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Heavy Snow in Southwest and South Central Elko, Nevada

Heavy Snow December 8, 1997 · Southwest and South Central Elko, Nevada

The wider storm

A winter storm dropped locally heavy snow over parts of Northeast and East Central Nevada. 12 hour snowfall totals ending at 7:00 am included: 5 inches in downtown Ely, 5 inches at Ruth, 4 inches in Eureka, 3 inches at Ely airport and Spring Creek, and 2 inches at both Wildhorse Reservoir and Owyhee.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5626223. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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