High Wind in Sw & Sc Elko, Nevada

High Wind November 14, 2006 · Sw & Sc Elko, Nevada

83 mph

Measured gust (72 kt)

$100K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Downslope winds off the Ruby Mountains associated with a strong cold front produced wind gusts to 83 mph at the Ruby Valley RAWS. A home in Ruby Valley was completely destroyed by the winds. The winds also moved a pickup truck 20 feet.

The wider storm

Strong cold front moving through eastern Elko county brought high winds that caused some damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 109. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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