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High Wind Watch 1, NWS Reno, NV

February 28, 20097 counties in Nevada; 5 counties in California

NWS Reno, NV issued this high wind watch at Feb 28, 2009, 3:28 PM PST for 7 counties in Nevada; 5 counties in California. It took effect at Mar 1, 2009, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 28, 2009, 3:28 PM PST (23:28 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 1, 2009, 4:00 PM PST
Expired: Mar 1, 2009, 4:09 AM PST
In force
Issued by: NWS Reno, NV

Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Mono County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Churchill County, NV, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Mineral County, NV, Pershing County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:27 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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind watch 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 watch went out at Feb 28, 3:39 AM PST, 11 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 3:39 AM PST, 11 hours 49 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 28, 3:28 PM PST	Lake Wind Advisory	REV	Churchill, Douglas, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe	28 hr

Nearby

High Wind Watches in Nevada, 2009 High Wind Watches in California, 2009 Every high wind watch in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.