Nevada, 2000

High Wind in Nevada, February 14, 2000

February 14, 2000 · NWS LKN · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

A strong cold front moving across northern and east central Nevada produced widespread very strong winds. Some windspeeds include: 81 mph at the Mather Raws site in White Pine county, 77 mph at the Texas Springs Raws site in northern Humboldt county, 75 mph at the Long Hollow Raws site in Northern Elko county, 70 mph at the Argenta Raws site in northern Lander county, 64 mph at West wendover, 63…

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 strong cold front moving across northern and east central Nevada produced widespread very strong winds. Some windspeeds include: 81 mph at the Mather Raws site in White Pine county, 77 mph at the Texas Springs Raws site in northern Humboldt county, 75 mph at the Long Hollow Raws site in Northern Elko county, 70 mph at the Argenta Raws site in northern Lander county, 64 mph at West wendover, 63 mph at the National Weather Service Office in Elko, 62 mph at the Raws site at Desatoya Mountain in southern Lander county, and 58 mph at Spring Creek. The strong winds destroyed a storage shed in Winnemucca and a motel sign in Elko.

The radar

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Event by event

6 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, White Pine

When
February 14, 10:00 AM PST to 2:00 PM PST
Where
White Pine forecast zone
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.442, -114.902 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Humboldt

When
February 14, 10:15 AM PST to 5:00 PM PST
Where
Humboldt forecast zone
Measured
67 kt (77 mph)
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
41.407, -118.112 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, N Lander & N Eureka

When
February 14, 12:00 PM PST to 1:00 PM PST
Where
N Lander & N Eureka forecast zone
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.959, -116.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, S Lander & S Eureka

When
February 14, 12:30 PM PST to 1:30 PM PST
Where
S Lander & S Eureka forecast zone
Measured
54 kt (62 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.959, -116.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Sw & Sc Elko

When
February 14, 1:00 PM PST to 2:45 PM PST
Where
Sw & Sc Elko forecast zone
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind, X E Elko

When
February 14, 3:00 PM PST to 3:30 PM PST
Where
X E Elko forecast zone
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
41.146, -115.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

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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: 5132084, 5132080, 5132082, 5132083, 5132081, 5132085.