Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2009
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this high wind warning at Oct 13, 2009, 3:56 AM PDT for 5 counties in Nevada; 8 counties in California. It took effect at Oct 13, 2009, 5:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 10 hr. 48 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
- Oct 13, 2009, 3:56 AM PDT (10:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 13, 2009, 5:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 14, 2009, 3:14 AM PDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Lassen 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), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 5:10 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.4 | Tahoe City, CA | CURRENT RAINFALL TOTAL AS OF 5PM. |
| Oct 13, 5:11 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.91 | 3 E Tahoe City, CA | CURRENT RAINFALL TOTAL AS OF 5PM AT THE USCG STATION LAKE TAHOE. |
| Oct 13, 5:12 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 0.85 | Sparks, NV | CURRENT RAINFALL TOTAL AS OF 5PM. |
| Oct 13, 5:18 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 0.25 | Yerington, NV | CURRENT RAINFALL TOTAL AS OF 5PM. |
| Oct 13, 5:20 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.76 | 1 E Sloat, CA | CURRENT RAINFALL TOTAL AS OF 5PM. |
| Oct 13, 5:44 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.05 | 5 Sw Reno, NV | CURRENT RAINFALL TOTAL AS OF 530PM IN THE CAUGHLIN RANCH AREA. |
| Oct 13, 5:48 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.55 | Truckee, CA | CURRENT RAINFALL TOTAL AS 530PM. CURRENTLY 42 DEGREES AND THE SPOTTER ALSO REPORTED THAT THE WINDS WERE INCREASING. |
| Oct 13, 5:56 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 129 | 10 S Donner Summit, CA | WIND GUST MEASURED ON THE SIERRA CREST AT 8700 FEET. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 76 MPH ARE BEING REPORTED. |
| Oct 13, 5:57 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.07 | Alpine Meadows, CA | CURRENT RAINFALL TOTAL AS OF 5PM. |
| Oct 13, 5:59 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 0.31 | 10 W Gerlach, NV | CURRENT RAINFALL TOTAL AS OF 5PM AT THE BUFFALO CREEK RAWS SENSOR. |
| Oct 13, 6:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 135 | 5 Nw Tahoe City, CA | PEAK GUST OVER THE SIERRA CREST. |
| Oct 13, 6:00 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 0.79 | Ravendale, CA | CURRENT RAINFALL TOTAL AS OF 5PM. |
| Oct 13, 6:01 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.26 | Sierraville, CA | CURRENT RAINFALL TOTAL AS OF 5PM. |
| Oct 13, 6:03 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.01 | 10 Ssw Reno, NV | CURRENT RAINFALL TOTAL AS OF 5PM AT GALENA PARK. |
| Oct 13, 6:04 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.08 | Reno, NV | CURRENT RAINFALL TOTAL AT THE RENO TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AS OF 6PM. |
| Oct 13, 6:05 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.64 | South Lake Tahoe, CA | CURRENT RAINFALL TOTAL AS OF 6PM AT THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT. |
| Oct 13, 6:06 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.03 | Tahoe City, CA | CURRENT RAINFALL TOTAL AS OF 6PM AT TAHOE CITY, CA. |
| Oct 13, 6:11 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 0.41 | Benton, CA | CURRENT RAINFALL TOTAL AS OF 6PM. |
| Oct 13, 6:11 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 0.9 | Bridgeport, CA | CURRENT RAINFALL TOTAL AS OF 6PM. |
| Oct 13, 6:45 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 78 | 3 W Loyalton, CA | SUSTAINED WINDS AT 50 MPH. |
| Oct 13, 6:45 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 0 | Fernley, NV | LYON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED WATER IN STREETS IN FERNLEY AND DAYTON. |
| Oct 13, 7:05 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.75 | 1 Ne Incline Village, NV | STORM TOTAL NOW 2.75 INCHES. HAS BEEN RAINING ROUGHLY 1 INCH PER 3 HOURS SINCE 1 PM. WINDS ARE STILL LIGHT. |
| Oct 13, 7:13 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | South Lake Tahoe, CA | TREE DOWN ON ARROWHEAD AVENUE AT HOPI AVENUE. |
| Oct 13, 7:14 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.25 | Crowley Lake, CA | TOTAL SINCE 12PM. |
| Oct 13, 7:28 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 0.9 | 13 Se Yerington, NV | RECEIVED SECONDARY REPORT OF BOULDERS ON ROADWAY IN WILSON CANYON. |
| Oct 13, 7:30 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 0 | Reno, NV | HEAVY RAIN HAS CAUSED URBAN FLOODING ON DOUBLE DIAMOND PARKWAY...SOUTH MEADOWS PARKWAY AND DOUBLE R BOULEVARD. |
| Oct 13, 7:35 PM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Mammoth Lakes, CA | TOTAL AT 8000 FFET SINCE 10AM. ALSO REPORTED POWER LINES DOWN DUE TO WEIGHT OF HEAVY SNOW. SEVERAL ASPEN TREE BRANCHES DOWN. |
| Oct 13, 8:06 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.75 | Nw South Lake Tahoe, CA | TOTAL SINCE 8 AM. |
| Oct 13, 8:30 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.3 | Spanish Springs, NV | STORM TOTAL TO 830 PM. |
| Oct 13, 8:55 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 2 W Stead, NV | |
| Oct 13, 8:55 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.42 | 2 W Stead, NV | STORM TOTAL THROUGH 9 PM. |
| Oct 13, 9:00 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.26 | Spanish Springs, NV | STORM TOTAL SINCE 9AM. |
| Oct 13, 9:00 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.92 | Nw South Lake Tahoe, CA | |
| Oct 13, 9:09 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 0.91 | Johnson Lane, NV | STORM TOTAL NEAR MINDEN-JOHNSON LANE |
| Oct 13, 9:09 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.17 | 3 N Doyle, CA | STORM TOTAL THROUGH 9 PM. |
| Oct 13, 9:09 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.56 | 4 Wnw Bridgeport, CA | STORM TOTAL THROUGH 9 PM. |
| Oct 13, 9:09 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.63 | 2 E Incline Village, NV | STORM TOTAL THROUGH 9 PM. |
| Oct 13, 9:09 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.66 | 4 E Mammoth Lakes, CA | STORM TOTAL THROUGH 9 PM. |
