Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2009
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this high wind warning at Sep 29, 2009, 11:43 AM PDT for Mono County, California. It was in force for 8 hr. 1 report 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
- Sep 29, 2009, 11:43 AM PDT (18:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 29, 2009, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 8 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 18:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 11:47 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Walker, CA | THE RAWS SENSOR AT WALKER RECORDED A WIND GUST OF 59 MPH. |
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, 6.7 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2980 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 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 291843 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1143 AM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009 CAZ073-300245- /O.UPG.KREV.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-090930T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0004.090929T1843Z-090930T0300Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 1143 AM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS AND LOCAL REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 395 FROM RENO TO MAMMOTH LAKES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE STRONGLY URGED TO AVOID TRAVEL THROUGH MID EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. && $$ NVZ001-004-300245- /O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090930T0300Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... FERNLEY...FALLON...SILVER SPRINGS 1143 AM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. * MOTORISTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR GUSTY CROSS WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITY TUESDAY. LOOSE ITEMS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN AND SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ NVZ003-300245- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-090930T0300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS 1143 AM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. GUSTS IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS GALENA AND WASHOE VALLEY MAY REACH 65 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS AND LOCAL REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-300245- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-090930T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE 1143 AM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 3 TO 5 FEET. THE HIGHEST WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED ON THE EAST AND NORTHEAST SHORES OF LAKE TAHOE. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS TODAY. CONDITIONS ON LAKE TAHOE WILL BE VERY ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS FOR MOST MARINE ACTIVITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS75 KREV 300251 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 751 PM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009 CAZ073-300400- /O.EXP.KREV.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090930T0300Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 751 PM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREA THROUGH 10 PM. RIDGE WINDS GUSTS WILL DECREASE TO 65 MPH OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ NVZ001-004-300400- /O.EXP.KREV.DU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090930T0300Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... FERNLEY...FALLON...SILVER SPRINGS 751 PM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE AND BECOME NORTHWEST TO NORTH OVERNIGHT. WHILE LOCALIZED GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 10 PM...THESE WINDS WILL NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE BLOWING DUST FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. $$ NVZ003-300400- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-090930T0300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS 751 PM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT. LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 10 PM. BY MIDNIGHT THE WIND GUSTS SHOULD DECREASE TO 30 MPH OR LESS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-300400- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-090930T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE 751 PM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE AND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. THROUGH 10 PM THE WINDS WILL REMAIN 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. BY MIDNIGHT THE WINDS SHOULD DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 25 MPH. LAKE WATERS WILL REMAIN LOCALLY CHOPPY THROUGH THE EVENING WITH WAVE HEIGHTS OF 2 TO 3 FEET ALONG THE EAST SHORE...BEFORE GRADUALLY IMPROVING OVERNIGHT. $$ MLF/MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.