Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2006
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this high wind warning at Sep 14, 2006, 3:00 PM PDT for Mono County, California; Lyon County, Mineral County, Nevada. It took effect at Sep 15, 2006, 8:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 11 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
- Sep 14, 2006, 3:00 PM PDT (22:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 15, 2006, 8:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Sep 15, 2006, 7:26 PM PDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Mono County, CA, Lyon County, NV, Mineral County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:02 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 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 3307 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 244 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 142200 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 300 PM PDT THU SEP 14 2006 ...STRONG COLD FRONT TO PUSH GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY... .THE COLD FRONT THAT MOVED INTO NORTHWEST NEVADA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVERNIGHT AND THEN SURGE SOUTHWARD ON FRIDAY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF THIS FRONT THIS EVENING AND THEN INCREASE DRAMATICALLY ALONG AND JUST BEHIND THE FRONT FRIDAY. CAZ073-150500- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0004.060915T1500Z-060916T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0005.060915T1500Z-060916T0400Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060915T0500Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 300 PM PDT THU SEP 14 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO AROUND 45 MPH THIS EVENING. AS THE FRONT SURGES THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY...EXPECT WINDS TO PICK UP DRAMATICALLY FOR SEVERAL HOURS ALONG AND JUST BEHIND THE FRONT. WIND SPEEDS WILL APPROACH 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. WHILE CAUTION MAY BE SUFFICIENT THIS EVENING...TRAVEL FRIDAY WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE FOR TRUCKERS AND MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILED VEHICLES. HIGHWAY 395 WILL BE VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. TRUCK DRIVERS...OTHER PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILED VEHICLES AND THOSE WITH RECREATIONAL PLANS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS WIND EVENT. $$ NVZ001-150500- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0004.060915T1500Z-060916T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0005.060915T1500Z-060916T0400Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 300 PM PDT THU SEP 14 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST FOR SEVERAL HOURS ALONG AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WITH SPEEDS APPROACHING 40 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...BLOWING DUST MAY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS. TRUCK DRIVERS...OTHER PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILED VEHICLES AND THOSE WITH RECREATIONAL PLANS SHOULD STAY TUNED FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS POTENTIAL HIGH WIND SITUATION. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KREV 150441 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 941 PM PDT THU SEP 14 2006 ...STRONG COLD FRONT TO PUSH GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY... .THE COLD FRONT THAT MOVED INTO NORTHWEST NEVADA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVERNIGHT AND THEN SURGE SOUTHWARD ON FRIDAY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF THIS FRONT THIS EVENING AND THEN INCREASE ALONG AND JUST BEHIND THE FRONT FRIDAY. CAZ073-151300- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060915T0500Z/ /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.060915T1500Z-060916T0400Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 941 PM PDT THU SEP 14 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH IN AREAS OVERNIGHT. AS THE FRONT SURGES THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY...EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE FOR SEVERAL HOURS ALONG AND JUST BEHIND THE FRONT. WIND SPEEDS WILL APPROACH 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. WHILE CAUTION MAY BE SUFFICIENT TONIGHT...TRAVEL FRIDAY WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE FOR TRUCKERS AND MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILED VEHICLES. HIGHWAY 395 WILL BE VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. TRUCK DRIVERS...OTHER PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILED VEHICLES AND THOSE WITH RECREATIONAL PLANS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS WIND EVENT. 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 HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ NVZ001-151300- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.060915T1500Z-060916T0400Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 941 PM PDT THU SEP 14 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST FOR SEVERAL HOURS ALONG AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WITH SPEEDS APPROACHING 35 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...BLOWING DUST MAY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS. TRUCK DRIVERS...OTHER PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILED VEHICLES AND THOSE WITH RECREATIONAL PLANS SHOULD STAY TUNED FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS POTENTIAL HIGH WIND SITUATION. $$ BENINATO
000 WWUS75 KREV 151032 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 332 AM PDT FRI SEP 15 2006 CAZ073-NVZ001-151900- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.060915T1500Z-060916T0400Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA... SCHURZ 332 AM PDT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT MOVED SOUTH OF THE AREA LAST NIGHT LEAVING BEHIND SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH IN AREAS EARLY THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY...ESPECIALLY OVER MONO COUNTY NEAR AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. WHILE MOST WIND GUSTS WILL REMAIN IN THE 35 TO 50 MPH RANGE...LOCAL WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS OVER THE RIDGES WILL EXCEED 70 MPH THROUGH THE DAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. TRAVEL TODAY WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT FOR TRUCKERS AND MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. HIGHWAY 395 WILL BE VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. TRUCK DRIVERS...OTHER PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND THOSE WITH RECREATIONAL PLANS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS WIND EVENT. $$ BENINATO
000 WWUS75 KREV 151851 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1151 AM PDT FRI SEP 15 2006 CAZ073-NVZ001-160400- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-060916T0400Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA... SCHURZ 1151 AM PDT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE MAMMOTH LAKES AREA. WHILE MOST WIND GUSTS WILL REMAIN IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE...LOCAL WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING MAMMOTH LAKES...HIGHWAY 395 BETWEEN TOPAZ LAKE AND BRIDGEPORT...AND HIGHWAY 95 WEST OF WALKER LAKE. WIND GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SIERRA CREST THROUGH EARLY EVENING. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST OVER PORTIONS OF MINERAL AND LYON COUNTIES...WHICH CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR TRUCKERS AND MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS EXPECTED ALONG MAJOR ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 395 AND 95. $$ NVZ003-160400- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0022.060915T1851Z-060916T0400Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 1151 AM PDT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. GUSTY WEST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING WASHOE VALLEY. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR TRUCKERS AND MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS EXPECTED ALONG MAJOR ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 AND PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80. $$ MJD
000 WWUS75 KREV 160226 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 726 PM PDT FRI SEP 15 2006 CAZ073-NVZ001-160330- /O.CAN.KREV.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-060916T0400Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA... SCHURZ 726 PM PDT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS OVER MONO AND MINERAL COUNTIES HAVE SUBSIDED TO WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING. GUSTS OVER THE SIERRA CREST WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 60 AND 80 MPH TONIGHT. $$ NVZ003-160330- /O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-060916T0400Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 726 PM PDT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS SPEEDS IN THE RENO...CARSON CITY...MINDEN AREA HAVE DECREASED TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. $$ BRONG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 3:50 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | REV | Mono | 18 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Nevada, 2006High Wind Warnings in California, 2006Every high wind warning in 2006
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.