High Wind — Northern Nye, Nevada

1998-02-03 · Northern Nye, Nevada

Event narrative

Strong gradient winds, enhanced by local terrain, produced damaging winds in northwest Nye County in the small town of Gabbs. One resident with a home weather station recorded sustained winds of 65 mph before his equipment was blown away. Wind gusts were estimated at 80 to 100 mph during the peak of the event, between 4:00 am and 10:00 am. The relentless winds destroyed seven mobile homes, damaged many roofs and small buildings, downed numerous trees and knocked out power for almost the entire day. Nye County commissioners declared Gabbs a disaster area the following day.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5635097. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.