Winter Storm in Northern Nye, Nevada

Winter Storm January 28, 2008 · Northern Nye, Nevada

What the National Weather Service wrote

A powerful winter storm brought strong winds and snow to northern Nye county. Frequent wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph occurred with this storm with occasional gusts of 45 to 55 mph. This reduced visibility to less than 1/4 mile at times in snow and blowing snow. Three inches of new snow fell in Tonopah.

The wider storm

A complex winter storm brought high winds and snow to northern and central Nevada. The high winds caused blowing and drifting of the snow which reduced visibilities to less than 1/4 mile at times.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 67378. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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