Nevada, 2022

Heavy Snow and High Wind in Nevada, April 21 to 22, 2022

April 21 to 22, 2022 · NWS LKN · 9 events in 5 counties and zones

A system out of the Pacific northwest produced gusty winds ahead of heavy snow, over a 2 day period.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS LKN wrote it up.

A system out of the Pacific northwest produced gusty winds ahead of heavy snow, over a 2 day period.

What forecasters said that day

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 21, 3:23 AM PST, 3 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 21, 3:23 AM PST, 3 hours 9 minutes before
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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

5 heavy snow, 4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, S Lander & S Eureka

When
April 21, 6:32 AM PST to April 22, 6:32 AM PST
Where
S Lander & S Eureka forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
39.959, -116.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Eight inches fell 1 NW of Eureka, Elevation 6400 feet.

High Wind, White Pine

When
April 21, 8:11 AM PST to 9:11 AM PST
Where
White Pine forecast zone
Measured
62 kt (71 mph) measured gust
Reported by
RAWS
Coordinates
39.442, -114.902 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Station (MTHN2) Mather, Elevation 9268 feet.

High Wind, White Pine

When
April 21, 8:20 AM PST to 9:20 AM PST
Where
White Pine forecast zone
Measured
51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
39.442, -114.902 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Station (DNEP7) Sagebrush East, Elevation 6035 feet.

Heavy Snow, South-Central Elko

When
April 21, 10:30 AM PST to April 22, 10:30 AM PST
Where
South-Central Elko forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
41.146, -115.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Twelve inches fell at Currie, Elevation 5804 feet.

Heavy Snow, Ruby Mountains/E Humboldt Range

When
April 21, 11:32 AM PST to April 22, 11:32 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)

Thirteen inches fell at station (GRMN2) Green Mountain Snotel, Elevation 8184 feet.

Heavy Snow, S Lander & S Eureka

When
April 21, 11:33 AM PST to April 22, 11:33 AM PST
Where
S Lander & S Eureka forecast zone
Reported by
SNOTEL
Coordinates
39.959, -116.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Twelve inches fell at (BCSN2) Big Creek Summit Snotel, Elevation 8684 feet.

High Wind, White Pine

When
April 21, 1:10 PM PST to 2:10 PM PST
Where
White Pine forecast zone
Measured
51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
39.442, -114.902 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Station (DNEP8) Salt Desert Shrub, Elevation 5185 feet.

Heavy Snow, S Lander & S Eureka

When
April 21, 1:34 PM PST to April 22, 1:34 PM PST
Where
S Lander & S Eureka forecast zone
Reported by
SNOTEL
Coordinates
39.959, -116.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Fifteen inches fell at (DPKN2) Diamond Peak Snotel, Elevation 8016 feet.

High Wind, Northeastern Nye

When
April 21, 9:30 PM PST to 10:30 PM PST
Where
Northeastern Nye forecast zone
Measured
37 kt (43 mph) measured sustained
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
38.042, -116.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Station (CMP26) Warm Spring Summit, Elevation 7550 feet.

What these are

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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Sources

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: 1012260, 1012250, 1012246, 1012252, 1012251, 1012261, 1012247, 1012253, 1012249.