| Oct 13, 9:09 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.88 | 2 N Benton, CA | STORM TOTAL THROUGH 9 PM. |
| Oct 13, 9:09 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.3 | 3 Ssw South Lake Tahoe, CA | STORM TOTAL THROUGH 9 PM. |
| Oct 13, 9:09 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.55 | 4 Nw Verdi, CA | STORM TOTAL THROUGH 9 PM. |
| Oct 13, 9:09 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.71 | Markleeville, CA | STORM TOTAL THROUGH 9 PM. |
| Oct 13, 9:09 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.11 | 1 Nw Emerald Bay, CA | STORM TOTAL THROUGH 9 PM. |
| Oct 13, 9:14 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 5 Nnw Gardnerville, NV | NDOT SITE IN CARSON VALLEY |
| Oct 13, 9:44 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.45 | Reno, NV | STORM TOTAL THROUGH 9 PM. |
| Oct 13, 9:44 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.69 | 4 Ne Mount Rose Ski Are, NV | STORM TOTAL THROUGH 9 PM. |
| Oct 13, 10:13 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.05 | 6 Nne Reno, NV | AN OFF-DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED 1.05 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 9 AM IN PALAMINO VALLEY NORTH OF RENO. |
| Oct 14, 12:14 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 N Minden, NV | THE NEVADA DOT SENSOR IN CARSON VALLEY RECORDED A WIND GUST OF 58 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 00:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2382 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 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 131056 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 356 AM PDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS THIS EVENING... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY AND BRING PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS TO THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE MOST INTENSE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES...PRODUCING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. NVZ001-003-132100- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0005.091014T0600Z-091014T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0005.091014T0000Z-091014T1200Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0016.091013T1500Z-091013T2100Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... SPARKS 356 AM PDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME STRONG BY MID MORNING LASTING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. A BRIEF DECREASE IN THE WIND WILL OCCUR DURING THE RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER A FEW HOURS OF STRONGER DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * WIND SPEEDS TODAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. AS RAIN SPREADS OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WIND GUSTS WILL DECREASE TO LESS THAN 45 MPH. * WIND SPEEDS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: WINDS TODAY WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH SUDDEN CROSSWINDS. WINDS THIS EVENING WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND FENCES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE THE STRONG WINDS TODAY. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE AND ON ALTERNATE 95 NEAR YERINGTON. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ073-132100- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0005.091014T0600Z-091014T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0005.091014T0000Z-091014T1200Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0016.091013T1500Z-091013T2100Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 356 AM PDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME STRONG BY MID MORNING LASTING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. A BRIEF DECREASE IN THE WIND WILL OCCUR DURING THE HEAVY RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER A FEW HOURS OF STRONGER DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * WIND SPEEDS TODAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. AS RAIN SPREADS OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WIND GUSTS WILL DECREASE TO LESS THAN 45 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 120 MPH OVER SIERRA RIDGES. * WIND SPEEDS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS STEEP CANYONS. GUSTS UP TO 140 MPH OVER SIERRA RIDGES. * IMPACTS: WINDS TODAY WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH SUDDEN CROSSWINDS. WINDS THIS EVENING WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND FENCES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE THE STRONG WINDS TODAY. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 395 THROUGHOUT MONO COUNTY AND ON ANY MOUNTAIN PASSES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-132100- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0005.091014T0600Z-091014T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0005.091014T0000Z-091014T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KREV.LW.Y.0052.091013T1100Z-091014T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE 356 AM PDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE AND BECOME STRONG BY MID MORNING. A BRIEF DECREASE IN THE WIND WILL OCCUR DURING THE HEAVY RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON... HOWEVER A FEW HOURS OF EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * WIND SPEEDS TODAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ON LAKE TAHOE. GUSTS UP TO 110 MPH OVER SIERRA RIDGES THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 3 TO 5 FEET WILL BE COMMON WITH 6 FOOT WAVES POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST AND NORTH SHORES. * WIND SPEEDS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS. GUSTS UP TO 120 MPH OVER SIERRA RIDGES. * IMPACTS: BOATS ON LAKE TAHOE WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND FENCES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE THE STRONG WINDS TODAY. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE 80 OVER DONNER SUMMIT AND STATE ROUTE 431 OVER MT ROSE. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ NVZ004-132100- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0052.091013T1800Z-091015T0000Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- 356 AM PDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * WAVE HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE TO 2 TO 3 FEET TODAY...AND REACH 3 TO 4 FEET TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. && $$ JORDAN HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KREV 131742 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1042 AM PDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TONIGHT... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY AND BRING PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS TO THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE MOST INTENSE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES...PRODUCING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ073-140100- /O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-091013T2100Z/ /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.091014T0000Z-091014T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 1042 AM PDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: RAIN SPREADING OVER THE REGION HAS DECREASED WIND SPEEDS BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. WHILE PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO LIMIT WIND SPEEDS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...STRONGER WINDS WILL RETURN THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * WIND SPEEDS TODAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH OVER SIERRA RIDGES INCREASING TO 120 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. * WIND SPEEDS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS STEEP CANYONS. GUSTS UP TO 140 MPH OVER SIERRA RIDGES. * IMPACTS: WINDS TONIGHT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND FENCES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE THE STRONG WINDS TODAY. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 395 THROUGHOUT MONO COUNTY AND ON ANY MOUNTAIN PASSES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ NVZ001-003-140100- /O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-091013T2100Z/ /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.091014T0000Z-091014T1200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...SPARKS 1042 AM PDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: RAIN SPREADING OVER THE REGION HAS DECREASED WIND SPEEDS BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. WHILE PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO LIMIT WIND SPEEDS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...STRONGER WINDS WILL RETURN THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * WIND SPEEDS TODAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * WIND SPEEDS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: WINDS TONIGHT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND FENCES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE THE STRONG WINDS TODAY. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE AND ON ALTERNATE 95 NEAR YERINGTON. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-140100- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.091014T0000Z-091014T1200Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-091014T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE 1042 AM PDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW HOURS OF EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * WIND SPEEDS TODAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ON LAKE TAHOE. GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH OVER SIERRA RIDGES INCREASING TO 110 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 3 TO 5 FEET WILL BE COMMON WITH 6 FOOT WAVES POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST AND NORTH SHORES. * WIND SPEEDS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS. GUSTS UP TO 120 MPH OVER SIERRA RIDGES. * IMPACTS: BOATS ON LAKE TAHOE WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS TONIGHT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND FENCES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE THE STRONG WINDS TODAY. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE 80 OVER DONNER SUMMIT AND STATE ROUTE 431 OVER MOUNT ROSE SUMMIT. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ NVZ004-140100- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0052.091013T1800Z-091015T0000Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- 1042 AM PDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET TODAY...INCREASING TO 3 TO 4 FEET TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. && $$ MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 132316 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 416 PM PDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .AN INTENSE PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS TO THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE MOST INTENSE WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES...PRODUCING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ072-NVZ002-141300- /O.CAN.KREV.LW.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-091014T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KREV.HW.W.0005.091014T0000Z-091014T1500Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE 416 PM PDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIND SPEEDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS MAY OCCUR IN WIND PRONE AREAS WITH GUSTS UP TO 130 MPH OVER SIERRA RIDGES. * IMPACTS: WINDS TONIGHT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ073-141300- /O.EXT.KREV.HW.W.0005.091014T0000Z-091014T1500Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 416 PM PDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIND SPEEDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS MAY OCCUR IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS STEEP CANYONS WITH GUSTS UP TO 135 MPH OVER SIERRA RIDGES. * IMPACTS: WINDS TONIGHT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ NVZ001-003-141300- /O.EXT.KREV.HW.W.0005.091014T0000Z-091014T1500Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... SPARKS 