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High Wind Warning 9, NWS Reno, NV

December 26, 20069 counties in California; 5 counties in Nevada

NWS Reno, NV issued this high wind warning at Dec 26, 2006, 2:09 AM PST for 9 counties in California; 5 counties in Nevada. It was in force for 26 hr. 60 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
Dec 26, 2006, 2:09 AM PST (10:09 UTC)
Expired
Dec 27, 2006, 4:00 AM PST
In force
26 hr
Issued by
NWS Reno, NV

Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Lassen County, CA, Modoc County, CA, Mono County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Mineral County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:09 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 26, 6:00 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 711 S Washoe City, NVPEAK GUST AT 815 AM. GUSTS OVER 60 MPH SINCE 6 AM.
Dec 26, 6:34 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 665 Wsw Gardnerville, NV
Dec 26, 6:35 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 63South Lake Tahoe, CAREPORTED AT AIRPORT.
Dec 26, 6:45 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 654 E Gardnerville, NVWIND SENSOR AT 5200 FT.
Dec 26, 8:15 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 61Sutcliffe, NVPEAK WIND GUST AT PYRAMID LAKE FISHERIES.
Dec 26, 8:43 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5810 S Reno, NVAWS WEATHER BUG WIND SENSOR AT DAMONTE RANCH HS.
Dec 26, 8:50 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 47Truckee, CAPEAK WIND GUST AT TAHOE-TRUCKEE AIRPORT AT 850 AM.
Dec 26, 8:57 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 57Reno, NVPEAK GUST AT RENO-TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
Dec 26, 9:00 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 105Mammoth Mountain, CAPEAK WIND GUST ON THE TOP OF MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN. ELEVATION 11083 FEET.
Dec 26, 9:10 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 531 N Lake City, CA
Dec 26, 9:52 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 725 E Gardnerville, NVMEASURED AT 5120 FT.
Dec 26, 10:45 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 55Walker, CAPEAK GUST FROM WALKER RAWS SITE BETWEEN 945 AND 1045 AM.
Dec 26, 11:00 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 592 E Sparks, NVPEAK WIND AT EAST SPARKS NDOT SENSOR.
Dec 26, 12:00 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 85Squaw Valley, CAPEAK GUST AT HIGH CAMP 8200 FT BETWEEN 11 AM AND 12 NOON.
Dec 26, 1:00 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 738 Sw Reno, NVPEAK GUST AT GALENA RAWS SITE BETWEEN NOON AND 1 PM.
Dec 26, 1:00 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 123Alpine Meadows, CAPEAK WIND GUST ON TOP OF WARD MOUNTAIN WEST OF LAKE TAHOE AT 1 PM. ELEVATION 8637 FEET.
Dec 26, 1:45 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 63Lee Vining, CAWXNET WIND SENSOR AT 6780 FT. GUSTS 59-63 MPH BETWEEN 145 AND 255 PM.
Dec 26, 1:50 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 805 Wsw Gardnerville, NV
Dec 26, 1:50 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 811 S Washoe City, NV395 THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY BEING CLOSED BY NHP DUE TO MULTIPLE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE ROLLOVERS.
Dec 26, 1:56 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 47Truckee, CAPEAK WIND GUST AT TAHOE-TRUCKEE AIRPORT AT 850 AM.
Dec 26, 1:56 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 58South Lake Tahoe, CAPEAK WIND GUST AT SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT AT 650 AM.
Dec 26, 1:56 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 105Mammoth Mountain, CAPEAK WIND GUST ON THE TOP OF MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN AT 900 AM. ELEVATION 11,083 FEET.
Dec 26, 1:56 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 123Alpine Meadows, CAPEAK WIND GUST ON TOP OF WARD MOUNTAIN WEST OF LAKE TAHOE AT 1 PM. ELEVATION 8637 FEET.
Dec 26, 2:02 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 55Walker, CAPEAK GUST FROM WALKER RAWS SITE AT 1045 AM.
Dec 26, 2:02 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 592 E Sparks, NVPEAK WIND AT EAST SPARKS NDOT SENSOR AT 11 AM.
Dec 26, 2:02 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 65Gardnerville, NVPEAK WIND AT GARDNERVILLE WXNET SITE AT 645 AM.
Dec 26, 2:02 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 738 Sw Reno, NVPEAK GUST AT GALENA RAWS SITE AT 1 PM.
Dec 26, 2:08 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 51Reno, NVPEAK GUST AT RENO-TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 655 AM.
