Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 21, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at Nov 23, 2018, 2:18 AM PST for Elko County, Nevada. It took effect at Nov 23, 2018, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 27 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 23, 2018, 2:18 AM PST (10:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 23, 2018, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Nov 24, 2018, 7:00 PM PST
- In force
- 27 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 10:17 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, 10.3 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
- 1341 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
719 WWUS75 KLKN 231018 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 218 AM PST Fri Nov 23 2018 NVZ033-240430- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.181124T0000Z-181125T0300Z/ Southeastern Elko County- 218 AM PST Fri Nov 23 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY... The National Weather Service in Elko has issued a Wind Advisory... which is in effect from 4 PM this afternoon to 7 PM PST Saturday. * WINDS...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph this afternoon, becoming northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph late tonight into early Saturday morning. * TIMING...Strong winds are expected after 3 am Saturday. * IMPACTS...Winds can make travel difficult especially for high profile vehicles along east/west oriented roadways. Blowing dust could reduce visibility. Loose outdoor objects such as trash cans and patio furniture can be blown around and should be secured or brought inside. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
703 WWUS75 KLKN 232237 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 237 PM PST Fri Nov 23 2018 NVZ033-241645- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.181124T0000Z-181125T0300Z/ Southeastern Elko County- 237 PM PST Fri Nov 23 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST SATURDAY... * WINDS...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph this evening, becoming northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph late tonight into early Saturday morning. * TIMING...Strongest winds are expected after 3 am Saturday, diminishing Saturday afternoon and evening. * IMPACTS...Winds can make travel difficult especially for high profile vehicles along east/west oriented roadways. Blowing dust could reduce visibility. Loose outdoor objects such as trash cans and patio furniture can be blown around and should be secured or brought inside. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A wind advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph with gusts in excess of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
787 WWUS75 KLKN 241025 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 225 AM PST Sat Nov 24 2018 NVZ033-250300- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-181125T0300Z/ Southeastern Elko County- 225 AM PST Sat Nov 24 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph, becoming northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph later this morning. * TIMING...Strongest winds are expected later this morning, diminishing into the early evening. * IMPACTS...Winds can make travel difficult especially for high profile vehicles along east/west oriented roadways. Blowing dust could reduce visibility. Loose outdoor objects such as trash cans and patio furniture can be blown around and should be secured or brought inside. 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. && $$
753 WWUS75 KLKN 242209 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 209 PM PST Sat Nov 24 2018 NVZ033-250300- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-181125T0300Z/ Southeastern Elko County- 209 PM PST Sat Nov 24 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph, decreasing quickly after sunset. * TIMING...Winds will quickly diminish below advisory levels this evening. * IMPACTS...Winds can make travel difficult especially for high profile vehicles along east/west oriented roadways. Loose outdoor objects such as trash cans and patio furniture can be blown around and should be secured or brought inside. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A wind advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph with gusts in excess of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
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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.