Heavy Snow — Southwest and South Central Elko, Nevada

1998-03-06 to 1998-03-07 · Southwest and South Central Elko, Nevada

Wider weather episode

A strong winter storm dropped locally heavy snow over parts of Northeast and East Central Nevada. 12 hour snowfall totals ending at 8:00 am PST included: 10 inches at Austin, 8 inches at Ruby Lake Wildlife Refuge and Jiggs, 6 inches at Spring Creek, 5 inches at Ruth, Ely, Diamond Valley, Emigrant Pass (20 W Elko) and Eureka, 4 inches at Lund and the Reese River Valley (20 SW of Austin), and 3 inches at Battle Mountain.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5630267. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.