1 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Elko, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 7, 2:36 AM PST, 24 minutes earlier.
NORTHERN GREAT BASIN FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 200 AM PST WED FEB 7 2001 SYNOPSIS...A WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WITH A BRISK NORTH WIND ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN FROM THE NORTHWEST DECREASING THE THREAT FOR SNOW IN THE NORTH LATER THIS MORNING...AND IN THE SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. SHORT TERM...POSITIVE TILT TROF MOVING ACROSS THE CWFA TONIGHT WITH MODELS SWINGING SYSTEM SOUTH AND THEN EAST INTO 4 CORNERS THURSDAY. ASSOCIATED VORT MAX TO MOVE WITH TROF BASE ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST TO NEAR SAN DIEGO BY THIS AFTERNOON. MODELS BRING NOSE OF 300MB JET SOUTH AND EAST AS WELL WITH BEST UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE ACROSS SOUTHERN CWFA THROUGH MIDDAY...THEN THE BETTER DYNAMICS MOVE SOUTHEAST OUT OF REGION. 700-500MB LAYER SHOWS POSITIVE OMEGA AND HIGHER RH SHIFTING SOUTH THIS MORNING WITH BETTER LIFT AND MOISTURE MOVING OUT OF WHITE PINE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. SUBSIDENCE AND DRIER AIR MOVE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST TODAY... EXPECT PRECIP TO TAPER OFF AS THE DAY WEARS ON. FEEL THERE WILL BE CONTINUED -SHSN IN SOUTHERN WHITE PINE COUNTY INTO THE AFTERNOON. NORTH FLOW ALOFT BRINGS COLD AIR ADVECTION WITH 700MB TEMPS -14 TO -18 TODAY. BREEZY TODAY WITH SURFACE WIND NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH... BRISK. TROF EXITS TO THE EAST THURSDAY WITH RIDGING ACROSS THE CWFA BEFORE NEXT SHORT WAVE MOVES INTO THE REGION ON FRIDAY. QUESTION IS WHETHER TO EXTEND ADVISORY IN WHITE PINE COUNTY THIS MORNING. WILL TRY TO GET SOME GROUND OBS BEFORE ISSUE TIME...AT THE MOMENT AM LEANING AGAINST EXTENDING THE ADVISORY. RADAR SHOWING LIGHT REFLECTIVITIES OVER SOUTHEAST HUMBOLDT...LANDER AND EUREKA... SOUTHERN ELKO AND NORTHERN WHITE PINE COUNTIES. THIS SHOULD ALL SHIFT SOUTH INTO WHITE PINE AREA...SO FAR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UNDER THESE REFLECTIVITIES ARE UNDER CRITERIA. WILL HAVE A BETTER HANDLE AFTER WE MAKE A FEW PHONE CALLS. WILL LEAN TOWARD WETTER FAN THIS RUN WITH BLEND OF TEMPS. LONGER TERM...FRI-TUE...SHORT WAVE OVER THE REGION ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY GETS REPLACED BY ANOTHER SHOT OF COLD AIR AND ENERGY SUNDAY ...AND HANGS AROUND THROUGH MID WEEK. A CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE PERIOD. .EKO...NONE. LEWIS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Twelve inches of new snow was reported at the Great Basin National Park Headquarters.
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