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 17, 8:45 PM PST, 45 minutes earlier.
NORTHERN GREAT BASIN FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 845 PM PST SUN FEB 17 2002 .DISCUSSION...UPPER LOW IS CURRENTLY TRACKING ACROSS SRN NV AS SEEN ON WV IMAGERY. A POTENT LOBE OF VORTICITY ROTATED AROUND THE BASE OF THE UPPER LOW AND HAS EMERGED EAST OF THE SIERRAS IN CNTRL NV. AT 4Z A PERSISTENT ZONE OF SFC CONVERGENCE LIES FROM NEAR KTPH TO KP68 TO JUST S OF KENV. KLRX BASE VELOCITY PRODUCT ALSO SHOWS EVIDENCE OF THIS CONVERGENCE UP TO MID LEVELS NEAR 15KFT. CONVECTION FIRED UP LATE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THIS BOUNDARY IN SRN NV AND HAS MOVED TO SRN EUREKA AND WHITE PINE COUNTIES THIS EVENING. LOCAL REPORTS IN THESE AREAS OF GREATER THAN 1 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES. ISSUED SNOW ADVISORY FOR SRN EUREKA AND WHITE PINE CTYS FOR GENERAL 3 TO 5 INCH ACCUMULATIONS IN LESS THAN 12 HRS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. CONVECTIVE NATURE TO SNOW WILL LIKELY GIVE A FEW ISOLATED LOCATIONS 6 TO 8 INCHES. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN BY MIDNIGHT AS UPPER LOW MOVES EAST AND ATMOSPHERE STABILIZES SOME. ELSEWHERE IN NRN NV SNOW HAS BEEN SCATTERED AT BEST AS VORT FEATURES WRAP AROUND THE NRN PERIPHERY OF THE CLOSED LOW. HAVE UPDATED ZONES ALONG THE I-80 CORRIDOR TO LOWER POPS...INDICATE A MORE SCATTERED NATURE TO THE PRECIP AND REMOVE ACCUMULATIONS. NRN ELKO AND RUBY MTN ZONES STILL STAND A GOOD CHANCE TO SEE ACCUMULATING SNOW AS A NW FLOW DEVELOPS AT ALL LEVELS WITH THE EXITING UPPER LOW INCREASING OROGRAPHIC LIFT. .EKO...SNOW ADVISORY TILL MIDNIGHT ZONES 37 AND 35. HOENISCH
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Six inches of new snow was reported by the Eureka sheriff overnight.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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