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Wind Advisory 16, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at Dec 12, 2021, 2:34 PM PST for 5 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Dec 13, 2021, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 12, 2021, 2:34 PM PST (22:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 13, 2021, 10:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2021, 4:00 AM PST
- In force
- 6 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 22:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1589 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 355 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
101 WWUS75 KLKN 122234 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 234 PM PST Sun Dec 12 2021 NVZ034-035-131345- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0016.211214T0600Z-211214T1200Z/ Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range-White Pine County- Including the cities of Ely, Ely Airport, Lund, Preston, Ruth, Cherry Creek, and McGill 234 PM PST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range and White Pine County. * WHEN...From 10 PM Monday to 4 AM PST 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/lkn
2 follow-up statements
905 WWUS75 KLKN 131112 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 312 AM PST Mon Dec 13 2021 NVZ034-131215- /O.CAN.KLKN.WI.Y.0016.211214T0600Z-211214T1200Z/ Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range- 312 AM PST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The wind advisory for the Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range has been cancelled and replaced with a Winter Storm Warning. Winds of 25-30 mph with gusts approaching 50 mph are still expected early Tuesday morning along with significant snowfall. $$ NVZ035-140215- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0016.211214T0600Z-211214T1200Z/ White Pine County- Including the cities of Ely, Ely Airport, Lund, Preston, Ruth, Cherry Creek, and McGill 312 AM PST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...White Pine County. * WHEN...From 10 PM Monday to 4 AM PST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A few power outages are possible. Cross-winds will be strong along US-50. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/lkn
780 WWUS75 KLKN 132204 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 204 PM PST Mon Dec 13 2021 NVZ034-037>041-141200- /O.EXA.KLKN.WI.Y.0016.211214T0600Z-211214T1200Z/ Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range- Southern Lander County and Southern Eureka County- Southwest Elko County-South Central Elko County- Northwestern Nye County-Northeastern Nye County- Including the cities of Eureka, Pinto Summit, Grass Valley, Hickison Summit, Diamond Valley, Eureka Airport, Garden Pass, Elko, Ryndon, Jiggs, Lamoille, Lee, South Fork, Spring Creek, Ruby Lake, Oasis, Manhattan, Round Mountain, Tonopah, Blue Eagle Ranch, and Duckwater 204 PM PST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range, Southern Lander County and Southern Eureka County, Southwest Elko County, South Central Elko County, Northwestern Nye County and Northeastern Nye County. * WHEN...From 10 PM Monday to 4 AM PST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Travel will be difficult for high profile vehicles. A few power outages are possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ NVZ035-141200- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0016.211214T0600Z-211214T1200Z/ White Pine County- Including the cities of Ely, Ely Airport, Lund, Preston, Ruth, Cherry Creek, and McGill 204 PM PST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...White Pine County. * WHEN...From 10 PM Monday to 4 AM PST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Travel will be difficult for high profile vehicles. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2:15 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | LKN | Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Nye, White Pine | 70 hr |
| Dec 12, 2:31 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | LKN | Elko, Eureka, Lander, Nye, White Pine | 58 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.