Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2005
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this high wind warning at Nov 30, 2005, 11:21 PM PST for 5 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Dec 1, 2005, 3:28 AM PST. It was in force for 24 hr. 12 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 30, 2005, 11:21 PM PST (07:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 1, 2005, 3:28 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 2, 2005, 3:22 AM PST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Mineral County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 4:00 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Pyramid Lake, NV | PYRAMID LAKE FISHERIES. |
| Dec 1, 5:00 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 2 N Virginia City, NV | FIVE MILE FLAT NDOT SENSOR IN VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS |
| Dec 1, 6:00 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 43 | Yerington, NV | |
| Dec 1, 9:15 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 100 | Walker Lake, NV | NDOT WIND SENSOR. GUSTS 70-100 MPH SINCE 630 AM. |
| Dec 1, 11:28 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Silver Springs, NV | AWS WIND SENSOR. |
| Dec 1, 1:21 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Yerington, NV | TANKER TRUCK BLOWN OVER. HIGHWAYS CLOSED AROUND YERINGTON. |
| Dec 1, 1:25 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 43 | Yerington, NV | WIND GUST TO 43 MPH AT 6AM. WIND GUSTS HAVE REMAINED BELOW 36 MPH SINCE 1PM. |
| Dec 1, 1:57 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | Mount Rose Ski Area, NV | 12-16 INCH STORM TOTAL SO FAR. STILL SNOWING. |
| Dec 1, 3:35 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 0.31 | 3 Wsw Smith, NV | 0.31 INCHES TOTAL RAINFALL. STILL LIGHT RAIN. VERY WINDY LAST NIGHT/EARLY THIS MORNING, BUT LITTLE WIND THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. |
| Dec 1, 6:19 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | Wadsworth, NV | I-80 AT EXIT 43 NEAR WADSWORTH A SEMI TRUCK BLOWN OVER. EMERGENGY CREW ON SITE. AT APPROX. 40 MILE MARKER, 10 ACRE BRUSH FIRE. |
| Dec 1, 10:07 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 1.33 | 3 N Stead, NV | TOTAL SINCE 12AM 12/01. |
| Dec 2, 12:29 AM PST | HEAVY RAIN 3.49 | 1 Sw Reno, NV | CAUGHLIN RANCH...MEASURED FROM MIDNIGHT 12/1 TO MIDNIGHT 12/2. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 00:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 97 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1939 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 720 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS75 KREV 010721 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1121 PM PST WED NOV 30 2005 CAZ070-071-NVZ005-010830- /O.CAN.KREV.HW.A.0003.051201T1600Z-051202T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE... EMPIRE...GERLACH 1121 PM PST WED NOV 30 2005 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED IN LASSEN COUNTY... NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY ON THURSDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN LASSEN COUNTY. HOWEVER... WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$ NVZ003-011900- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0003.051201T1600Z-051202T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0005.051201T1200Z-051202T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 1121 PM PST WED NOV 30 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING AS A STRONG PACIFIC STORM MOVES INTO THE REGION. EXPECT WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH BY NOON TODAY. IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF U.S. 395...LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR ALL VEHICLES. $$ NVZ001-011900- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0003.051201T1600Z-051202T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0009.051201T1800Z-051202T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 1121 PM PST WED NOV 30 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON THURSDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE. GUSTY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KREV 011128 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 328 AM PST THU DEC 1 2005 NVZ001-011930- /O.UPG.KREV.WI.Y.0009.051201T1800Z-051202T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KREV.HW.W.0005.051201T1200Z-051202T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 328 AM PST THU DEC 1 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON THURSDAY AND PRODUCE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE...GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ NVZ003-011930- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.051201T1200Z-051202T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 328 AM PST THU DEC 1 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF U.S. 395...LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS AT THIS MAGNITUDE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR ALL VEHICLES. $$ WALLMANN/BRONG
000 WWUS75 KREV 011927 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1127 AM PST THU DEC 1 2005 NVZ001-003-020600- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-051202T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 1127 AM PST THU DEC 1 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND PRODUCE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE...GUSTS OVER 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAYS 395 AND 95 AND INTERSTATE 80 SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. GUSTY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$
000 WWUS75 KREV 012043 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1243 PM PST THU DEC 1 2005 NVZ001-003-020600- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-051202T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 1243 PM PST THU DEC 1 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND PRODUCE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE...GUSTS OVER 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAYS 395 AND 95 AND INTERSTATE 80 SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. GUSTY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ NVZ004-020600- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0010.051201T2043Z-051202T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 1243 PM PST THU DEC 1 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN PRODUCING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. BLOWING DUST AND SAND REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO 2 MILES OR LESS SHOULD ALSO BE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KREV 020455 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 855 PM PST THU DEC 1 2005 NVZ003-020600- /O.CAN.KREV.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-051202T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 855 PM PST THU DEC 1 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. LOCAL SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT THEN DIMINISH SLOWLY IN THE RENO AREA OVERNIGHT. $$ NVZ001-021200- /O.EXT.KREV.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-051202T1200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 855 PM PST THU DEC 1 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. A STRONG WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA CAUSING STRONG WINDS. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ALONG HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE DIMINISHING SLOWLY OVERNIGHT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAYS 395 AND 95 SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ NVZ004-021200- /O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-051202T1200Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 855 PM PST THU DEC 1 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS IN THE AREAS AROUND PYRAMID LAKE AND ALONG HIGHWAYS 50 AND INTERSTATE 80 NEAR FALLON AND LOVELOCK. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION IN WIND PRONE AREAS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY OVERNIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KREV 021122 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 322 AM PST FRI DEC 2 2005 NVZ001-021230- /O.CAN.KREV.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-051202T1200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 322 AM PST FRI DEC 2 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS OVER MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES HAS DECREASED TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY UNTIL AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSES LATE THIS MORNING. $$ NVZ004-021230- /O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-051202T1200Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 322 AM PST FRI DEC 2 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED OVER PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES AND ARE NO LONGER A HAZARD TO TRAVEL. $$ BRONG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 8:08 PM PST | Heavy Snow Warning | REV | Washoe | 7 hr |
| Nov 30, 11:21 PM PST | Wind Advisory | REV | Lyon, Mineral | 4 hr |
| Dec 1, 12:43 PM PST | Wind Advisory | REV | Churchill, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe | 15 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Nevada, 2005Every high wind warning in 2005
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.