Dec 26, 2:08 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 61Pyramid Lake, NVPEAK WIND GUST AT PYRAMID LAKE FISHERIES AT 815 AM.
Dec 26, 2:15 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 911 S Washoe City, NVNDOT SENSOR AT WASHOE VALLEY. PEAK GUST FOR THE DAY.
Dec 26, 2:17 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 12810 W Reno, CAPEAK WIND GUST ON TOP OF SLIDE MOUNTAIN AT 740 AM.
Dec 26, 2:32 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 6910 Sse Reno, NVAWS WEATHERBUG WIND SENSOR AT PLEASANT VALLEY. BLOWING DUST OCCURRING.
Dec 26, 2:55 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 62N Reno, NVREPORTED AT NWS RENO.
Dec 26, 3:00 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 68Bridgeport, CARAWS SENSOR AT 6650 FT. GUST OCCURRED BETWEEN 2 AND 3 PM.
Dec 26, 3:00 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND DMGSouth Lake Tahoe, CA6-7 FOOT DIAMETER PINE TREE BLEW DOWN AND TOOK DOWN POWER LINES IN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE.
Dec 26, 3:20 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 6712 Nne Reno, NVDESERT SPRINGS RAWS SENSOR. GUST OCCURRED BETWEEN 220 AND 320 PM.
Dec 26, 3:29 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 62Sparks, NVPEAK WIND GUST IN SPARKS NEAR INTERSECTION OF BARING BLVD AND SPRINGLAND.
Dec 26, 3:30 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 593 Ese Dagget Pass, NVNDOT WIND SENSOR AT 5380 FT.
Dec 26, 3:30 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 745 Ese Cold Springs Vall, NVESTIMATED TIME OF PEAK WIND GUST TUESDAY. LOCATED IN RED ROCK NEAR THE ZOO IN THE FOOTHILLS OF PEAVINE.
Dec 26, 3:30 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 1351 E Mount Rose Summit, NVPEAK WIND GUST ON TOP OF SLIDE MOUNTAIN AT 9700 FT.
Dec 26, 3:31 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 65Bodie, CAHISTORIC WATER TOWER BLOWN OVER AND BUILDINGS DAMAGED.
Dec 26, 3:31 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 705 Nw Meyers, CAREPORTS OF SHINGLES BLOWING OFF ROOFS, NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN, AND POWER OUTAGES.
Dec 26, 3:31 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND DMG5 Nw Meyers, CAREPORTS OF SHINGLES BLOWING OFF ROOFS, NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN, AND POWER OUTAGES. GUSTS TO 70 MPH.
Dec 26, 3:31 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND DMGBodie, CAHISTORIC WATER TOWER BLOWN OVER AND BUILDINGS DAMAGED. ESTIMATED GUSTS 65 MPH.
Dec 26, 3:41 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 63South Lake Tahoe, CAREPORTED AT AIRPORT.
Dec 26, 3:49 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 927 W Reno, NVMEASURED IN MOGUL.
Dec 26, 4:00 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 11210 Sw Reno, NVPEAK WIND GUST AT GALENA RAWS SITE BETWEEN 3 AND 4 PM.
Dec 26, 4:30 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 04 Sw Reno, NVPOWERLINES DOWN AND BROKEN WINDOWS BEING REPORTED IN THE CAUGHLIN RANCH AREA. POWER ALSO OUT IN AREA.
Dec 26, 4:30 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 65E Sparks, NVNDOT SENSOR I-80 BETWEEN SPARKS MARINA AND SPARKS BLVD. PERIODIC GUSTS AT LEAST 58 MPH BETWEEN 430 AND 6 PM. PEAK GUST AT 545 PM.
Dec 26, 4:30 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 11712 Sw Reno, NV8900 FOOT RIDGE WIND
Dec 26, 4:30 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND DMG4 Sw Reno, NVPOWERLINES DOWN AND BROKEN WINDOWS BEING REPORTED IN THE CAUGHLIN RANCH AREA. POWER ALSO OUT IN AREA.
Dec 26, 4:45 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 70Walker, CARAWS WIND SENSOR. PERIODIC GUSTS AT LEAST 58 MPH UNTIL 1045 PM. PEAK GUST BETWEEN 545 AND 645 PM.
Dec 26, 5:00 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 74Sutcliffe, NVGUSTS 73-74 MPH BETWEEN 500 AND 515 PM.
Dec 26, 5:40 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Reno, NVMEASURED AT RENO-TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
Dec 26, 5:45 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 1125 Sw Reno, NVPEAK WIND GUST AT GALENA RAWS SITE AT 4 PM.
Dec 26, 6:20 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 1045 N Reno, NVMEASURED AT NWS OFFICE IN NORTH HILLS.
Dec 26, 7:00 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 601 Se Toms Place, CAROCK CREEK RAWS SENSOR AT 7040 FT. OCCURRED BETWEEN 6 AND 7 PM.
Dec 26, 7:20 PM PSTSNOW 6Emerald Bay, CABEING REPORTED AROUND EMERALD BAY ON CA-89.
Dec 26, 7:30 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 80Walker Lake, NVNDOT WIND SENSOR. PERIODIC GUSTS AT LEAST 58 MPH BETWEEN 730 AND 1045 PM. PEAK GUST OCCURRED AT 1015 PM.
Dec 27, 1:00 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 167Alpine Meadows, CAPEAK GUST AT WARD PEAK WIND SENSOR 8637 FT. OCCURRED BETWEEN 12 MIDNIGHT AND 1 AM.

