Heavy Snow, N Elko Cnty
- When
- January 11, 8:00 AM PST to 5:00 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, January 11, 2005
Snowfall amounts include: 12 inches at Montello, 11 inches at Spring Creek, 9 inches at Elko, 7 inches at Oasis and Battle Mountain, 6 inches at Wildhorse, Tuscarora, Wells, and Denio.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 6
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.
Snowfall amounts include: 12 inches at Montello, 11 inches at Spring Creek, 9 inches at Elko, 7 inches at Oasis and Battle Mountain, 6 inches at Wildhorse, Tuscarora, Wells, and Denio.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Sw & Sc Elko
- When
- January 11, 8:00 AM PST to 6:00 PM PST
- Where
- Sw & Sc Elko forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, X E Elko
- When
- January 11, 8:00 AM PST to 7:00 PM PST
- Where
- X E Elko forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.146, -115.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Ruby Mountains/E Humboldt Range
- When
- January 11, 8:00 AM PST to 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- Ruby Mountains/E Humboldt Range forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.294, -115.130 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, N Lander & N Eureka
- When
- January 11, 8:00 AM PST to 5:00 PM PST
- Where
- N Lander & N Eureka forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.959, -116.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Humboldt
- When
- January 11, 11:00 AM PST to 5:00 PM PST
- Where
- Humboldt forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.407, -118.112 (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
- Heavy Rain in California, January 11, 2005
- Winter Weather in Kansas, January 11, 2005
- Flooding in Nevada, January 11 to 12, 2005
- Flash Flood in California, January 11, 2005
- Flood in California, January 11 to 12, 2005
- Flooding in Ohio, January 11 to 14, 2005
- Flash Flood in California, January 11, 2005
- Flooding in Ohio, January 11 to 12, 2005
- Flash Flood in California, January 11, 2005
- Flash Flood in California, January 11, 2005
- Flash Flood in California, January 11, 2005
- Debris Flow in Colorado, January 11, 2005
More
Every storm in Nevada in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Nevada, January 2005
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5432984, 5432985, 5432986, 5432987, 5432988, 5432983.