Heavy Snow, S Lander & S Eureka
- When
- January 11, 4:00 AM PST to 4:00 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 in Nevada, January 11, 2001
Twelve inches of new snow was reported at Bob Scott summit on highway 50 in southern Eureka county. The Eureka sheriff reported 8-10 inches of new snow in Eureka and a spotter in Austin reported 8 inches of new snow.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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.
Twelve inches of new snow was reported at Bob Scott summit on highway 50 in southern Eureka county. The Eureka sheriff reported 8-10 inches of new snow in Eureka and a spotter in Austin reported 8 inches of new snow. A spotter in Midas in northern Elko county reported 8 inches of new snow.
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, N Elko Cnty
- When
- January 11, 12:00 PM PST to 6:00 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)
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
- Flooding in California, January 11, 2001
- Dense Fog in Oklahoma, January 11, 2001
- Flood in California, January 11, 2001
- Dense Fog in Texas, January 11, 2001
- Winter Storm in Arizona, January 11 to 12, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 11 to 12, 2001
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 11 to 14, 2001
- Winter Storm in Colorado, January 11 to 13, 2001
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, January 11 to 12, 2001
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, January 11, 2001
- Winter Storm in Utah, January 11 to 13, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 11 to 12, 2001
More
Every storm in Nevada in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Nevada, January 2001
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: 5228185, 5228186.