Nevada, 2024

Heavy Snow and High Wind in Nevada, April 25 to 27, 2024

April 25 to 27, 2024 · NWS LKN · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

An upper-level low progressed across the state producing high elevation mountain snow, and gusty winds.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
4

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.

An upper-level low progressed across the state producing high elevation mountain snow, and gusty winds.

The radar

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Event by event

3 heavy snow, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, White Pine

When
April 25, 7:00 PM PST to April 27, 8:00 AM PST
Where
White Pine forecast zone
Reported by
SNOTEL
Coordinates
39.442, -114.902 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Eleven inches fell at site (BRCN2) Berry Creek Snotel, Elevation 9376 feet. This occurred between 1 AM on the 26th and 8 AM on the 27th.

Eleven inches fell at site (WDMN2) Ward Mountain Snotel, Elevation 9152 feet. This occurred between 7 PM on the 25th and 1 AM on the 27th.

Nine inches fell at site (WHPN2) Wheeler Peak Snotel, Elevation 10,067 feet. This occurred between 10 PM on the 25th and 12 AM on the 27th.

Heavy Snow, Ruby Mountains/E Humboldt Range

When
April 25, 10:00 PM PST to April 27, 8:00 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 site (GRMN2) Green Mountain Snotel, Elevation 8184 feet. This occurred between 10 PM on the 25th and 8 PM on the 26th.

Eleven inches fell at site (LMLN2) Lamoille #3 Snotel, Elevation 8050 feet. This occurred between 1 AM on the 26th and 8 AM on the 27th.

Ten inches fell at site (LCUN2) Lamoille Upper Snotel, Elevation 8993 feet. This occurred between 12 AM on the 26th and 12 AM on the 27th.

Heavy Snow, N Elko Cnty

When
April 25, 11:00 PM PST to April 26, 10:00 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)

Six inches fell at site (JAPN2) Jacks Peak Snotel, Elevation 8422 feet. This occurred between 12 AM and 6 AM on the 26th.

Six inches fell at site (PRSN2) Pole Creek RS Snotel, Elevation 8330 feet. This occurred between 11 PM on the 25th and 10 AM on the 26th.

High Wind, Ruby Mountains/E Humboldt Range

When
April 27, 2:03 AM PST to 3:03 AM PST
Where
Ruby Mountains/E Humboldt Range forecast zone
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
Reported by
RAWS
Coordinates
40.294, -115.130 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Station (RBVN2) Ruby Valley Raws, Elevation 6900 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.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1169977, 1169967, 1169976, 1169979.