Nevada, 2020Heavy Snow and High Wind in Nevada, November 6 to 8, 2020
November 6 to 8, 2020 · NWS LKN · 8 events in 6 counties and zones
Record warmth, low RH, and strong winds ahead of an approaching cold front produced red flag and wind advisory thresholds. Cold air and precipitation behind the cold front produce several inches of mountain snows.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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.
Record warmth, low RH, and strong winds ahead of an approaching cold front produced red flag and wind advisory thresholds. Cold air and precipitation behind the cold front produce several inches of mountain snows.
High Wind, Northeastern Nye
- When
- November 6, 7:00 PM PST to 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- Northeastern Nye forecast zone
- Measured
- 82 kt (94 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 38.042, -116.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Timber Mountain Raws (TMBN2), Elevation 9000 feet.
High Wind, White Pine
- When
- November 7, 12:00 AM PST to 1:00 AM PST
- Where
- White Pine forecast zone
- Measured
- 69 kt (79 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 39.442, -114.902 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Mather Raws (MTHN2), Elevation 9268 feet.
Heavy Snow, N Elko Cnty
- When
- November 7, 12:00 AM PST to November 8, 12:00 AM PST
- Where
- N Elko Cnty forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 41.146, -115.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Eight inches fell at Midas Snotel (MDSN2), Elevation 7000 feet.
Heavy Snow, Humboldt
- When
- November 7, 12:00 AM PST to November 8, 12:00 AM PST
- Where
- Humboldt forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 41.407, -118.112 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Eleven inches fell at Buckskin Lower SNOTEL (BKLN2), Elevation 6929 feet.
Heavy Snow, N Lander & N Eureka
- When
- November 7, 2:00 AM PST to November 8, 2:00 AM PST
- Where
- N Lander & N Eureka forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 39.959, -116.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Twelve inches fell at Lewis Peak SNOTEL (LWPN2), elevation 7357 feet.
Heavy Snow, Ruby Mountains/E Humboldt Range
- When
- November 7, 2:00 AM PST to November 8, 2:00 AM PST
- Where
- Ruby Mountains/E Humboldt Range forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 40.294, -115.130 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Eight inches fell at Green Mountain SNOTEL (GRMN2), Elevation 8000 feet.
Heavy Snow, Ruby Mountains/E Humboldt Range
- When
- November 7, 3:00 AM PST to November 8, 3:00 AM PST
- Where
- Ruby Mountains/E Humboldt Range forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 40.294, -115.130 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ten inches fell at Corral Canyon Snotel (COLN2), Elevation 8444 feet.
Heavy Snow, Ruby Mountains/E Humboldt Range
- When
- November 7, 5:00 AM PST to November 8, 5:00 AM PST
- Where
- Ruby Mountains/E Humboldt Range forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 40.294, -115.130 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Eight inches fell at Lamoille #3 SNOTEL (LMLN2), Elevation 7700 feet.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 922713, 922712, 922715, 922743, 922597, 922718, 922717, 922742.