The tail end of continuous back-to-back weather caused by waves of short wave troughs produced more precipitation and strong gusty winds over northern Nevada.
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The episode as NWS LKN wrote it up.
The tail end of continuous back-to-back weather caused by waves of short wave troughs produced more precipitation and strong gusty winds over northern Nevada.
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 Dec 27, 3:26 AM PST, 6 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Elko NV 326 AM PST Fri Dec 27 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Period of active weather defined by accumulating precipitation and gusty winds continues thru this weekend with the greatest precipitaton accumulation focused across northern Nevada. Building upper ridge over the western U.S. brings dry and fair weather early and thru at least the middle of next week. && .SHORT TERM...Today through Saturday Night Latest round of precipitation continues to progress thru the forecast area this morning from west to east. Snow levels are holding steady this morning, around 5500 feet for northern Nevada and 6500 feet for central Nevada, with rain and/or rain/snow mix currently being observed at the lower elevations. This broad band of precipitation exits Nevada to the east early this afternoon. Storm total snowfall will be 1 to 5 inches across northern Nevada and the higher elevations will observe several inches to around a foot. The higher end totals will be focused in northern Elko County and the Ruby Mountains/E Humboldt Range. Accumulations will be more modest across central Nevada with 1 to 3 inches expected and 4 to 8 inches across the higher elevations. Additional concern today for strong winds associated with an upper level jet exit region oriented northwest to southeast that is progressing east upstream of the shortwave. Southwesterly winds transition to northwesterly thru the day and gusts across northern Nevada will be around 45 mph, prompting the issuance of a Wind Advisory. Winds across central Nevada will also be gusty though advisory criteria is not anticipated to be reached with gusts around 35 mph expected. Daytime high temperatures will be in the 40s. Brief lull in activity thru this evening with a few light showers lingering throughout northern Nevada and winds easing. However the next push of precipitation begins to move in from the west the latter half of the night along what could be loosely defined as a surface warm front associated with a weak surface low moving into the PacNW. Precipitation will be mostly relegated to northern Nevada with snow levels increasing to between 7000 and 7500 feet by late morning Saturday. The greatest precipitation accumulations will be situated within northern Elko County and liquid equivalent accumulations within the valleys will be between 0.25” and 0.50” with locally higher amounts possible. However new snowfall accumulations will be modest given the warmer nature of this system and valley totals will be around an inch or less. Elevations higher than 7000/7500 feet within Elko County look to observe an additional 12+” thru Saturday night. Southwesterly winds will be elevated with gusts between 25 and 30 mph. Main push of precipitation dissipates thru Saturday evening though isolated showers linger into Sunday morning across much of northern Nevada. Overnight low temperatures Friday night will be in the low 20s to low 30s. Daytime highs Saturday reside in the low 40s to low 50s with overnight lows in the mid 20s to mid 30s. && .LONG TERM..Sunday through next Friday Light rain showers for valleys and light snow showers for the mountains for Sunday as some moisture remains in northern Nevada from a previous shortwave trough. Wind gusts up to 30 mph are possible in some areas. Ridging and diurnal heating will keep temperatures warm in central Nevada, with lows in the 30s and afternoon highs in the mid to upper 50s for central Nevada. Highs will be a little cooler in northern Nevada due to lack of ridging and the lingering showers, reaching the upper 40s to lower 50s. Another shortwave trough will move through northern Nevada early Monday morning, bringing a trace to 0.1 inches of snow and light rain showers to the valleys. Up to 1 inch of snow and 0.10 inches of rain is forecast for higher elevation roads, and 5 inches of snow or more is possible for the mountain ranges. Dry conditions from Monday afternoon to Saturday morning as the shortwave trough exits our area, with cold temperatures expected from Monday through Wednesday as cooler air moves in behind the trough. Highs in northern Nevada will be in the low to mid 30s in northern Nevada, with lows in the 20s. A second cold front will move through on Tuesday morning, bringing the coldest temperatures of the week; lows in the teens and single digits are possible, and highs aren't expected to reach past the mid 30s. Wednesday morning lows are also expected to remain in the single digits due to cold northerly winds behind the frontal system, but temperatures will start to warm up beginning Wednesday afternoon as ridging begins to develop. Highs in northern Nevada will remain in the 30s, them warm to the lower 40s on Thursday and Friday. Temperatures in central Nevada will warm up faster than northern Nevada, reaching the lower 40s on Wednesday afternoon, then the upper 40s on Thursday and Friday. Models are suggesting an upper- level trough to move through northern Nevada on Saturday, bringing cooler temperatures and some precipitation. && .AVIATION...VFR conditions forecast to be the primary flight conditions for the next 24 hours. Rain and snow showers expected to dissipate thru the morning hours at all terminals. That said, flight conditions change to MVFR or lower due to -RA/-SHSN and lower ceiling levels over the terminals early this morning before precipitation dissipates. Breezy winds expected at all terminals from the passing front at 10-15 kts, gusts 20-30 kts. && .LKN Watches/Warnings/Advisories... Wind Advisory from 5 AM early this morning to 1 PM PST this afternoon Humboldt...Northern Lander and Northern Eureka. Winter Weather Advisory until 4 PM PST this afternoon Northern Elko...Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range in Elko...South Central Elko...Southern Lander and Southern Eureka...Southwest Elko. Wind Advisory from 10 AM this morning to 6 PM PST this evening Southeastern Elko. && 92/89/96
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Station (MORN2) Morey Creek, Elevation 5500 ft.
Station (POCN2) Pole Creek, Elevation 8502 ft.
Station (MPVN2) Martin Creek, Elevation 6439 ft.
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1226095, 1226096, 1226097.