416 PM PDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIND SPEEDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH...WITH STRONGER GUSTS IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: WINDS TONIGHT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ070-071-NVZ005-141300- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0017.091014T0000Z-091014T1500Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL... SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH 416 PM PDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ NVZ004-141300- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-091015T0000Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- 416 PM PDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 3 TO 4 FEET TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. && $$ MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 140202 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 702 PM PDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .AN INTENSE PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS TO THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE MOST INTENSE WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES...PRODUCING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ071-141015- /O.UPG.KREV.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-091014T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KREV.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091014T1500Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SUSANVILLE 702 PM PDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. A WIND GUST TO 78 MPH HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN SIERRA VALLEY. * WINDS: WIDESPREAD SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. OCCASIONAL STRONG WINDS 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT AND STRONGER WIND GUSTS WILL BE CAPABLE OF OVERTURNING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FROM HALLELUJAH JUNCTION TO SUSANVILLE. DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ072-073-NVZ002-141015- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091014T1500Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... MAMMOTH LAKES 702 PM PDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIND SPEEDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH MAY OCCUR IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS STEEP CANYONS WITH GUSTS UP TO 135 MPH OVER SIERRA RIDGES. * IMPACTS: WINDS TONIGHT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ NVZ001-003-141015- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091014T1500Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... SPARKS 702 PM PDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIND SPEEDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS AS HIGH AS 80 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: WINDS TONIGHT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-141015- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-091014T1500Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 702 PM PDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ NVZ004-141015- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-091015T0000Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- 702 PM PDT TUE OCT 13 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 3 TO 4 FEET TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HOHMANN/BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 141014 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 314 AM PDT WED OCT 14 2009 CAZ072-NVZ002-141815- /O.CAN.KREV.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091014T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KREV.LW.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-091015T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE 314 AM PDT WED OCT 14 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TODAY. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 3 TO 5 FEET TODAY. * IMPACTS: SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-073-NVZ001-003-141115- /O.CAN.KREV.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091014T1500Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-MONO- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUSANVILLE...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...SPARKS 314 AM PDT WED OCT 14 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED OVERNIGHT AND THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS HAS ENDED. SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 45 MPH THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-141115- /O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-091014T1500Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 314 AM PDT WED OCT 14 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED OVERNIGHT AND THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST UP TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. $$ NVZ004-141815- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-091015T0000Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- 314 AM PDT WED OCT 14 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 3 TO 4 FEET TODAY. * IMPACTS: SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Oct 13, 3:52 AM PDT, 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 13, 3:52 AM PDT, 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
352 AM PDT TUE OCT 13 2009
.UPDATE...
MORNING FORECAST DISCUSSION WILL BE LATE...PROBABLY AROUND 500 AM.
THINKING HAS NOT CHANGED MUCH AND STORM IS MOVING IN AS EXPECTED.
MOST FORECAST PRODUCTS WILL BE OUT BY 400 AM INCLUDING NEW HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR THIS EVENING. JORDAN
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 318 PM PDT MON OCT 12 2009/
SHORT TERM...
UPPER LOW STILL ON TRACK TO IMPACT THE REGION TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY IS LOCATED OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC AROUND 43N 140W. PLUME
OF DEEP MSTR ASCD WITH THIS LOW CONTINUES TO STREAM ACROSS THE
NORTH PACIFIC AS WELL. SOUNDER DATA INDICATE THIS PLUME STILL
CONTAINS UP TO 2 INCHES OF PRECIPITABLE WATER.
