Heavy Snow — Southwest and South Central Elko, Nevada

1998-02-23 to 1998-02-24 · Southwest and South Central Elko, Nevada

Wider weather episode

A very strong winter storm dropped extremely heavy snow over White Pine county and heavy snow over much of the remainder of East Central Nevada. Due to the extreme snow amounts over White Pine county, most roads were closed, along with schools and many businesses. In addition power outages were common due to the heavy and wet nature of the snow. 24 hour snowfall amounts ending at 8:00 am PST included: 18 inches at Ruth, 17 inches at Ely, 10 inches at Lund, 6 inches at both Lages Junction and Spring Creek, 5 inches at McGill, and 3 inches at Wells, Eureka and Pilot Valley.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5630263. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.