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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 154 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 2006-12-26Temperature 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 2006-12-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 34 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
5962 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
212 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 261009
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
209 AM PST TUE DEC 26 2006

...WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHEASTERN
CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA...

.A STRONG PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL PUSH DOWN INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
TODAY. WINDS OVER RIDGES ARE ALREADY GUSTING OVER 100 MPH...WITH
60 MPH WINDS REPORTED AT SOME FOOTHILL LOCATIONS IN WESTERN NEVADA.
STRONG WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS...PEAKING OUT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE
TONIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.

CAZ070-NVZ005-262000-
/O.UPG.KREV.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-061226T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0009.061226T1009Z-061227T0600Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...
FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH
209 AM PST TUE DEC 26 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

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 SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING.

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.

$$

CAZ071-072-NVZ002-003-262000-
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0009.061226T1009Z-061227T0600Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...
SIERRAVILLE...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...TRUCKEE...
MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...VERDI...
GARDNERVILLE
209 AM PST TUE DEC 26 2006

...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. 

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING.

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.

$$

CAZ073-262000-
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0009.061226T1009Z-061227T1200Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES
209 AM PST TUE DEC 26 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING.

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.

$$

NVZ001-262000-
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0009.061227T0000Z-061227T1200Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...
MINA...SCHURZ
209 AM PST TUE DEC 26 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM
PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING. LOCAL AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES ON ROADS.

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.

$$

NVZ004-262000-
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0035.061226T1009Z-061227T0600Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY
209 AM PST TUE DEC 26 2006

...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. 

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING. LOCAL AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES ON ROADS.

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.

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KREV 261837
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1037 AM PST TUE DEC 26 2006

...WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHEASTERN
CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA...

.A STRONG PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
AND NEVADA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL
REMAIN STRONG INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. OVER RIDGES...WINDS WILL
GUSTS OVER 110 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH INTO THE VALLEYS.
STRONG WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS...PEAKING OUT THIS EVENING.

