Seven to twelve inches of snow was reported across most of the Ruby Mountains and the East Humboldt Range.
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Seven to twelve inches of snow was reported across most of the Ruby Mountains and the East Humboldt Range.
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 4, 2:58 PM PST, 7 hours 2 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 358 PM PDT SUN APR 4 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN...SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE SILVER STATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL END BY TUESDAY IN MOST AREAS...THOUGH GUSTY WINDS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING TRANQUIL WEATHER FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK. && .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ACTIVE PATTERN CONTINUES AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM FROM THE PACIFIC THAT IS ALREADY MAKING LANDFALL ALONG THE COAST PLOWS INLAND TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. AS IS TYPICAL...THIS SYSTEM WILL LOSE MUCH OF ITS MOISTURE OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS...BUT ENOUGH SHOULD MANAGE TO GET PAST THEM...COMBINED WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS...UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE...JET STREAM DYNAMICS AND INSTABILITY TO BRING ADVISORY LEVEL SNOWFALL TO MANY VALLEYS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN NEVADA TONIGHT AND MONDAY. PRECIPITATION TONIGHT WILL MAINLY BE OF A WARM ADVECTIVE NATURE AS STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS BRING MOISTURE IN FROM THE PACIFIC ALOFT. MODELS CONTINUE TO FOCUS THIS FIRST BATCH ACROSS ELKO COUNTY AND THE RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE IN PARTICULAR...BUT ALSO SPREAD OUT LIGHTER PRECIPITATION INTO SOUTHERN LANDER/SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTIES AND WHITE PINE COUNTY. GIVEN THIS POTENTIAL...DECIDED TO SPEED UP THE START TIME FOR THE ADVISORY IN THOSE AREAS TO MATCH WHAT WAS ALREADY OUT FOR ELKO COUNTY...SO THAT ALL EXISTING ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS NOW START AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THIS SEEMS ESPECIALLY PRUDENT GIVEN THAT RADAR IS ALREADY PICKING UP ECHOES AS OF THIS WRITING /4 PM/. GIVEN THE WARM ADVECTION THAT IS OCCURRING...SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN RATHER HIGH MOST OF TONIGHT...SO THAT MANY LOWER VALLEYS MAY JUST SEE RAIN...BUT HIGHER VALLEYS WILL LIKELY GET AT LEAST SOME SNOW BEFORE THE ORIGINAL START TIME. THE STRONG SURFACE COLD FRONT BEGINS MOVING ACROSS THE STATE IN THE PREDAWN HOURS MONDAY...AND SHOULD REACH UTAH BY EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. BAND OF PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TO MOVE JUST BEHIND THE FRONT SHOULD BE MOSTLY SNOW IN THE ADVISORY/WARNING AREAS. MODEL CONSENSUS HAS STARTED TO HIT NORTHERN NYE COUNTY HARDER WITH QPF DURING THE DAY MONDAY AS THIS IS CLOSER TO THE LOW CENTER...SO DECIDED TO ADD THAT ZONE TO THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AREA STARTING AT 5 AM. SNOW LEVELS MAY BE A BIT BODERLINE...BUT AT THIS POINT EXPECT MAJORITY OF THE ZONE TO RECEIVE CLOSE TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. ZONES FURTHER NORTH MAY NOT DO QUITE AS WELL WITH THE MAIN FRONTAL BAND ON MONDAY...BUT WHEN THAT IS ADDED TO WHAT FALLS TONIGHT...IT APPEARS THAT ALL ZONES ARE LIKELY TO REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA. BESIDES THE SNOWFALL...WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY ONCE THE FRONT PASSES...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE IN MOST AREAS. IN FACT...GUSTS MAY EXCEED WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA BY MONDAY EVENING ACROSS EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY...AS WELL AS THE DOWNSLOPE /EASTERN/ SIDE OF THE RUBIES AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE...SO WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED FOR LATER MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GIVEN REMAINING UNCERTAINTY...AND EXISTING ADVISORIES...DECIDED TO GIVE ONE MORE SHIFT A CHANCE TO LOOK BEFORE PULLING THE TRIGGER ON ANY WIND ADVISORIES. MUCH QUIETER WEATHER RETURNS TUESDAY...HOWEVER JET STREAK ALOFT AND BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP WINDS GUSTY...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE AFOREMENTIONED AREAS OF ELKO COUNTY AND ALSO PARTS OF NORTHERN NYE COUNTY. OTHERWISE...THERE MAY BE A FEW ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS...BUT IN GENERAL THE WEATHER WILL BE IMPROVING. MUCH QUIETER WEATHER WEDNESDAY AS RIDGE CONTINUES BUILDING...SUNSHINE DOMINATES...AND WINDS SLACK OFF. RCM .LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL ESTABLISH ITSELF OVER THE GREAT BASIN AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS FORECAST PERIOD RESULTING IN A SUBTLE WARMING AND DRYING TREND ACROSS THE LKN CWA. TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND SEASONAL NORMS ...PROVIDING A SHORT REPRIEVE FROM THE WINTRY CONDITIONS. