Heavy Snow, N Lander & N Eureka
- When
- December 7, 12:00 PM PST to 7:30 PM PST
- Where
- N Lander & N Eureka forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.959, -116.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Nevada, December 7, 1999
A winter storm brought heavy snow to parts of northern Nevada. Some snowfall totals include: 5 inches at Emigrant Pass; 5 inches at Wildhorse and Spring Creek; 9 inches at Lamoille Canyon; and 12 inches at Green Mountain.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS LKN wrote it up.
A winter storm brought heavy snow to parts of northern Nevada. Some snowfall totals include: 5 inches at Emigrant Pass; 5 inches at Wildhorse and Spring Creek; 9 inches at Lamoille Canyon; and 12 inches at Green Mountain.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, N Elko Cnty
- When
- December 7, 12:30 PM PST to 11:30 PM PST
- Where
- N Elko Cnty forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.146, -115.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Sw & Sc Elko
- When
- December 7, 12:30 PM PST to 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- Sw & Sc Elko forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Heavy Snow, Ruby Mountains/E Humboldt Range
- When
- December 7, 12:30 PM PST to 11:30 PM PST
- Where
- Ruby Mountains/E Humboldt Range forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.294, -115.130 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Utah, December 7, 1999
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 7 to 9, 1999
- Strong Wind in California, December 7, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, December 7, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, December 7 to 8, 1999
- High Wind in California, December 7, 1999
- High Wind in California, December 7, 1999
- High Wind in California, December 7, 1999
More
Every storm in Nevada in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Nevada, December 1999
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5720580, 5720579, 5720581, 5720582.