NVZ001-270600-
/O.EXT.KREV.HW.W.0009.061226T1900Z-061227T1200Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...
MINA...SCHURZ
1037 AM PST TUE DEC 26 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH
CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN WIND PRONE AREAS. LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES ON ROADS. WINDS WILL DECREASE
WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.

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.

$$

CAZ070>072-NVZ002-003-005-270600-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-061227T0600Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-
CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...
FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE...
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...
GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE...
EMPIRE...GERLACH
1037 AM PST TUE DEC 26 2006

...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 UP TO
65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH
CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN WIND PRONE AREAS...ESPECIALLY IN THE
FOOTHILLS AND ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395. WINDS WILL DECREASE
LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.

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.

$$

CAZ073-270600-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-061227T1200Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES
1037 AM PST TUE DEC 26 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH
CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN WIND PRONE AREAS. WINDS WILL DECREASE
WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.

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.

$$

NVZ004-270600-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-061227T0600Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY
1037 AM PST TUE DEC 26 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING. LOCAL AREAS
OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES ON ROADS. WINDS WILL
DECREASE 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.

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 
WWUS75 KREV 270600
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1000 PM PST TUE DEC 26 2006

...WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUE TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHEASTERN
CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA...

.A STRONG PACIFIC SYSTEM IS MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND
NEVADA. WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN STRONG INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. OVER RIDGES...WINDS WILL GUSTS OVER 90 MPH...WITH
GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH INTO THE VALLEYS. WINDS PEAKED OUT TUESDAY EVENING...BUT
THERE IS STILL A POSSIBILITY FOR LOCALIZED DAMAGING WINDS OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT.

CAZ070>072-NVZ002-005-270700-
/O.CAN.KREV.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-061227T0600Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...
FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE...
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...
GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
1000 PM PST TUE DEC 26 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELED THE HIGH WIND
WARNING. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW WARNING LEVELS...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO GUST
THROUGH THE NIGHT.

$$

NVZ004-270700-
/O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-061227T0600Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY
1000 PM PST TUE DEC 26 2006

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. LOCAL WIND GUSTS UP
TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.

$$

NVZ003-271200-
/O.EXT.KREV.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-061227T1200Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE
1000 PM PST TUE DEC 26 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED WITH RAIN ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...BUT
WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY OVERNIGHT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN WIND PRONE AREAS.

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.

$$

CAZ073-271200-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-061227T1200Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES
1000 PM PST TUE DEC 26 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH
CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN WIND PRONE AREAS. WINDS WILL DECREASE
WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.

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.

$$

NVZ001-271200-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-061227T1200Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...
MINA...SCHURZ
1000 PM PST TUE DEC 26 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH
CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN WIND PRONE AREAS. LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES ON ROADS. WINDS WILL DECREASE
WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.

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.

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 
WWUS75 KREV 271149
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
349 AM PST WED DEC 27 2006


NVZ003-271300-
/O.EXP.KREV.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-061227T1200Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE
349 AM PST WED DEC 27 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT AROUND TO THE NORTH AND DECREASE
THROUGH THE DAY.

$$

CAZ073-271300-
/O.EXP.KREV.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-061227T1200Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES
349 AM PST WED DEC 27 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT AROUND TO THE NORTH AND DECREASE
THROUGH THE DAY.

$$

NVZ001-271300-
/O.EXP.KREV.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-061227T1200Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...
MINA...SCHURZ
349 AM PST WED DEC 27 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT AROUND TO THE NORTH AND DECREASE
THROUGH THE DAY.

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

The office that day

Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 25, 9:45 PM PSTWind AdvisoryREVModoc4 hr
Dec 26, 3:03 AM PSTSnow AdvisoryREVLassen, Plumas, Sierra36 hr
Dec 26, 3:03 AM PSTWinter Storm WarningREVAlpine, El Dorado, Mono, Nevada, Placer36 hr
Dec 26, 2:09 AM PSTWind AdvisoryREVChurchill, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe20 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in California, 2006High Wind Warnings in Nevada, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.