Nevada, 2010

High Wind in Nevada, October 24, 2010

October 24, 2010 · NWS LKN · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A strong cold front produced wind gusts to 62 mph in Lamoille which knocked down some trees. Some trees were also reported down in Pleasant Valley about 3 miles southwest of Lamoille.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

A strong cold front produced wind gusts to 62 mph in Lamoille which knocked down some trees. Some trees were also reported down in Pleasant Valley about 3 miles southwest of Lamoille.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Sw & Sc Elko

When
October 24, 12:15 PM PST to 12:30 PM PST
Where
Sw & Sc Elko forecast zone
Measured
54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
Reported by
COOP Observer

Coop observer 2N Lamoille reported wind gusts to 62 mph. Some trees were reported down in the town of Lamoille, and in Pleasant Valley, about 3 miles southwest of Lamoille.

What these are

High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 258705.