROADS.COM. && $$ JR
663 WWUS45 KLKN 082353 WSWLKN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 353 PM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 NVZ031-034-090100- /O.EXP.KLKN.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/ NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- 353 PM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF OR ENDED THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL LATER TONIGHT WILL BE ABOVE 8000 FEET. $$ NVZ033-039-090100- /O.EXP.KLKN.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/ SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- 353 PM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA AND THE THREAT FOR FREEZING RAIN IS OVER. WHEN PRECIPITATION RESUMES LATER TONIGHT VALLEY TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE FREEZING SO PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN BELOW 8000 FEET. $$
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 Jan 6, 11:15 AM PST, 3 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 11:15 AM PST, 3 hours 46 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Elko NV 1115 AM PST Fri Jan 6 2017 .SYNOPSIS...It will be a cold day before another weather system moves in tomorrow. The roller coaster winter will continue with snow turning to rain, then back again with perhaps some freezing rain mixed in this weekend. Some significant snow is possible early next week. 88 && .UPDATE...Tempered afternoon temps this afternoon as warming will be slow to recover from the overnight lows. Hourly guidance for KEKO keeps it in the upper single digits today. First reaction when looking at 12Z models is that precipitation onset may be faster than initially believed. The prospects for freezing rain may be increasing as the warm moist air overrides the cold dome Saturday night into Sunday morning. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED AT 305 AM / SYNOPSIS..It will be a cold day before another weather system moves in tomorrow. The roller coaster winter will continue with snow turning to rain, then back again with perhaps some freezing rain mixed in this weekend. Some significant snow is possible early next week. SHORT TERM...Today through Sunday. It's going to be a cold start to the day. Last night, temperatures bottomed out quickly and many areas are seeing double digit below zero temperatures. It will be mainly sunny out as a flat ridge pushes into the area. But afternoon highs will not respond due to steep inversions and will be chilly as well. Friday night and Saturday. Things get interesting during this time and beyond. Large upper low over western Canada will slowly shift south while abundant Pacific moisture gets picked up and pushes east. Not expecting any clouds so temperatures will fall. Overnight low temperature forecast is expected to be in the single digits, but some locales may see below zero readings. With regards to the moisture, model soundings have backed off on the freezing rain signal as air does not warm enough at the 790-750mb levels. So, kept chances for snow in the forecast. Afternoon highs for Saturday will warm into the low to mid 30s, but don't think it will be enough to changeover to rain. Saturday night into Sunday. It will probably be snowing during the evening hours Saturday. However, moisture will continue to increase along with low level warm advection. There will be valley locations with sub-freezing temperatures and there is a threat for freezing rain. Some of the model soundings, like ENV, have an almost textbook freezing rain look to them. Went ahead and put in a slight chance for FZRA in the weather grids, and a headline product may be necessary for this time frame. Otherwise, temperatures will warm into the mid 30s to mid 40s and all precipitation will turn to rain. There could be areas of moderate rain and some rivers and creeks could fill due to rain on snow. Confidence is not high enough to issue any flood watch products however. LONG TERM...Sunday night through next Friday. It's deja vu all over again. A huge closed upper low over the northeast Pacific will conduct an atmospheric river into the west central US. During the period, this low will fill in some, but a close portion will remain offshore and drift south and enable cold air from interior western Canada to advect over the ocean, and back into the interior west, for a continuation of the river flow. Bottom line, the entire long term period is stormy. Periods of snow, cold rain, rain/snow mix. Temps warm up a bit but remain cold. AVIATION...SKC conditions through the forecast period with no aviation hazards expected. Ground temperatures will be frigid through the TAF period. At KEKO, local hot springs will produce a few steam clouds which will waft over the site, indicating low visibility or ceilings. This likely not accurate for the site. Amendments will be issued if conditions actually warrant. HYDROLOGY...Snow could be transitioning to rain by late Saturday and Sunday. Rivers will likely respond to enhanced snow-melt conditions. While no flooding is expected along the Humboldt River, some of the smaller creeks and streams may reach bankfull since they respond quicker to rain on snow conditions. && .LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && 86/98/98
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 6, 3:14 AM PST, 11 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 314 AM PST FRI JAN 6 2017 NVZ030-031-033>041-071115- 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- 314 AM PST FRI JAN 6 2017 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NEVADA...NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA...NORTHEAST NEVADA...NORTHWEST NEVADA AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. A STREAM OF WARM PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL SLAM INTO NEVADA AND BRING SNOW ON SATURDAY, RAPIDLY MOVING WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE STATE. RECENT HEAVY SNOW COVER WILL NOT MELT BEFORE THIS AND TEMPERATURES AT THE GROUND WILL REMAIN VERY COLD. TEMPERATURES IN THE ATMOSPHERE ALOFT WILL RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY AND PRODUCE RAIN. THIS WILL IN TURN FREEZE IN THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE PRODUCING A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW IN THE VALLEYS ACROSS CENTRAL, EASTERN, AND NORTHERN NEVADA. TRAVEL COULD BE DANGEROUS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL ALSO BE VERY INCONVENIENT TO DANGEROUS. A SERIES OF SMALLER DISTURBANCES WILL CROSS THE STATE THROUGH THE WEEK, AND WEATHER WILL RANGE FROM RAIN, TO SLEET, TO SNOW. IT WILL BE A VERY ACTIVE WEEK, WITH LOTS OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF WINTER WEATHER. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 8:52 PM PST | Wind Chill Warning | LKN | White Pine | 12 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:01 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | LKN | Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Nye, White Pine | 49 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.