Alert archive / Nevada / Snow Squall Warnings in 2021
Snow Squall Warning 5, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this snow squall warning at Dec 24, 2021, 3:12 PM PST for Elko County, Humboldt County, Nevada. It was in force for 48 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
- Dec 24, 2021, 3:12 PM PST (23:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2021, 4:00 PM PST
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Elko County, NV, Humboldt County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:12 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 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 912 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 199 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
281
WWUS55 KLKN 242312
SQWLKN
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Elko NV
312 PM PST Fri Dec 24 2021
NVC007-013-250000-
/O.NEW.KLKN.SQ.W.0005.211224T2312Z-211225T0000Z/
Humboldt NV-Elko NV-
312 PM PST Fri Dec 24 2021
The National Weather Service in Elko Nevada has issued a
* Snow Squall Warning for...
East central Humboldt County in northwestern Nevada...
Northwestern Elko County in northeastern Nevada...
* Until 400 PM PST.
* At 308 PM PST, a dangerous snow squall line was located in
Northern Elko county moving east northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...A line of storms is creating areas of snow squalls.
Extremely poor visibility in heavy snow and blowing snow
will occur in these storms. Wind gusts greater than 30
mph will cause near whiteout conditions.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
Locations impacted include...
Mountain City, Jarbidge, Owyhee, Midas, Chicken Creek Summit, Chimney
Dam Reservoir, Wilson Reservoir, Sheep Creek Reservoir, Adam Peak,
Twin Creeks Mine and Wild Horse Reservoir.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Consider avoiding or delaying travel until the snow squall passes
your location. If you must travel, use extra caution and allow extra
time. Rapid changes in visibility and slick road conditions may lead
to accidents.
Reduce your speed and turn on headlights! During snow squalls, the
visibility may suddenly drop to near zero in whiteout conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 4190 11502 4102 11740 4133 11760 4200 11610
4200 11513
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 248DEG 49KT 4197 11542
$$
90The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 1:57 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | LKN | Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Nye, White Pine | 3 days |
| Dec 24, 2:43 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 32 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.