A strong low pressure system brought high winds to southeastern Elko county. Wind gusts up to 67 mph were reported.
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A strong low pressure system brought high winds to southeastern Elko county. Wind gusts up to 67 mph were reported.
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 26, 2:12 PM PST, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 312 PM PDT THU APR 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A COOLER AIRMASS MOVES INTO THE REGION. A COOL MOIST PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEVADA THIS EVENING...ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED BY FRIDAY...EXCEPT FOR LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST NEVADA. && .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO UTAH OVERNIGHT WITH SHOWERS DECREASING OVER THE CWA THIS EVENING. 700 MB TEMPERATURES DROP TO -7C TO -10C TONIGHT ALLOWING SNOW LEVELS TO DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS MOST AREAS BY FRIDAY MORNING. WITH THE MAIN DYNAMICS EAST...THINK SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE UNDER AN INCH. HAVE AN SPS OUT FOR BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MORNINGS. UPPER H7 DRIER FLOW REMAINS FROM THE NORTHWEST KEEPING TEMPERATURES MAINLY IN THE 50S OVER THE WEEKEND WITH THE CWA UNDER MAINLY PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. MAY SEE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER WHITE PINE COUNTY EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH...THEN CLEARING AS DRIER AIRMASS MOVES IN THIS AREA. WIND ADVISORY THROUGH 8 PM FOR NORTHERN NEVADA FROM STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES EAST...WINDS WILL DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING. .LONG TERM...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. A WEAK UPPER TROUGH WILL BE EXITING THE WESTERN GREAT BASIN WITH LITTLE AFFECT ON THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT. FOLLOWING THIS TROUGH...A WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP AND PERSIST ACROSS THE CWA IN RESPONSE TO A TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN ALASKAN PENINSULA AND A STRONG RIDGE WELL WEST OF THE CALIFORNIA COAST THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN A COOL AND MOIST PATTERN FOR THE CWA. ANY SHOWERS WILL BE CONFINED TO NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THEREAFTER...A SHORT WAVE RIDGE DEVELOPS OVER THE WESTERN GREAT BASIN AND THEN MOVES EAST ALLOWING A SOUTHWEST FLOW OF WARMER AIR TO DEVELOP ESPECIALLY FOR THE MIDDLE AND END OF NEXT WEEK. ALL IN ALL...A COOL MOIST START TO THE LONG TERM FOLLOWED BY DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS WITH TEMPERATURES BACK TO NORMAL FOR THE MIDDLE AND END OF NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RESULT IN TEMPORARY MVFR CIGS/VSBYS FOR KEKO/KELY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE MORE INTENSE CELLS. SOME SHOWERS STILL POSSIBLE FOR KWMC AND KTPH INTO THIS EVENING. DRIER AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE TERMINAL SITES WITH VFR CONDITIONS LATER TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. && .LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR HUMBOLDT COUNTY... NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY...NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY...RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE...SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY...SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY...SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY. && 87/89
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 316 AM PDT THU APR 26 2012 NVZ030-031-033-034-036-038-039-271030- HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- 316 AM PDT THU APR 26 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA...NORTHEAST NEVADA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL DRIVE MOISTURE INTO NEVADA PRODUCING WELCOME RAIN SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY. ALSO...A COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE WEST WINDS TO INCREASE OVER NORTHERN NEVADA...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY EVENING. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS MAY FALL ON HIGHEST RIDGES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. COLDER AIR WILL PUSH INTO ALL AREAS BEGINNING THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO MORE NORMAL LEVELS...AND EVEN BELOW NORMAL IN NORTHERLY AREAS. SNOW SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED EXCEPT ON RIDGES ABOVE ABOUT 8500 FEET...AND IN SOME HIGHER VALLEYS IN FAR NORTHERN NEVADA. A WARMING TREND IS IN STORE THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 250 PM PDT THU APR 26 2012 NVZ030-031-034>041-271600- HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-WHITE PINE COUNTY- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...JACKPOT... WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON... HARRISON PASS...ELY...RUTH...MCGILL...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...AUSTIN... EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS... RUBY VALLEY...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT 250 PM PDT THU APR 26 2012 A COLD AIRMASS MOVING INTO NORTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO THE LOWER 30S IN MOST LOCATIONS BY FRIDAY MORNING. AS THE RELATIVELY COLD NORTHERLY FLOW REMAINS OVER NEVADA THROUGH SATURDAY...SATURDAY MORNING LOWS WILL DIP INTO THE MID 20S. THE RECENT WARM TEMPERATURES HAVE LEAD TO AN EARLY GROWTH OF TENDER PLANTS AND VEGETATION. WITH THE EARLY GROWTH SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EXPECTED MUCH COOLER OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES...PLANT DAMAGE MAY RESULT IF NOT COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/ELKO FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 256 PM PDT THU APR 26 2012 NVZ034-035-038-039-262230- SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY NV-SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY NV-SOUTHWEST ELKO COUNTY NV-WHITE PINE COUNTY NV- 256 PM PDT THU APR 26 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN WHITE PINE AND SOUTHERN ELKO COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM PDT... AT 251 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RUBY LAKE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RUBY LAKE... THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 4050 11564 4033 11535 3995 11563 4004 11582 TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 206DEG 28KT 4008 11568 PJS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 318 PM PDT THU APR 26 2012 NVZ031-038-262245- NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY NV-SOUTHWEST ELKO COUNTY NV- 318 PM PDT THU APR 26 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM PDT... AT 313 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ELKO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RYNDON AND PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80 WEST OF ELKO... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. IN ADDITION...THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 4128 11595 4098 11531 4076 11579 4088 11598 TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 220DEG 24KT 4090 11580 PJS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 345 PM PDT THU APR 26 2012 NVZ036-038-262315- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY NV-SOUTHWEST ELKO COUNTY NV- 345 PM PDT THU APR 26 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN EUREKA AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM PDT... AT 341 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PALISADE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... EMIGRANT MINE AND CARLIN... SOUTH FORK... ELKO AND PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE... THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 4100 11612 4079 11555 4030 11611 4057 11625 TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 226DEG 40KT 4058 11606 PJS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Winds gusting to 67 mph were reported in West Wendover, and a wind gust to 60 mph was recorded at the Spring Gulch RAWS.
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