|The hardest hit area was southern Lander and southern Eureka counties where generally 1 to 2 feet of snow fell.
Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS LKN wrote it up.
A strong storm system brought heavy snow to portions of northern and central Nevada.|The hardest hit area was southern Lander and southern Eureka counties where generally 1 to 2 feet of snow fell.
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 Feb 7, 3:39 PM PST, 7 hours 21 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 339 PM PST THU FEB 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BE BEARING DOWN ON NORTHERN NEVADA. THIS SYSTEM WILL BEGIN SPREADING SNOW INTO NORTHWEST NEVADA LATER THIS EVENING AND WILL SPREAD EASTWARD. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF NORTHERN NEVADA THROUGH SATURDAY. TRAVEL PLANS WILL BE IMPACTED...PLEASE CHECK YOUR ROUTE BEFORE TRAVELING. && .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST FLOW DOMINATING OVER THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE WISE IT HAS BEEN PLEASANT WITH NEAR NORMAL READINGS FOR THE MOST PART. THERE WILL BE BIG CHANGES HOWEVER TO THE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 12 THROUGH 48 HOURS. A VERY COMPLEX WEATHER SITUATION IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. A LARGE AND STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SITUATED OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BE CONTINUING ITS TREK TOWARDS THE FORECAST AREA. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT FEATURE IN THE SOLUTIONS SINCE AT LEAST THIS MONDAY. WITH THE NEWEST RUNS...THE TRACK HAS CHANGED SOMEWHAT...TAKING THE SYSTEM ABOUT 100 OR SO MILES WEST. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL BE DEVELOPING IN NYE COUNTY AND WOBBLE AROUND IN SOUTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. MODELS ARE CONTINUING TO SHOW A 700MB FRONTOGENETIC BAND DEVELOPING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...AND WILL BE TRAVERSING THROUGH DURING THE LATTER PORTIONS OF THE MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AT THE VALLEY FLOORS SO EXPECTING ALL LOCALES TO GET SNOW. THE BEST SHOT FOR HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES TO BE IN SOUTHERN LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES...AND A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS LOCATION. MODEL CROSS SECTIONS ARE DEPICTING DEEP SATURATION COMBINED WITH EXCELLENT MICROPHYSICS FOR A 6 TO 9 HOUR PERIOD. CIPS ANALOG GUIDANCE SHOWS A SIMILAR EVENT OCCURRING MARCH 3, 1985...WITH BOTH AUSTIN AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY RECEIVING ROBUST SNOW AMOUNTS. HAVE WENT WITH WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR OTHER LOCATIONS...EXCEPT FOR THE RUBY MOUNTAIN ZONE. FORECAST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE GENERALLY IN THE 3 TO 8 INCH RANGE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA FOR THE VALLEY LOCATIONS...WITH MOUNTAINS EXPECTED TO GET A FOOT OR MORE. UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SLOWLY WORK ITS WAY EASTWARD DURING THE DAY FRIDAY WITH THE SYSTEM EXITTING NORTHERN NEVADA LATER FRIDAY EVENING. THE FLOW ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE TROUGH WILL BECOME NORTHERLY...WITH DECENT MOISTURE. THIS WILL HELP TO KEEP THE SNOW SHOWERS GOING FOR THE REGION FRIDAY EVENING AND SATURDAY...BUT ACCUMULATIONS AT THIS TIME LOOK TO BE IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE...WITH HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS ALONG NORTHERN FACING SLOPES. THE NORTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH ENERGY MOVING THROUGH THE FLOW. HAVE KEPT SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. .LONG TERM...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT WEEK THURSDAY. NORTHERLY FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE FORECAST AREA...KEEPING THINGS COOL. SOME ENERGY IN THE FLOW WILL HELP TO BRING A CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE FORECAST AREA. NOT EXPECTING TOO MUCH IN THE WAY OF ACCUMULATION...MAYBE ONE TO TWO INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL GRADUALLY TAKE CONTROL OF THE WEATHER...BRINGING CLEARING SKIES. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMING TO NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES. && .AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS TONIGHT...BUT WITH STRONG PACIFIC WINTER STORM APPROACHING...CONDITIONS WILL BE DETERIORATING. -SHSN TO HIT ALL SITES BETWEEN 08/10Z-08/15Z FRIDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL BECOME IFR/LIFR AT TIMES IN THE HEAVIEST SHSN. WINDS TO INCREASE AT KPTH NW15-25G40KT AFTER 18Z. && .LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 2 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR HUMBOLDT COUNTY. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR WHITE PINE COUNTY. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 2 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY. && 86/96/96
