Low pressure brought strong winds to portions of Elko county.
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Low pressure brought strong winds to portions of Elko county.
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 6, 9:12 PM PST, 3 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Elko NV 912 PM PST Thu Feb 6 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Some light snow along with gusty winds are expected across far northeastern ELko county through tonight with quieter conditions elsewhere. Warmer and dry conditions set up over the region Friday before a cold front and light precipitation move back into the state Saturday into Sunday morning. Another weak disturbance moves into Nevada by the middle of next week but snowfall does not look to be significant. && .UPDATE...A northwesterly jet of around 100kts continues to clip eastern Elko County this evening. As a result, many locations including mountains, higher elevation summits, and areas prone to down slope winds such as Ruby Valley and Clover Valley are all reporting gusty winds near or above wind advisory criteria. The jet is expected to linger over the northeastern corner of NV overnight before shifting eastward by mid to late morning on Friday. Have issued a wind advisory for the eastern half of Elko County through 16Z Friday. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED AT 222 PM / SYNOPSIS...Some light snow along with gusty winds are expected across far northeastern ELko county through tonight with quieter conditions elsewhere. Warmer and dry conditions set up over the region Friday before a cold front and light precipitation move back into the state Saturday into Sunday morning. Another weak disturbance moves into Nevada by the middle of next week but snowfall does not look to be significant. SHORT TERM...Tonight through Sunday. Gusty northwest winds will continue through the overnight hours across northeastern Elko county before diminishing Friday. A few lingering snow showers and flurries are expected near the Elko County/Idaho border through tonight but light accumulations will be limited to the higher elevation mountains. Less cloud cover and dry conditions settle into the state Friday as a subtle ridge axis moves over the region. A cold front will make its way through northern Nevada during the day on Saturday bringing a few light snow showers to the area. Current guidance suggests very light amounts, if any accumulation in valley areas Saturday through Sunday. Snow showers could linger mainly south of US-50 Sunday with little accumulation expected. However, colder temperatures will move back into the region for Sunday dropping temperatures by 20 degrees from Saturday highs in some cases. Highs Saturday could reach into 50s and lower 60s in valleys with 40s for highs in the same locations for Sunday. LONG TERM...Sunday Night through next Thursday A brief cool down and locally breezy conditions will follow the passage of a cold front later this weekend into early next week. This will include clearer skies for Sunday and Monday nights which will lead to chilly early morning lows on Monday and Tuesday. Upper shortwave trough drops south and forms closed off low over the northern Baja region Monday into Tuesday. This will keep Nevada in north to northwest flow aloft through the middle of next week. Weak shortwave energy and a little moisture could generate a few light snow showers or flurries mainly over northern and eastern Nevada on Wednesday. Otherwise, temperatures are trending to be not as cold as and will likely average near or somewhat below normal with no winter weather systems expected through Valentine's Day. AVIATION...VFR conditions expected for the next 24 hours as subtle ridge of high pressure ripples through the northwest flow aloft over Nevada on Friday. AMD NOT SKED for KELY as ASOS (automated surface observing system) is down and not reporting. && .LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Wind Advisory until 8 AM PST Friday for Northern Elko County- Ruby Mountains/East Humboldt Range-South Central Elko County- Southeastern Elko County. && 96/99
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Ruby Valley station, RBVN2, elevation 6900 feet.
SR-229 Ruby Valley station (RBYNV), elevation 6214 feet.
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