FIRST SHORT WAVE IS PASSING OVER THE RGN TODAY WITH SOME INCREASED
CLOUDS. THE MORE SIGNIFICANT WAVE WILL IMPACT THE RGN STARTING
LATE TONIGHT/EARLY TUESDAY. PCPN SHOULD DEVELOP WEST OF THE CREST
AND MOVE INTO THE SIERRA BY EARLY TUESDAY MRNG WITH SNOW LEVELS
INITIALLY DROPPING TO A RANGE OF AROUND 7500 FEET NORTH OF TAHOE
TO 8500 FEET SOUTH OF TAHOE DUE TO EVAPORATIONAL COOLING.
HOWEVER...AS THE LEADING EDGE OF THE JET STREAK ASCD WITH THIS
UPPER LOW MOVES INTO CA/NV THROUGH THE DAY AND MORE NEGATIVELY
TILTED SHORT WAVE BEGINS TO LIFT SUBTROPICAL MSTR INTO THE AREA...
THE SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO RISE. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE INTO THE
8500-9000 FT RANGE THROUGH THE DAY. STABILITY PROFILES SUPPORT
DECREASING STABILITY AND PCPN SPILLING OVER THE SIERRA INTO WRN
NV BY LATE MRNG/EARLY AFTN AS WELL. THIS EARLY SPILL OVER SHOULD LIMIT
THE EXTENT OF THE STRONGEST WINDS TUESDAY EAST OF THE SIERRA. THIS
IS COVERED IS A MORE DETAIL LATER.
HIGHEST PCPN AMOUNTS WILL FALL THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AS SUB-
TROPICAL MSTR TAP REMAINS IN PLACE AND REINFORCING JET APPROACHES
THE RGN FROM THE WEST BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL QPF COULD REACH
UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE SIERRA WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE TAHOE
BASIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS TO THE EAST OVER WRN NV.
GIVEN THAT THE SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY AFTN
AND EVNG...MUCH OF THE PCPN WILL FALL AS RAIN. ANTECEDENT SOIL
CONDITIONS ARE QUITE DRY AND STREAM LEVELS ARE QUITE LOW...SO DO
NOT ANTICIPATE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WITH THIS SYSTEM...ESPECIALLY
ALONG THE MAINSTEM RIVERS. BUT SMALLER STREAMS IN THE TAHOE BASIN
AND URBAN AREAS EAST OF THE SIERRA COLD EXPERIENCE MINOR
FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT TUESDAY. FOR NOW WILL NOT ISSUE A
FLOOD WATCH AS WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED...BUT WILL NEED
TO MONITOR RAINFALL RATES TUESDAY EVNG FOR POSSIBLE SMALL STREAM FLOODING.
SNOW LEVELS BEGIN TO FALL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AS
COOLER AIR PUSHES INTO THE RGN BEHIND THE PRIMARY SHORT WAVE.
PCPN SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATE TUESDAY NIGHT/EARLY WEDNESDAY
MRNG AS WELL BEHIND THE SHORT WAVE. EVEN WITH COOLER AIR ALOFT
PUSHING INTO THE RGN THE TEMPERATURES WILL NOT CHANGE MUCH FROM
TUESDAY TO WEDNESDAY. TUESDAYS HIGHS WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO CLOUD
COVER...AND SOME OF THIS CLOUD COVER WILL DECREASE BY WEDNESDAY.
OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE HELD UP SOMEWHAT BY THE
CLOUD COVER BUT MORE SO BY THE INCREASED WINDS ASCD WITH THIS
SYSTEM. THE WINDS WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE COVERED IN MORE DETAIL IN A
LATER PORTION OF THE DISCUSSION. MLF
WINDS...
STRENGTHENING 700 MB WINDS OF 60-70 KT WILL PRODUCE RIDGE GUSTS
OVER 100 MPH AT TIMES STARTING TUESDAY MORNING OVER THE SIERRA. A
SHORT PERIOD OF WINDS MEETING ADVISORY CRITERIA COULD MIX DOWN
INTO THE VALLEYS BEFORE RAPID SPILLOVER OF RAIN INTO THE VALLEYS
LIMITS GUSTS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. MOST OF THE MODELS INDICATE
RELATIVELY QUICK SPILLOVER DURING THE LATE MORNING OR MIDDAY
HOURS...EXCEPT FOR THE NAM WHICH TYPICALLY HOLDS ONTO SHADOWING
TOO LONG OVER THE RENO AREA. EVEN DURING PERIODS OF STEADY
RAIN...LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE IN LOWER
ELEVATIONS.
