Nevada, 2024

Heavy Snow and High Wind in Nevada, January 12 to 14, 2024

January 12 to 14, 2024 · NWS LKN · 13 events in 7 counties and zones

A strong upper-level low moved across much of the state. As a result many areas in Warning level snows as well as wind gusts.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 13 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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 strong upper-level low moved across much of the state. As a result many areas in Warning level snows as well as wind gusts.

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 Jan 11, 2:57 PM PST, 15 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 2:57 PM PST, 15 hours 3 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

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

Heavy Snow, N Elko Cnty

When
January 12, 6:00 AM PST to January 13, 6:00 PM PST
Where
N Elko Cnty forecast zone
Reported by
SNOTEL
Coordinates
41.146, -115.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Fourteen inches fell at site (FWCN2) Fawn Creek Snotel, Elevation 7029 feet. This occurred between 2300 on the 12th and 1500 on the 13th.

Fourteen inches fell at site (CMBN2) Columbia Basin Snotel, Elevation 6471 feet. This occurred between 2300 on the 12th and 1500 on the 13th.

Thirteen inches fell at site (LADN2) Laurel Draw Snotel, Elevation 6681 feet. This occurred between 0100 on the 13th and 1500 on the 13th.

Thirteen inches fell at site (TJMN2) Toe Jam Snotel, Elevation 7690 feet. This occurred between 2200 on the 12th and 1300 on the 13th.

Twelve inches fell at site (JAPN2) Jacks Peak Snotel, Elevation 8422 feet. This occurred between 2200 on the 12th and 1400 on the 13th.

Twelve inches fell at site (SSMN2) Snowstorm Mountain Snotel, Elevation 7383 feet. This occurred between 0200 on the 13th and 1500 on the 13th.

Eight inches fell at site (JCUN2) Jack Creek Snotel, Elevation 7376 feet. This occurred between 1100 on the 13th and 1800 on the 13th.

Eight inches fell at site (BERN2) Bear Creek Snotel, Elevation 8040 feet. This occurred between 0900 on the 13th and 1800 on the 13th.

Seven inches fell at site (SSCN2) SeventySix Creek Snotel, Elevation 7349 feet. This occurred between 1200 on the 13th and 1800 on the 13th.

Six inches fell at site (PRSN2) Pole Creek RS Snotel, Elevation 8330 feet. This occurred between 1100 on the 13th and 1800 on the 13th.

Six inches fell at site (DRCN2) Draw Creek Snotel, Elevation 7283 feet. This occurred between 2300 on the 12th and 1800 on the 13th.

Six inches fell at site (FRYN2) Fry Canyon Snotel, Elevation 6796 feet. This occurred between 2300 on the 12th and 1800 on the 13th.

High Wind, N Elko Cnty

When
January 12, 2:41 PM PST to 3:41 PM PST
Where
N Elko Cnty forecast zone
Measured
62 kt (71 mph) measured gust
Reported by
RAWS
Coordinates
41.146, -115.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Station (POCN2) Pole Creek Raws, Elevation 8502 feet.

High Wind, Southeastern Elko

When
January 12, 4:48 PM PST to 5:48 PM PST
Where
Southeastern Elko forecast zone
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
41.146, -115.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Station (PPRNV) I-80 Pilot, Elevation 4651 feet.

High Wind, South-Central Elko

When
January 12, 5:25 PM PST to 6:25 PM PST
Where
South-Central Elko forecast zone
Measured
57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
41.146, -115.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Station (WSPNV) US-93 Warm Springs, Elevation 5795 feet.

High Wind, South-Central Elko

When
January 12, 6:26 PM PST to 7:26 PM PST
Where
South-Central Elko forecast zone
Measured
58 kt (67 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
41.146, -115.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Station (PEQNV) I-80 Pequop Summit, Elevation 6954 feet.

High Wind, South-Central Elko

When
January 12, 8:02 PM PST to 9:02 PM PST
Where
South-Central Elko forecast zone
Measured
36 kt (41 mph) measured sustained
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
41.146, -115.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Station (UR002) Ruby UPR, Elevation 5686 feet.

High Wind, Southeastern Elko

When
January 12, 9:41 PM PST to 10:41 PM PST
Where
Southeastern Elko forecast zone
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by
RAWS
Coordinates
41.146, -115.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Station (SPGN2) Spring Gulch Raws, Elevation 5470 feet.

Heavy Snow, S Lander & S Eureka

When
January 13, 12:00 AM PST to 2:00 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)

Eight inches fell at site (BCSN2) Big Creek Summit Snotel, Elevation 8684 feet. This occurred between 0000 on the 13th and 1400 on the 13th.

Heavy Snow, Ruby Mountains/E Humboldt Range

When
January 13, 3:00 AM PST to January 14, 1:00 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)

Sixteen inches fell at site (HIMN2) Hole-In-Mountain Snotel, Elevation 8161 feet. This occurred between 0300 on the 13th and 0100 on the 14th.

Fifteen inches fell at site (POLN2) Pole Canyon Snotel, Elevation 7759 feet. This occurred between 0500 on the 13th and 0500 on the 14th.

Twelve inches fell at site (GRMN2) Green Mountain Snotel, Elevation 8184 feet. This occurred between 0100 on the 13th and 1900 on the 14th.

Eleven inches fell at site (DRBN2) Dorsey Basin Snotel, Elevation 7902 feet. This occurred between 0700 on the 13th and 0000 on the 14th.

Eleven inches fell at site (LCUN2) Lamoille Upper Snotel, Elevation 8993 feet. This occurred between 0300 on the 13th and 0600 on the 14th.

Heavy Snow, Humboldt

When
January 13, 5:00 AM PST to 7:00 PM PST
Where
Humboldt forecast zone
Reported by
SNOTEL
Coordinates
41.407, -118.112 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thirteen inches fell at site (DSPN2) Disaster Peak Snotel, Elevation 6259 feet. This occurred between 0500 on the 13th and 1900 on the 13th.

Nine inches fell at site (BKLN2) Buckskin Lower Snotel, Elevation 6929 feet. This occurred between 0800 on the 13th and 0600 on the 14th.

Eight inches fell at site (GRPN2) Granite Peak Snotel, Elevation 8501 feet. This occurred between 0900 on the 13th and 0000 on the 14th.

Seven inches fell at site (MTLN2) Summit Lake Snotel, Elevation 7613 feet. This occurred between 0100 on the 13th and 1500 on the 13th.

Heavy Snow, N Lander & N Eureka

When
January 13, 10:00 AM PST to 5:00 PM 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)

Six inches fell at site (LWPN2) Lewis Peak Snotel, Elevation 7357 feet. This occurred between 1000 on the 13th and 1700 on the 13th.

High Wind, Humboldt

When
January 13, 7:37 PM PST to 8:37 PM PST
Where
Humboldt forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by
RAWS
Coordinates
41.407, -118.112 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Station (MORN2) Morey Creek Raws, Elevation 5500 feet.

High Wind, S Lander & S Eureka

When
January 13, 11:14 PM PST to January 14, 12:14 AM PST
Where
S Lander & S Eureka forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
39.959, -116.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Station (PINNV) US-50 Pinto Summit, Elevation 7316 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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The same day elsewhere

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1151742, 1152483, 1152484, 1152488, 1152486, 1152487, 1152485, 1151744, 1151741, 1151743, 1151745, 1152492, 1152493.