NWS Elko NVFZ.W 0002June 28, 2026
Freeze Warning: Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range, NV
The National Weather Service office in Elko issued a freeze warning for Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range in Nevada, which was in force until 8:00 a.m. local time on June 29. It was the 2nd freeze warning the NWS office in Elko issued in 2026. Nevada had 2 freeze warnings in June 2026, against 1 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Nevada's freeze warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Elko NV
- Area
- Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range
- State
- Nevada
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:13 p.m. PDT, June 28, 2026
- In force from
- 11:00 p.m. PDT, June 28, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 a.m. PDT, June 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KLKN FZ.W 0002
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Freeze Warnings in Nevada since 2008Every warning type in Nevada
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures between 28 and 32 degrees expected. * WHERE...Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range in Elko County. * WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 8 AM PDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
What the agency told people to do
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.