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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Reno, NV

February 14, 2006Mono County, California

NWS Reno, NV issued this high wind warning at Feb 14, 2006, 8:34 PM PST for Mono County, California. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 14, 2006, 8:34 PM PST (04:34 UTC)
Expired
Feb 15, 2006, 5:55 AM PST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Reno, NV

County Mono County, CA

The radar

The San Joaquin Valley radar (KHNX), 192 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:36 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Reno, NV (KREV), launched 00:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 191 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Reno, NV at 00:00Z on 2006-02-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Reno, NV at 00:00Z on 2006-02-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 58 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3011 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
106 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS75 KREV 150434
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
834 PM PST TUE FEB 14 2006

NVZ003-150545-
/O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-060215T1800Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE
834 PM PST TUE FEB 14 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL
GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED UNTIL MIDNIGHT. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO NORTHERLY AND DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT.


$$

CAZ073-151245-
/O.UPG.KREV.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-060215T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0002.060215T0434Z-060215T1800Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES
834 PM PST TUE FEB 14 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH WESTERN
NEVADA AND THE EASTERN SIERRA THROUGH TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60
MPH ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FROM GARDNERVILLE TO MAMMOTH LAKES.

TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
ESPECIALLY FOR TRUCKS AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ALONG
HIGHWAYS 395. TRAVELERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND CHECK FOR
VEHICLE RESTRICTIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT.


$$

NVZ001-151245-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-060215T1800Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...
MINA...SCHURZ
831 PM PST TUE FEB 14 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH WESTERN
NEVADA AND THE EASTERN SIERRA THROUGH TONIGHT. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
NEAR 50 MPH OVER MUCH OF MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. WINDS
WILL DECREASE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES INTO
SOUTHERN NEVADA.

TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
ESPECIALLY FOR TRUCKS AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ALONG
HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST AND SAND ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 50 BETWEEN DAYTON AND
SILVER SPRINGS.
 
$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KREV 151213
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
413 AM PST WED FEB 15 2006

CAZ073-151800-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060215T1800Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES
413 AM PST WED FEB 15 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH WESTERN
NEVADA AND THE EASTERN SIERRA THIS MORNING. WEST WINDS JUST AHEAD
OF THE FRONT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH
ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FROM WALKER SOUTH TO MAMMOTH LAKES.

TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT THROUGH MID-MORNING...ESPECIALLY FOR
TRUCKS AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TRAVELERS SHOULD USE EXTRA
CAUTION AND CHECK FOR VEHICLE RESTRICTIONS.

$$

NVZ001-151800-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-060215T1800Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...
MINA...SCHURZ
413 AM PST WED FEB 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH WESTERN
NEVADA AND THE EASTERN SIERRA THIS MORNING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS
JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
NEAR 50 MPH OVER MUCH OF MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. WINDS
WILL DECREASE LATE THIS MORNING AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES INTO
SOUTHERN NEVADA.

TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT THROUGH MID-MORNING FOR TRUCKS AND OTHER
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95.

$$

JORDAN
000 
WWUS75 KREV 151355
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
555 AM PST WED FEB 15 2006


CAZ073-151500-
/O.CAN.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060215T1800Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES
555 AM PST WED FEB 15 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND
WARNING. THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS HAS ENDED AS A COLD FRONT HAS
MOVED SOUTH OF THE REGION. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY. 

$$

NVZ001-151500-
/O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-060215T1800Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...
MINA...SCHURZ
555 AM PST WED FEB 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. THE THREAT OF STRONG WINDS HAS ENDED AS A COLD FRONT HAS
MOVED SOUTH OF THE REGION. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY.

$$

MJD

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.