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High Wind Watch 2, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this high wind watch at Oct 9, 2021, 2:06 PM PDT for Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Oct 11, 2021, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 9, 2021, 2:06 PM PDT (21:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 11, 2021, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 10, 2021, 2:41 AM PDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
County Nye County, NV
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 1846 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 79 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -120 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
544 WWUS75 KLKN 092106 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 206 PM PDT Sat Oct 9 2021 NVZ040-101215- /O.NEW.KLKN.HW.A.0002.211011T1800Z-211012T1000Z/ Northwestern Nye County- Including the cities of Manhattan, Round Mountain, and Tonopah 206 PM PDT Sat Oct 9 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Northwestern Nye County. * WHEN...From Monday morning through late Monday night. * IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/lkn
1 follow-up statement
707 WWUS75 KLKN 100941 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 241 AM PDT Sun Oct 10 2021 NVZ040-101745- /O.UPG.KLKN.HW.A.0002.211011T1800Z-211012T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0001.211011T1800Z-211012T1000Z/ Northwestern Nye County- Including the cities of Manhattan, Round Mountain, and Tonopah 241 AM PDT Sun Oct 10 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Northwestern Nye County. * WHEN...From 11 AM Monday to 3 AM PDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel will be difficult especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. && $$ NVZ041-101745- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0014.211011T1800Z-211012T1000Z/ Northeastern Nye County- Including the cities of Blue Eagle Ranch and Duckwater 241 AM PDT Sun Oct 10 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Northeastern Nye County. * WHEN...From 11 AM Monday to 3 AM PDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A few power outages are possible. 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 10:28 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LKN | Elko, White Pine | 13 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.