A slow moving and somewhat moist winter storm brought moderate to heavy snow to portions of northern Elko county, as well as the mountain locations in the forecast area.
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The episode as NWS LKN wrote it up.
A slow moving and somewhat moist winter storm brought moderate to heavy snow to portions of northern Elko county, as well as the mountain locations in the forecast area.
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 Mar 7, 2:52 PM PST, 12 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Elko NV 252 PM PST Thu Mar 7 2019 .SYNOPSIS...The next winter storm will bring snow to northern and central Nevada tonight through Friday, impacting the morning commute in many areas. Wind may cause some blowing and drifting of snow in the afternoon and evening on Friday. Colder air will move in with the system, allowing for below normal temperatures into next week. The next system moves in Sunday and brings snow to mainly central Nevada. && .SHORT TERM...Tonight through Sunday. Models are continuing to be in good agreement with the main synoptic features in the short term. There are two upper level systems in the eastern Pacific, one in the northwestern United States and the other moving east, offshore from central California. It is the one off of the central California coast that will be our next weather maker. The upper system will be situated over the state of California later this evening. Out ahead of the system will be moisture moving into the forecast area. A 250mb jet of about 120 knots will be situated at the base of the trough. A frontogenetic band still looks good to develop across western Nevada and strengthens as it moves over the area. This will bring snow levels to the valley floors during the early evening into the early morning hours. Winds could be a bit brisk along the frontal passage which could cause some challenges like blowing snow, but given the snow pack is ripe, the blowing and drifting snow will be limited to what has just fallen. Winter weather advisories continue starting at 7 pm tonight and overnight lows will be dropping into the 20s and 30s. The front will continue making its way east on Friday morning. A shortwave from the aforementioned upper low in the northwestern U.S. quickly moves through the area on Friday afternoon and evening, keeping the threat of snow showers around and enhancing the cold air in place over Nevada. Winds will be out of the northwest and breezy to windy, though continue to appear to not quite meet advisory criteria. Blowing and drifting snow will still remain possible through the afternoon and early evening hours. Highs Friday will be mainly in the 30's. The next system begins to approach the California coast on Friday night. This will provide enough moisture for some showers in mainly northern Nevada Friday night through Saturday morning, but nothing widespread. Much colder lows expected on Friday night with a colder air mass in place and temps expected to be in the teens to mid 20's, with even some single digits in the coldest valleys. Global models remain in good agreement that the upper low slips down the California coast late Saturday night and into Sunday. This will target the best upper diffluence into central Nevada, and therefore that is the area expected to see the bulk of the precipitation during this period, though some showers may creep into southern portion of northern Nevada. Snow levels remain low and valleys snow estimates in central Nevada through Sunday are 1-4 inches for valleys and 4-8 inches for the mountains. High temperatures over the weekend will be below normal in the 30's and 40's. LONG TERM...Sunday night through next Thursday. Models are in pretty good agreement Sunday night with an upper level low centered over southern CA, which will result in continued snow showers across the southern half of the CWA. The low will track southeasterly on Monday with showers over central NV tapering off from north to south through the afternoon as brief ridging pushes in from the west. Northern portions of the CWA are expected to be dry all day Monday. Late Monday night trough energy moves in across northern CA which will spread more precipitation into northwestern Nevada. By Tuesday afternoon snow shower activity is expected across the entire CWA which will linger into Wednesday. This appears to be a fairly quick moving system with snow amounts in valley areas currently expected to be in the 1-2 inch range. Snow flurries are possible Wednesday night into Thursday however little if any additional accumulation for that time-frame is expected. && AVIATION...Scattered light rain and snow shower activity across the region through the early to mid-evening hours today, with heavier precipitaion developing later this evening. Moderate to heavy snow showers will impact terminals after midnight and continue through Friday morning resulting in reduced CIGs and VIS. NOTE: NOTE: AMD not SKED AT KELY due to problems with the visibility and weather sensors. && .LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Winter Weather Advisory from 7 PM this evening to 1 PM PST Friday for Northern Elko County-Northern Lander County and Northern Eureka County-Northwestern Nye County-Ruby Mountains/East Humboldt Range-South Central Elko County- Southeastern Elko County-Southern Lander County and Southern Eureka County-Southwestern Elko County-White Pine County. && 90/96/96
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Received 8 inches at Austin Coop, elevation 7198 feet.
Received 15 inches at Corduroy Flat SNOTEL, elevation 8695 feet.
Received 15 inches at Big Creek Summit SNOTEL, elevation 8700 feet.
Received 13 inches at Pole Canyon SNOTEL, elevation 7759 feet.
Received 15 inches at Corral Canyon SNOTEL, elevation 8444 feet.
Received 16 inches at Hole-In-Mountain SNOTEL, elevation 8161 feet.
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