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Snow Squall Warning 2, NWS Elko, NV

February 13, 2021Nye County, Nevada

NWS Elko, NV issued this snow squall warning at Feb 13, 2021, 1:56 PM PST for Nye County, Nevada. It was in force for 34 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Feb 13, 2021, 1:56 PM PST (21:56 UTC)
Expired
Feb 13, 2021, 2:30 PM PST
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Elko, NV
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Nye County, NV

The nearest sounding before it

Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 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 2021-02-13Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2021-02-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1249 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
180 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

682 
WWUS55 KLKN 132157
SQWLKN

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Elko NV
156 PM PST Sat Feb 13 2021

NVC023-132230-
/O.NEW.KLKN.SQ.W.0002.210213T2156Z-210213T2230Z/
Nye NV-
156 PM PST Sat Feb 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Elko Nevada has issued a

* Snow Squall Warning for...
  South central Nye County in south central Nevada...

* Until 230 PM PST.

* At 156 PM PST, a dangerous snow squall was located near Tonopah.

  HAZARD...Extremely poor visibility in heavy snow and blowing snow. 
           Wind gusts greater than 40 mph.

  SOURCE...ASOS Indicated.

  IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.

Locations impacted include...
Tonopah, Tonopah Airport and Saulsbury Summit. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Reduce your speed and turn on headlights! During snow squalls, the
visibility may suddenly drop to near zero in whiteout conditions.

Slow Down! Rapid changes in visibility and road conditions are
expected with this dangerous snow squall. Be alert for sudden
whiteout conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3805 11724 3807 11724 3811 11729 3813 11730
      3839 11664 3804 11661
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 221DEG 49KT 3811 11715 

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 13, 2:36 AM PSTWind AdvisoryLKNElko, Nye19 hr
Feb 13, 12:18 PM PSTSnow Squall WarningLKNNye27 min

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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.