Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2020
Wind Advisory 21, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at Nov 5, 2020, 1:51 PM PST for 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Nov 6, 2020, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 5, 2020, 1:51 PM PST (21:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 6, 2020, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Nov 6, 2020, 7:00 PM PST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
Counties Eureka County, NV, Lander County, NV, Nye County, NV, White Pine County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 164 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:50 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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 3238 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
057 WWUS75 KLKN 052151 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 151 PM PST Thu Nov 5 2020 NVZ035-037-040-041-061300- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.201106T1800Z-201107T0300Z/ White Pine County- Southern Lander County and Southern Eureka County- Northwestern Nye County-Northeastern Nye County- Including the cities of Ely, Ely Airport, Lund, Preston, Ruth, Cherry Creek, McGill, Eureka, Pinto Summit, Grass Valley, Hickison Summit, Diamond Valley, Eureka Airport, Garden Pass, Manhattan, Round Mountain, Tonopah, Blue Eagle Ranch, and Duckwater 151 PM PST Thu Nov 5 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST FRIDAY... * WHAT...South to southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 40, up to 55 mph including areas of blowing dust expected. * WHERE...White Pine County, Southern Lander County and Southern Eureka County, Northwestern Nye County and Northeastern Nye County. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 7 PM PST Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A few power outages are possible. Windy conditions and areas of blowing dust could reduce visibility and make driving difficult along rural stretches of highway. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/lkn
3 follow-up statements
198 WWUS75 KLKN 060942 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 142 AM PST Fri Nov 6 2020 NVZ035-037-040-041-070045- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.201106T1800Z-201107T0300Z/ White Pine County- Southern Lander County and Southern Eureka County- Northwestern Nye County-Northeastern Nye County- Including the cities of Ely, Ely Airport, Lund, Preston, Ruth, Cherry Creek, McGill, Eureka, Pinto Summit, Grass Valley, Hickison Summit, Diamond Valley, Eureka Airport, Garden Pass, Manhattan, Round Mountain, Tonopah, Blue Eagle Ranch, and Duckwater 142 AM PST Fri Nov 6 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South to southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 45 mph, up to 55 mph in mountains, including areas of blowing dust expected. * WHERE...White Pine County, Southern Lander County and Southern Eureka County, Northwestern Nye County and Northeastern Nye County. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 7 PM PST Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A few power outages are possible. Windy conditions and areas of blowing dust could reduce visibility and make driving difficult. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/lkn
974 WWUS75 KLKN 062217 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 217 PM PST Fri Nov 6 2020 NVZ035-037-040-041-070300- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-201107T0300Z/ White Pine County- Southern Lander County and Southern Eureka County- Northwestern Nye County-Northeastern Nye County- Including the cities of Ely, Ely Airport, Lund, Preston, Ruth, Cherry Creek, McGill, Eureka, Pinto Summit, Grass Valley, Hickison Summit, Diamond Valley, Eureka Airport, Garden Pass, Manhattan, Round Mountain, Tonopah, Blue Eagle Ranch, and Duckwater 217 PM PST Fri Nov 6 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Areas of blowing dust expected. * WHERE...Northwestern Nye County, Northeastern Nye County, White Pine County and Southern Lander County and Southern Eureka County. * WHEN...Until 7 PM PST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A few power outages are possible. Windy conditions and areas of blowing dust could reduce visibility and make driving difficult. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/lkn
055 WWUS75 KLKN 070306 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 706 PM PST Fri Nov 6 2020 NVZ035-037-040-041-070415- /O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-201107T0300Z/ White Pine County- Southern Lander County and Southern Eureka County- Northwestern Nye County-Northeastern Nye County- Including the cities of Ely, Ely Airport, Lund, Preston, Ruth, Cherry Creek, McGill, Eureka, Pinto Summit, Grass Valley, Hickison Summit, Diamond Valley, Eureka Airport, Garden Pass, Manhattan, Round Mountain, Tonopah, Blue Eagle Ranch, and Duckwater 706 PM PST Fri Nov 6 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Winds have generally fallen below Wind Advisory levels thus the advisory is allowed to expire. That being said there is still areas of weaker but still gusty winds that will persist during the overnight hours. $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/lkn
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 1:37 PM PST | Red Flag Warning | LKN | Eureka, Lander, Nye, White Pine | 29 hr |
Nearby
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.