Heavy Snow, N Elko Cnty
- When
- October 29, 8:00 AM PST to October 30, 1:00 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 in Nevada, October 29 to 30, 2000
A winter storm system dumped heavy snow across east central Nevada and portions of northeast Nevada. Some snowfall amounts include; 9 inches at Lamoille; 8 inches at Austin, 7 inches at Ely, Ruth, Mcgill, Eureka, and on the outskirts of the town of Spring Creek near the Ruby Mountains; 6 inches at Lund, and Tuscarora.
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 system dumped heavy snow across east central Nevada and portions of northeast Nevada. Some snowfall amounts include; 9 inches at Lamoille; 8 inches at Austin, 7 inches at Ely, Ruth, Mcgill, Eureka, and on the outskirts of the town of Spring Creek near the Ruby Mountains; 6 inches at Lund, and Tuscarora.
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, S Lander & S Eureka
- When
- October 29, 3:00 PM PST to October 30, 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- S Lander & S Eureka forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.959, -116.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Sw & Sc Elko
- When
- October 29, 3:00 PM PST to October 30, 7:00 PM PST
- Where
- Sw & Sc Elko forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
Heavy Snow, White Pine
- When
- October 29, 4:00 PM PST to October 30, 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- White Pine forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.442, -114.902 (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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, October 29, 2000
- Tornado in Nebraska, October 29, 2000
- Winter Storm in Vermont, October 29, 2000
- Winter Weather in Vermont, October 29, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, October 29, 2000
- Tornado in Nebraska, October 29, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Maine, October 29 to 30, 2000
- Tornado in Nebraska, October 29, 2000
- Winter Weather in Vermont, October 29, 2000
- Hail in California, October 29, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, October 29 to 30, 2000
- Winter Weather in Vermont, October 29, 2000
More
Every storm in Nevada in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Nevada, October 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5157612, 5157610, 5157611, 5157609.