High Wind — X E Elko, Nevada

2004-01-01 · X E Elko, Nevada

Wider weather episode

A strong winter storm brought high winds to much of northern Nevada and portions of central Nevada. Reports included a gust to 68 mph at the Morey Creek RAWS site northeast of Winnemucca, 63 mph at Wells Summit on I-80 east of Wells, 65 mph at the Spring Gulch RAWS site in extreme eastern Elko county, and 62 mph at Austin Summit on highway 50.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5432486. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.