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WWUS45 KLKN 150849
WSWLKN
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
149 AM PDT WED OCT 15 2025
NVZ034-160900-
/O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-251016T1200Z/
RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE IN ELKO-
149 AM PDT WED OCT 15 2025
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 10 TO 15
INCHES.
* WHERE...RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE IN ELKO COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS
AND NEAR THE CREST. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE. SNOW COVERED ROADS ARE EXPECTED ON STATE ROUTE 229
THROUGH SECRET PASS, UP TO LAMOILLE CANYON, AND ACROSS HARRISON
PASS IN THE SOUTHERN END OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL, CONSIDER ALTERNATE STRATEGIES. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL, REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS, PLENTY OF FOOD, A GOOD DEAL
OF WATER, WARM CLOTHING, AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
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