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO WARM TO THE UPPER 50S AND LOWER 60S. THE ECMWF...GEM...UKMET AND GFS ALL INDICATE A STORM SYSTEM FOR NEXT WEEKEND...BUT THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES WITH REGARD TO THE TIMING AND THE TRACK OF THE LOW AND PRECIPITATION SHIELD. IT IS CERTAIN THAT COLDER TEMPERATURES AND A MIX OF RAIN/SNOW WILL BE HEADED TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA...BUMPED UP POPS FOR DAY 6 AND DAY 7. PJS && .AVIATION...CURRENTLY THERE IS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHING INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND OREGON...THAT WILL CONTINUE TO TREK INLAND OVER THE ENSUING 24 HR PERIOD. ALREADY...MID AND HIGH DECKS AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM HAVE MOVED INTO THE GREAT BASIN...AT PRESENT...21Z...ALL CEILINGS ARE ABOVE 15000 FT. AFTER 00Z... EXPECT THE CEILINGS TO DECREASE BELOW 8000 FT. PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE INTO THE LKN CWA TONIGHT...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD IFR CONDITIONS...WHICH WILL LINGER INTO MONDAY MORNING. PJS && .LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY FOR NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY...SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY...WHITE PINE COUNTY. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY FOR RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY FOR NORTHERN NYE COUNTY. && 93/97/97
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 321 PM PDT SUN APR 4 2010 NVZ034-052230- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- 321 PM PDT SUN APR 4 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEVADA. .DAYS ONE AND TWO...TONIGHT AND MONDAY. A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT. .DAYS THREE THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. NVZ031-032-035-037-052230- NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- WHITE PINE COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- 321 PM PDT SUN APR 4 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL NEVADA...NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA AND NORTHEAST NEVADA. .DAYS ONE AND TWO...TONIGHT AND MONDAY. A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO MUCH OF ELKO COUNTY...SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY...SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY AND WHITE PINE COUNTY TONIGHT AND MONDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE VALLEYS...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL ALSO BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH EXPECTED BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. .DAYS THREE THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. NVZ013-052230- NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 321 PM PDT SUN APR 4 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA. .DAYS ONE AND TWO...TONIGHT AND MONDAY. A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO NORTHERN NYE COUNTY LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE VALLEYS...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL ALSO BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH EXPECTED BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. .DAYS THREE THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. NVZ030-036-052230- HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- 321 PM PDT SUN APR 4 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA. .DAYS ONE AND TWO...TONIGHT AND MONDAY. A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW TO HUMBOLDT COUNTY...NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY TONIGHT AND MONDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE VALLEYS...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL ALSO BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH EXPECTED BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. .DAYS THREE THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. NVZ033-052230- EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- 321 PM PDT SUN APR 4 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEVADA. .DAYS ONE AND TWO...TONIGHT AND MONDAY. A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW TO EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE VALLEYS...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL ALSO BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE BY MONDAY NIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED. .DAYS THREE THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. RCM
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
The Corral Canyon SNOTEL reported 12 inches of snow, Hole-In-Mountain SNOTEL picked up 9 inches, and Green Mountain SNOTEL received 8 inches.
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