Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Elko, NV

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
100 PM PST THU FEB 26 2015

NVZ030-031-033>041-271200-
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...LEE...RUBY LAKE...
SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...ELY...RUTH...
MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...
BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...AUSTIN...DIAMOND VALLEY...
EUREKA...EUREKA AIRPORT...GARDEN PASS...GILLMAN SPRINGS...
GRASS VALLEY...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS...
RUBY VALLEY...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...
DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
100 PM PST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER RETURNS TO NEVADA...

A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL ARRIVE IN WESTERN OREGON FRIDAY
AFTERNOON, SPREADING NUMEROUS SHOWERS OF SNOW AND SNOW PELLETS
ACROSS NEVADA. WHILE SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY FRIDAY AFTERNOON,
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIMITED TO LESS THAN ONE INCH FOR VALLEY
LOCATIONS. ROADS WILL REMAIN WET DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS, WITH
FEW IF ANY TRAVEL IMPACTS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA. THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS OF SNOW OR SNOW
PELLETS WILL BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

SNOW SHOWER COVERAGE WILL DECREASE SOME FRIDAY NIGHT, AS THE
WINTER STORM SINKS SOUTH INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY
MORNING. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW OR SNOW PELLET SHOWERS WILL
REDEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS AGAIN
POSSIBLE. MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE
ALONG AND SOUTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 50 SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

VALLEY ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN WET DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES MAY BE REQUIRED FOR SNOW THAT FALLS AT NIGHT,
ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA AFTER SUNSET SATURDAY EVENING.

VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ELKO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION

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