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 314 PM PST THU FEB 7 2013 NVZ030-031-033-035-036-038>041-082315- HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY- WHITE PINE COUNTY- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY- 314 PM PST THU FEB 7 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL NEVADA...NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA...NORTHEAST NEVADA...NORTHWEST NEVADA AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY MOVING SOUTHWARD NEAR THE CALIFORNIA AND OREGON COAST IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN SPREADING SNOW ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA TONIGHT. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN FALLING ACROSS HUMBOLDT COUNTY LATER THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW SPREADING FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. A NUMBER OF WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED...PLEASE SEE RNOWSWLKN FOR MORE INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. EXPECTING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS MOST OF NEVADA...AS THIS STORM SLOWLY CROSSES THE GREAT BASIN. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. ALL TOLD...MANY VALLEY AREAS WILL SEE AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 9 INCHES. THE COMBINATION OF PROLONGED ACCUMULATING SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. IF PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS NEVADA THROUGH SATURDAY...PLEASE MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND LISTEN FOR ANY CHANGES. THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE TO WORK AND SCHOOL IS EXPECTED TO BE AFFECTED. SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER ACROSS EASTERN NEVADA THROUGH SUNDAY. THEN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRIER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. NVZ034-037-082315- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- 314 PM PST THU FEB 7 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA AND NORTHEAST NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY MOVING SOUTHWARD NEAR THE CALIFORNIA AND OREGON COAST IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN SPREADING SNOW ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA TONIGHT. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN FALLING ACROSS HUMBOLDT COUNTY LATER THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW SPREADING FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE RUBY MOUNTAINS...HAS BEEN ISSUED. PLEASE SEE RNOWSWLKN FOR MORE DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. EXPECTING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE RUBY MOUNTAINS...AS THIS STORM SLOWLY CROSSES THE GREAT BASIN. THE COMBINATION OF PROLONGED ACCUMULATING SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. IF PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS NEVADA THROUGH SATURDAY...PLEASE MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND LISTEN FOR ANY CHANGES. THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE TO WORK AND SCHOOL IS EXPECTED TO BE AFFECTED. SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER ACROSS EASTERN NEVADA THROUGH SUNDAY. THEN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRIER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
At the Cortez mine in Crescent Valley 10 inches of snow was reported, and in Beowawe |6 inches of snow was reported. Emigrant Pass reported 13 inches of snow and the Lewis Peak SNOTEL 17 inches.
Around 2 feet of snow was reported in Austin. In Eureka 14 inches of snow was reported. The Big Creek Summit SNOTEL reported 43 inches of snow.
Spring Creek received 6 to 14 inches of snow with the highest amounts adjacent to the Ruby Mountains. In Elko around 5 inches of snow was reported.
SNOTEL sites reported 1 to 2 feet of new snow.
Ruby Lake reported 11 inches of snow and Currie reported 6 inches of snow.
Between 5 and 10 inches of snow fell in the valleys with 10 to 20 inches in the mountains. Some specific valley amounts include 10 inches in McGill, 9 inches in Ely, and 8 inches at the Moorman Ranch.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nevada in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Nevada, February 2013
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 423973, 423997, 423964, 423970, 423966, 423999.