1 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Elko, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 17, 6:28 AM PST, 2 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 728 AM PDT SAT APR 17 2004 .SYNOPSIS...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVING THROUGH NEVADA THIS WEEKEND...BRINGING COOLER...UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE GREAT BASIN. UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH NEXT WEEK. && .UPDATE...SNOW HAS BEGUN TO STICK ON GRASS AND CARS AROUND SOUTHERN ELKO. RADAR STILL SHOWING SOME TRAINING OVER SOUTHERN ELKO WITH RETURNS IN A NE TO SW LINE FROM JUST NORTH OF ELKO SOUTH TO EUREKA. WITH SPRING SEASON ADVISORY CRITERIA IN USE...THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BEST TO ISSUE SNOW ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN ELKO COUNTY AS WELL AS THE NORTH. EXTENDED OUR NORTHERN ELKO SNOW ADVISORY TO 4 PM AS WELL. .PREV DISCUSSION...544 AM. BAND OF HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION NOW CONCENTRATED OVER CENTER OF CWA AS STRONG H3 JET MOVES THROUGH AREA. STRONG CELL MOVED THROUGH LKN AT 11Z. MODERATE SHOWER QUICKLY TURNED TO SNOW WITH VERY LITTLE ACCUMULATION DUE TO GROUND WARMTH. ADJUSTED SNOW LEVELS IN ZONES TO REFLECT SLIGHTLY LOWER PENETRATION. TEMPS SETTLING OUT AT OR NEAR FREEZING AT MOST LOCATIONS THIS MORNING. MESOETA/GFS STILL AGREE WITH POSITIONING AND...TO A DEGREE...THE AMOUNTS OF QPF THROUGH SUNDAY. CONCENTRATION WILL BE IN RUBY ZONE AND CENTRAL NEVADA. CONTINUED WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ZONE 34 AND SNOW ADVISORY FOR ZONE 31. ISSUED HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR ZONES 35...37 AND 13. BOTH GFS AND MESOETA ARE SHOWING MORE OF A TROF FEATURE AT H7 NEAR TONOPAH THIS AFTERNOON. STILL SIGNIFICANT PULL OF MOISTURE FEEDING INTO CENTRAL NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS THIS LOW MOVES NORTHEASTWARD. STILL A FEW WEAK VORTS MOVE THROUGH THE FLOW FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY...SO KEPT SLIGHT CHANCE POPS IN THE PACKAGE THROUGH MONDAY. .LONG TERM...UNSETTLED WEATHER TO CONTINUE MONDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE RIDGING MOVES IN FROM THE ERN PAC WITH DRIER CONDITIONS THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. WILL KEEP CHC TO SCHC WORDING FOR PCPN IN THE ZONES MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH BETTER CHANCES ACROSS THE NORTHERN CWA. SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION UNTIL FRIDAY WHEN NORTHERN NV FINALLY WARMS BACK UP TO CLIMO NORMS. && .LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH 6 AM SUNDAY NVZ034. HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOON SATURDAY THROUGH 6AM SUNDAY NVZ013...NVZ035 AND NVZ037. SNOW ADVISORY THROUGH 4 PM SATURDAY NVZ031 AND NVZ032. && CLAYCOMB/WHITWORTH/SEDLOCK
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 520 AM PDT SAT APR 17 2004 NVZ013-034-035-037-181400- NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- SOUTHERN LANDER AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTIES-WHITE PINE COUNTY- 520 AM PDT SAT APR 17 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA. DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE RUBY MOUNTAINS AND THE EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE...AND A HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR CENTRAL NEVADA. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY...WITH HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE RUBY MOUNTAINS AND THE EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SEE .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE RUBY MOUNTAINS AND THE EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE WITH A HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR CENTRAL NEVADA THIS WEEKEND. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO CENTRAL NEVADA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...WITH HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE RUBY MOUNTAINS AND THE EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE...AND CENTRAL NEVADA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SEE WWUS45 KLKN...RNOWSWLKN FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OBSERVATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NVZ030-032-033-036-181400- EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-HUMBOLDT COUNTY- NORTHERN LANDER AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTIES- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- 520 AM PDT SAT APR 17 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEVADA. DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATING OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF ELKO COUNTY. SEE WWUS45 KLKN...RNOWSWLKN FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATING OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF ELKO COUNTY. SEE WWUS45 KLKN...RNOWSWSLKN FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OBSERVATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NVZ031-181400- NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- 520 AM PDT SAT APR 17 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEVADA. DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY THROUGH 10 AM SATURDAY MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET. SEE WWUS85 KLKN...RNOWSWLKN FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATING OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF ELKO COUNTY. SEE WWUS45 KLKN...RNOWSWSLKN FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OBSERVATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. WHITWORTH
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Eight inches of snow was reported at Bob Scott Summit, 6 miles southeast of Austin.
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