Nevada, 2022Heavy Snow and High Wind in Nevada, April 14 to 16, 2022
April 14 to 16, 2022 · NWS LKN · 5 events in 4 counties and zones
A weather system with elevated snow levels (around 6-7k feet) produced valley rain showers and mountain snow, and gusty post-frontal winds the following day.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
A weather system with elevated snow levels (around 6-7k feet) produced valley rain showers and mountain snow, and gusty post-frontal winds the following day.
Heavy Snow, Ruby Mountains/E Humboldt Range
- When
- April 14, 4:00 PM PST to April 15, 4:00 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)
Nine inches fell at (HIMN2) Hole In Mountain Snotel, Elevation 8161 feet.
Heavy Snow, Ruby Mountains/E Humboldt Range
- When
- April 14, 7:00 PM PST to April 15, 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 (POLN2) Pole Canyon, Elevation 7759 feet.
High Wind, Northeastern Nye
- When
- April 16, 11:50 AM PST to 12:50 PM PST
- Where
- Northeastern Nye forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 38.042, -116.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Station (CMP26) Warm Springs Summit, Elevation 7549 feet.
High Wind, N Elko Cnty
- When
- April 16, 12:41 PM PST to 1:41 PM PST
- Where
- N Elko Cnty forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 41.146, -115.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Station (POCN2) Pole Creek Raws, Elevation 8501 feet.
High Wind, Southwestern Elko
- When
- April 16, 2:00 PM PST to 3:00 PM PST
- Where
- Southwestern Elko forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph) measured sustained
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 41.146, -115.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Station (KEKO) Elko Airport, Elevation 5048 feet.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1008233, 1008236, 1012106, 1012107, 1012105.