Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this high wind warning at Apr 18, 2008, 3:38 PM PDT for Lyon County, Mineral County, Nevada; Mono County, California. It took effect at Apr 19, 2008, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 18 hr. 3 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
- Apr 18, 2008, 3:38 PM PDT (22:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 19, 2008, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 20, 2008, 5:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 18 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 22:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 9:07 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Walker Lake, NV | THE NEVADA DOT SENSOR AT WALKER LAKE RECORDED A WIND GUST TO 60 MPH. |
| Apr 20, 1:00 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Mammoth Lakes, CA | THE AWOS WIND SENSOR AT THE MAMMOTH LAKES AIRPORT RECORDED A GUST TO 58 MPH. |
| Apr 20, 1:50 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | 10 Nw Lee Vining, CA | THE LUNDY LAKE RAWS RECORDED A 75 MPH WIND GUST. |
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 12:00Z, 10.6 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
- 2675 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 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 182238 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 338 PM PDT FRI APR 18 2008 ...COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO PORTIONS OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BECOME STRONG WITH THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING GUSTS IN MONO...MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. CAZ073-NVZ001-191100- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0007.080420T0000Z-080420T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0005.080419T1800Z-080420T1200Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA... SCHURZ 338 PM PDT FRI APR 18 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS BY MIDDAY SATURDAY...THEN BECOME EVEN STRONGER BY SATURDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH AFTER 9 PM. IN WIND PRONE AREAS AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS ALONG HIGHWAYS 95 AND 395...GUSTS ARE LIKELY TO EXCEED 65 MPH THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND ESPECIALLY IN LOWER ELEVATIONS EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY COULD OCCUR WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT COULD BE MOVED OR BLOWN OVER BY STRONG WINDS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ NVZ004-191100- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0011.080419T1800Z-080420T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-080419T0400Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 338 PM PDT FRI APR 18 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON PYRAMID LAKE. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY MIDDAY SATURDAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. VISIBILITY ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50...95 AND ALTERNATE 95 MAY BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT COULD BE MOVED OR BLOWN OVER BY STRONG WINDS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-191100- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0011.080419T1800Z-080420T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-080419T0400Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 338 PM PDT FRI APR 18 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON LAKE TAHOE. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT COULD BE MOVED OR BLOWN OVER BY STRONG WINDS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ NVZ003-191100- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0007.080419T1800Z-080420T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0011.080419T1800Z-080420T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 338 PM PDT FRI APR 18 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY MIDDAY SATURDAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS ARE LIKELY IN WIND PRONE AREAS NEAR HIGHWAY 395 AND IN THE FOOTHILLS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. VISIBILITY ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 395 MAY BE REDUCED TO 2 MILES OR LESS AT TIMES. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT COULD BE MOVED OR BLOWN OVER BY STRONG WINDS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KREV 190347 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 847 PM PDT FRI APR 18 2008 ...COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO PORTIONS OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BECOME STRONG WITH THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING GUSTS IN MONO...MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. NVZ004-191200- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-080419T0400Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0011.080419T1800Z-080420T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 847 PM PDT FRI APR 18 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY MIDDAY SATURDAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. VISIBILITY ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50...95 AND ALTERNATE 95 MAY BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT COULD BE MOVED OR BLOWN OVER BY STRONG WINDS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-191200- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-080419T0400Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0011.080419T1800Z-080420T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 847 PM PDT FRI APR 18 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT COULD BE MOVED OR BLOWN OVER BY STRONG WINDS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-191200- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.080419T1800Z-080420T1200Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA... SCHURZ 847 PM PDT FRI APR 18 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS BY MIDDAY SATURDAY...THEN BECOME EVEN STRONGER BY SATURDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH AFTER 9 PM. IN WIND PRONE AREAS AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS ALONG HIGHWAYS 95 AND 395...GUSTS ARE LIKELY TO EXCEED 65 MPH THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND ESPECIALLY IN LOWER ELEVATIONS EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY COULD OCCUR WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT COULD BE MOVED OR BLOWN OVER BY STRONG WINDS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ NVZ003-191200- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0011.080419T1800Z-080420T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 847 PM PDT FRI APR 18 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY MIDDAY SATURDAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS ARE LIKELY IN WIND PRONE AREAS NEAR HIGHWAY 395 AND IN THE FOOTHILLS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. VISIBILITY ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 395 MAY BE REDUCED TO 2 MILES OR LESS AT TIMES. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT COULD BE MOVED OR BLOWN OVER BY STRONG WINDS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 191016 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 316 AM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO PORTIONS OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION FROM NORTH TO SOUTH TODAY. WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BECOME STRONG WITH THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN MONO...MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES FROM EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. CAZ073-NVZ001-191830- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.080419T1800Z-080420T1200Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA... SCHURZ 316 AM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS BY MIDDAY TODAY...AND WILL OVERSPREAD THE REST OF THE AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON. IN WIND PRONE AREAS AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS ALONG HIGHWAYS 95 AND 395...GUSTS ARE LIKELY TO EXCEED 65 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND ESPECIALLY IN LOWER ELEVATIONS EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY COULD OCCUR WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT COULD BE MOVED OR BLOWN OVER BY STRONG WINDS SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ NVZ003-004-191830- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0011.080419T1800Z-080420T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 316 AM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY MIDDAY TODAY...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. VISIBILITY ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50...95 AND ALTERNATE 95 MAY BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. THE WORST BLOWLING DUST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE ON INTERSTATE 80 NORTH AND EAST OF LOVELOCK. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT COULD BE MOVED OR BLOWN OVER BY STRONG WINDS SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-191830- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0011.080419T1800Z-080420T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 316 AM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY LATE THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON HIGHWAYS 28 AND 89 ON THE EAST AND WEST SHORES OF LAKE TAHOE...RESPECTIVELY. THE STRONGEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED AT THE MOUTHS OF CANYONS ON HIGHWAY 89 NEAR D.L. BLISS STATE PARK. