Heavy Snow, S Lander & S Eureka
- When
- February 29, 11:00 AM PST to 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- S Lander & S Eureka forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.959, -116.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 29, 2000
10 inches of new snow was reported at Coral Canyon in Ruby Valley, 9 inches in Austin, 7 inches in Spring Creek, and 6 inches in Wells.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 2
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.
10 inches of new snow was reported at Coral Canyon in Ruby Valley, 9 inches in Austin, 7 inches in Spring Creek, and 6 inches in Wells.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Sw & Sc Elko
- When
- February 29, 12:00 PM PST to 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- Sw & Sc Elko forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
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
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, February 29, 2000
- Hail in Missouri, February 29, 2000
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 29, 2000
- High Wind in Kansas, February 29, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, February 29, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, February 29, 2000
- Excessive Heat in Wisconsin, February 29, 2000
- Heavy Snow in California, February 29, 2000
- High Wind in Washington, February 29, 2000
- Hail in Kansas, February 29, 2000
- Hail in Nebraska, February 29, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, February 29, 2000
More
Every storm in Nevada in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Nevada, February 2000
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: 5132161, 5132103.