Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2021
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at Feb 13, 2021, 2:36 AM PST for Elko County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Feb 13, 2021, 11:00 AM PST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2021, 2:36 AM PST (10:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 13, 2021, 11:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2021, 10:00 PM PST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
Counties Elko County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:39 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 00:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 196 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
- 1783 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
024 WWUS75 KLKN 131036 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 236 AM PST Sat Feb 13 2021 NVZ033-040-041-140400- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0002.210213T1900Z-210214T0400Z/ Southeastern Elko County-Northwestern Nye County- Northeastern Nye County- Including the cities of West Wendover, Manhattan, Round Mountain, Tonopah, Blue Eagle Ranch, and Duckwater 236 AM PST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Southeastern Elko County, Northwestern Nye County and Northeastern Nye County. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM PST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A few power outages are possible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...For areas that see snow today, blowing snow may reduce visibilities and result in some drifting of snow. To drier areas, such as valleys of Nye County, blowing dust may develop and lead to reduced visibilities. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/lkn
2 follow-up statements
418 WWUS75 KLKN 132107 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 107 PM PST Sat Feb 13 2021 NVZ033-040-041-140400- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210214T0400Z/ Southeastern Elko County-Northwestern Nye County- Northeastern Nye County- Including the cities of West Wendover, Manhattan, Round Mountain, Tonopah, Blue Eagle Ranch, and Duckwater 107 PM PST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Southeastern Elko County, Northwestern Nye County and Northeastern Nye County. * WHEN...From now to 8 PM PST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A few power outages are possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/lkn
718 WWUS75 KLKN 140321 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 721 PM PST Sat Feb 13 2021 NVZ040-041-140430- /O.CAN.KLKN.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210214T0400Z/ Northwestern Nye County-Northeastern Nye County- Including the cities of Manhattan, Round Mountain, Tonopah, Blue Eagle Ranch, and Duckwater 721 PM PST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds across central Nevada continue to diminish. Winds have subsided below advisory levels so the wind advisory was cancelled. $$ NVZ033-140600- /O.EXT.KLKN.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210214T0600Z/ Southeastern Elko County- Including the city of West Wendover 721 PM PST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Southeastern Elko County. * WHEN...Until 10 PM PST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A few power outages are possible. High profile vehicles should use caution. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 12:18 PM PST | Snow Squall Warning | LKN | Nye | 27 min |
| Feb 13, 1:56 PM PST | Snow Squall Warning | LKN | Nye | 34 min |
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.