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT COULD BE MOVED OR BLOWN OVER BY STRONG WINDS SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ OHARA HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 191703 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1003 AM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO PORTIONS OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION FROM NORTH TO SOUTH TODAY. WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY WITH THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN MONO...MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES FROM EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. CAZ073-NVZ001-200000- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.080419T1800Z-080420T1200Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA... SCHURZ 1003 AM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS BY MIDDAY...AND WILL OVERSPREAD THE REST OF THE AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON. IN WIND PRONE AREAS AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS ALONG HIGHWAYS 95 AND 395...GUSTS ARE LIKELY TO EXCEED 65 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND ESPECIALLY IN LOWER ELEVATIONS EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY COULD OCCUR WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT COULD BE MOVED OR BLOWN OVER BY STRONG WINDS SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR MOTORISTS... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ NVZ003-004-200000- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0011.080419T1800Z-080420T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 1003 AM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY MIDDAY...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING WASHOE VALLEY AND GARDNERVILLE. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. VISIBILITY ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50...95 AND ALTERNATE 95 MAY BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. THE WORST BLOWING DUST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE ON INTERSTATE 80 NORTH AND EAST OF LOVELOCK. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT COULD BE MOVED OR BLOWN OVER BY STRONG WINDS SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-200000- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0011.080419T1800Z-080420T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 1003 AM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY LATE THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON HIGHWAYS 28 AND 89 ON THE EAST AND WEST SHORES OF LAKE TAHOE...RESPECTIVELY. THE STRONGEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED AT THE MOUTHS OF CANYONS ON HIGHWAY 89 NEAR D.L. BLISS STATE PARK. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT COULD BE MOVED OR BLOWN OVER BY STRONG WINDS SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ HOON/RC HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 192334 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 434 PM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO PORTIONS OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THIS EVENING. WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY WITH THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN MONO...MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES FROM EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. CAZ073-NVZ001-201200- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080420T1200Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA... SCHURZ 434 PM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. IN WIND PRONE AREAS AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS ALONG HIGHWAYS 95 AND 395...GUSTS ARE LIKELY TO EXCEED 65 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND ESPECIALLY IN LOWER ELEVATIONS EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY COULD OCCUR WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT COULD BE MOVED OR BLOWN OVER BY STRONG WINDS SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR MOTORISTS... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ NVZ003-004-200600- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080420T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 434 PM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING WASHOE VALLEY AND GARDNERVILLE. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. VISIBILITY ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50...95 AND ALTERNATE 95 MAY BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. THE WORST BLOWING DUST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE ON INTERSTATE 80 NORTH AND EAST OF LOVELOCK. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL DECREASE AROUND MIDNIGHT. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT COULD BE MOVED OR BLOWN OVER BY STRONG WINDS SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-200600- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080420T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 434 PM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON HIGHWAYS 28 AND 89 ON THE EAST AND WEST SHORES OF LAKE TAHOE...RESPECTIVELY. THE STRONGEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED AT THE MOUTHS OF CANYONS ON HIGHWAY 89 NEAR D.L. BLISS STATE PARK. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL DECREASE AROUND MIDNIGHT...BUT GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NO LAKE TAHOE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT COULD BE MOVED OR BLOWN OVER BY STRONG WINDS SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 200600 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1100 PM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO PORTIONS OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA TONIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION FROM NORTH TO SOUTH OVERNIGHT WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY WITH THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN MONO... MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES THROUGH TONIGHT. CAZ072-NVZ002-201400- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080420T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0029.080420T0600Z-080420T2300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 1100 PM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT SUNDAY. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON LAKE TAHOE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE BY SUNDAY MORNING TO 15 OT25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH. CONDITIONS ON LAKE TAHOE WILL IMPROVE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ NVZ003-004-200700- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080420T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 1100 PM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS OF EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING HAVE DECREASED TO LESS THAN ADVISORY LEVELS. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND A FEW WIND PRONE AREAS MAY SEE OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH UNTIL 2 AM. $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-201200- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080420T1200Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA... SCHURZ 1100 PM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. IN WIND PRONE AREAS AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS ALONG HIGHWAYS 95 AND 395...GUSTS ARE LIKELY TO EXCEED 65 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND ESPECIALLY IN LOWER ELEVATIONS EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY COULD OCCUR WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT COULD BE MOVED OR BLOWN OVER BY STRONG WINDS SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR MOTORISTS... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 201139 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 439 AM PDT SUN APR 20 2008 CAZ073-NVZ001-201245- /O.EXP.KREV.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080420T1200Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA... SCHURZ 439 AM PDT SUN APR 20 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE DIMINISHING ACROSS MONO AND MINERAL COUNTIES THIS MORNING. SPEEDS ARE NOW 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH SO THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-201945- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-080420T2300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 439 AM PDT SUN APR 20 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON LAKE TAHOE TODAY. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. CONDITIONS ON LAKE TAHOE WILL IMPROVE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 3:38 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | REV | Churchill, Douglas, Lyon, Pershing, Storey, Washoe | 31 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Nevada, 2008High Wind Warnings in California, 2008Every high wind warning in 2008
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.