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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Elko, NV

October 29, 20195 counties in Nevada

NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at Oct 29, 2019, 8:02 AM PDT for 5 counties in Nevada. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 29, 2019, 8:02 AM PDT (15:02 UTC)
Expired
Oct 29, 2019, 9:00 PM PDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Elko, NV

Counties Elko County, NV, Eureka County, NV, Lander County, NV, Nye County, NV, White Pine County, NV

The radar

The Elko radar (KLRX), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:08 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

Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 188 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2019-10-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2019-10-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 89 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2625 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
89 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
222 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

642 
WWUS75 KLKN 291502
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
802 AM PDT Tue Oct 29 2019

NVZ033-035-037-040-041-292315-
/O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.191029T1502Z-191030T0400Z/
Southeastern Elko County-White Pine County-
Southern Lander County and Southern Eureka County-
Northwestern Nye County-Northeastern Nye County-
Including the cities of Silver Zone Pass, West Wendover, Ely, 
Ruth, McGill, Connors Pass, Great Basin National Park, Austin, 
Austin Summit, Eureka, Diamond Valley, Pinto Summit, Tonopah, 
Round Mountain, Duckwater, and Currant Summit
802 AM PDT Tue Oct 29 2019

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph gusts reaching 45 to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Southeastern Elko County, White Pine County, Southern 
  Lander County and Southern Eureka County, Northwestern Nye 
  County and Northeastern Nye County.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM PDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A 
  few power outages are possible.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong winds will impact US Highways 6 and
  50. Interstate 80 from Pequop Summit to Wendover will have
  strong winds as well. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://weather.gov/lkn
1 follow-up statement
447 
WWUS75 KLKN 300335
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
835 PM PDT Tue Oct 29 2019

NVZ033-035-037-040-041-300445-
/O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-191030T0400Z/
Southeastern Elko County-White Pine County-
Southern Lander County and Southern Eureka County-
Northwestern Nye County-Northeastern Nye County-
Including the cities of Silver Zone Pass, West Wendover, Ely, 
Ruth, McGill, Connors Pass, Great Basin National Park, Austin, 
Austin Summit, Eureka, Diamond Valley, Pinto Summit, Tonopah, 
Round Mountain, Duckwater, and Currant Summit
835 PM PDT Tue Oct 29 2019

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

Winds have subsided below advisory levels across central and
northeastern NV this evening. As such the wind advisories will be 
expiring at 9PM.

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://weather.gov/lkn

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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.