Thunderstorm Wind, Humboldt
- When
- October 23, 7:37 PM PST to 8:37 PM PST
- Where
- Humboldt County, 12.23 mi SE of Orovada
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- RAWS
- Coordinates
- 41.454, -117.622
Station (MORN2) Morey Creek, Elevation 5500 ft.
Damaging Wind in Nevada, October 23, 2024
A short wave trough brushed over northern Nevada along the ID/NV border, producing precipitation and some gusty winds north of the I-80 corridor.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 short wave trough brushed over northern Nevada along the ID/NV border, producing precipitation and some gusty winds north of the I-80 corridor.
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:34 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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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: 1219596.