Heavy Snow in Southwest and South Central Elko, Nevada

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.