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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1036 AM PST TUE MAR 3 2026
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NORTHERN ELKO-RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE IN ELKO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OWYHEE, MIDAS, CHARLESTON, GIBBS RANCH,
MOUNTAIN CITY, TUSCARORA, AND JARBIDGE
1036 AM PST TUE MAR 3 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM
PST THURSDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES
ALONG MOUNTAIN CITY HIGHWAY, UP TO 7 INCHES IN JARBIDGE WILDERNESS
AREA AND UP TO 11 INCHES IN THE RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT
RANGE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...NORTHERN ELKO AND RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE
IN ELKO COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES.
STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
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