A line of thunderstorms moved through Tonopah producing wind gusts up to 59 mph.
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A line of thunderstorms moved through Tonopah producing wind gusts up to 59 mph.
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 25, 8:52 AM PST, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 952 AM PDT SAT APR 25 2015 SYNOPSIS...ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ALONG WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE GREAT BASIN TODAY...ALONG WITH CHILLY TEMPERATURES. WINDY AND COOL BUT SUNNIER WEATHER ON SUNDAY WILL GIVE WAY TO MUCH WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER NEXT WEEK. && .UPDATE...EXPECTING STRONG GUSTY WINDS LATER THIS AFTERNOON FOR NORTHERN NYE COUNTY AND TONOPAH AREA...ALSO EXPECT GUSTY LEE SIDE WINDS FOR WENDOVER AND SILVER ZONE PASS AREA TONIGHT THUS INCREASED WINDS AND ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THOSE ZONES. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED AT 336 AM / SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. GUIDANCE IS IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT THIS MORNING. ONE LAST STRONG TROUGH MOVING IN FROM THE PACIFIC TODAY TO MAKE FOR A RATHER MISERABLE START TO THE WEEKEND...THOUGH THE MOISTURE IS MUCH- NEEDED IN OUR DROUGHT- STRICKEN PART OF THE NATION. WARM ADVECTION PRECIPITATION WILL DOMINATE THIS MORNING AS THE AXIS APROACHES THE CWA FROM THE WEST. THEN...THIS AFTERNOON...COLD ADVECTION ALOFT WILL PROMOTE CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT...WITH THUNDER AND GRAUPEL/SMALL HAIL POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOL...AS COOL OR PERHAPS A BIT COOLER THAN YESTERDAY...WITH ABUNDANT CLOUD COVER. TROUGH AXIS SHIFTS EAST TONIGHT WITH DIMINISHING PRECIPITATION AS INSOLATION ENDS AND THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE STABILIZES. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TOWARDS MANY VALLEY FLOORS SO ANY LINGERING PRECIPITATION COULD BE ACCUMULATING SNOW EVEN ON THE FLOORS...BUT SHOULD LIKELY BE VERY LIGHT IF IT DOES. LOW CUTS OFF TO OUR SOUTHEAST ON SUNDAY AND NORTHWEST PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS UP. THIS MAY MEAN A WIND ADVISORY EVENT IN PARTS OF THE AREA (NYE COUNTY MAINLY WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY REACHING 50-55 MPH. MAV GUIDANCE IS NOTICEABLY HIGHER THAN MET WITH WIND SPEEDS SO WILL WAIT BEFORE ISSUING ANYTHING...ESPECIALLY SINCE ITS STILL 36 HOURS OUT. OTHERWISE...MUCH DRIER WITH SUNSHINE RETURNING AS THE RIDGE TO OUR WEST STARTS TO SLOWLY NOSE EAST INTO NEVADA. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE JUST A BIT THANKS TO THE SUNSHINE BUT STILL COOLISH...AND THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL DOWNRIGHT CHILLY. RIDGE CONTINUES SLOWLY BUILD EASTWARD MONDAY WITH DIMINISHING WINDS...SLOW WARMING...AND PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. RCM LONG TERM...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THE MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG TERM PERIOD. ALL SOLUTIONS ARE DEPICTING A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHWEST. THIS WILL LEAD TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ON TUESDAY WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S. WINDS WILL REMAIN ON THE LIGHT SIDE. TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MODELS ARE SHOWING THE RIDGE AXIS SHIFTING TO THE EAST...IN RESPONSE TO A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM ENTERING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THE FLOW WILL GENERALLY BE IN A WEST TO EAST FASHION. AFTERNOON HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY WILL AGAIN BE ABOVE NORMAL WITH READINGS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S WITH LIGHT WINDS ONCE AGAIN. WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...CHANGES IN THE MODELS START OCCURRING WITH THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM. THE EUROPEAN CONTINUES THE WEST TO EAST FLOW WHILE THE GFS CARVES A SHORTWAVE TROUGH IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC. SHOULD BE A TAD WARMER DURING THE OVERNIGHT...WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS ON THURSDAY AGAIN ABOVE NORMAL. MODELS ARE SHOWING SOME KIND OF TROUGH COMING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...BUT VARY GREATLY IN THE TIMING AND STRENGTH. DID NOT MAKE TOO MANY CHANGES THIS FAR OUT IN THE FORECAST AS A RESULT. AVIATION...A MOIST ATMOSPHERE AND AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE MAINLY RAIN SHOWERS OVER ALL TERMINALS...WITH ISOLATED -TSRA POSSIBLE. WITH TROUGH PASSAGE THIS EVENING...ANY LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE OVER SNOW SHOWERS. LOOK FOR MVFR/IFR REDUCTIONS TO CIG/VSBY DURING THE DAY AND EVENING. WINDS SW10-15G2025KT DURING THE LATE MORNING TO AFTERNOON...DECREASING IN THE EVENING. && .LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY. WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY. && 90/87
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 341 AM PDT SAT APR 25 2015 NVZ040-041-252200- NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY- 341 AM PDT SAT APR 25 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL RESULT IN INCLEMENT WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION. THUNDER AND SMALL HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. MINOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO RAIN...WET SNOW...AND SMALL ACCUMULATIONS OF HAIL SHOULD BE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY. GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED. .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 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A line of thunderstorms moved through the Tonopah area producing a wind gust to 59 mph.
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