THE POTENTIAL FOR A MORE SEVERE WIND EVENT EXISTS LATER TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WED MORNING. WHILE THE LATEST GUIDANCE INDICATES LOWER 700
MB WIND SPEEDS...THE UPPER LEVEL 300-250 MB JET CORE WITH WINDS NEAR
140 KT IS INDICATED TO LIFT NORTH ACROSS THE SIERRA BY LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT THRU EARLY WED MORNING. AT THIS TIME...MOST OF THE RAIN IS
EXPECTED TO SHUT DOWN AWAY FROM THE SIERRA WHICH WILL INCREASE MID
LEVEL STABILITY AND ALLOW FOR MORE EFFICIENT MIXING DOWN TO LOWER
ELEVATIONS. NAM MODEL SOUNDINGS ALSO SHOW A RAPID DROP IN THE
TROPOPAUSE LEVEL FROM 300 MB THRU 06Z TO POSSIBLY AS LOW AS 500 MB
FROM 09Z-15Z...WHICH COULD PRODUCE EXTREME WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 140
MPH IN THE HIGH SIERRA. DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR THESE WIND
INGREDIENTS COMING TOGETHER...A HIGH WIND WATCH WAS ISSUED FOR THE
SIERRA AND ALSO FOR THE RENO AND MINERAL COUNTY ZONES. AREAS NOT IN
THE WATCH COULD STILL SEE GUSTS REACHING ADVISORY CRITERIA AT TIMES.
MJD
LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
IN THE WAKE OF THE EARLY WEEKS STORM AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS
THE REGION THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT EAST SATURDAY
IN RESPONSE TO A TROUGH THAT WILL PUSH ONSHORE SUNDAY AND ACROSS
NEVADA MONDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO ABOVE NORMAL VALUES FOR THURSDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY BEFORE DROPPING TO NEAR OR JUST BELOW NORMALS FOR SUNDAY
AND MONDAY. READINGS IN THE WESTERN VALLEYS WILL BE IN THE 70S
THROUGH SATURDAY WITH MILD 60S TO LOWER 70S AT LAKE TAHOE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH AND WEAK COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN VALLEYS SUNDAY BEFORE
EXITING THE REGION MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS MAY DROP DOWN TO
NEAR LAKE LEVEL...6500 FEET...LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY
BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS MONDAY AFTERNOON. JAH
AVIATION...
A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA FROM
EARLY TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH HEAVY RAIN...MOUNTAIN
OBSCUREMENT...AND PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS.
ANTICIPATED AVIATION IMPACTS WITH THE STORM BETWEEN 12Z TUE AND 12Z
WED INCLUDE WIDESPREAD MOUNTAIN OBSCUREMENT...STRONG S TO SW WINDS
GUSTING 35-45 KTS AT TIMES...HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING IFR TO LIFR
CIGS/VIS AT KTVL/KTRK AND MVFR TO LCL IFR CONDITIONS AT KRNO.
KRNO...
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH 12Z TUE. MVFR CIGS/VSBY IN RAIN AND
FOG BETWEEN 22Z TUE - 06Z WED WITH BRIEF PERIODS IFR CONDITIONS IN
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN.
WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY WITH SUSTAINED
WINDS TO 30 KT AND GUSTS TO 45 KTS TUES 15Z-21Z ALONG WITH LLWS
BEFORE RAIN BEGINS TO SPILL OVER INTO THE VALLEY. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH UNTIL THEY INCREASE AGAIN AFTER 06Z WED.
KTRK/KTVL...
VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH 16Z TUES. RAIN AND FOG WILL REDUCE
CONDITIONS TO MVFR BY 18Z TUE AND TO IFR AND BRIEFLY LIFR
CONDITIONS IN HEAVY RAIN/FOG 21Z TUE - 06Z WED. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS AT 20-25KT SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 45KT 14Z-18Z TUE AND
AGAIN AFTER 06Z WED.
SIERRA RIDGE WINDS 100KT - 120KT 18Z TUE - 09Z WED. JAH
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.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR NVZ004.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR NVZ001>003.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
FOR NVZ001-003.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR NVZ002.
CA...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR CAZ072-073.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
FOR CAZ073.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR CAZ072.
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HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 4:16 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | REV | Washoe | 11 hr |
| Oct 13, 3:20 PM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | REV | Mono | 12 hr |
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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.