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Blowing Dust Advisory 3, NWS Reno, NV

April 24, 2011Lyon County, Mineral County, Nevada

NWS Reno, NV issued this blowing dust advisory at Apr 24, 2011, 3:26 PM PDT for Lyon County, Mineral County, Nevada. It took effect at Apr 25, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Apr 24, 2011, 3:26 PM PDT (22:26 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 25, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired: Apr 25, 2011, 11:00 PM PDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Reno, NV

Counties Lyon County, NV, Mineral County, NV

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this blowing dust advisory 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 blowing dust advisory went out at Apr 24, 2:23 PM PDT, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 2:23 PM PDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 24, 6:18 AM PDT, 9 hours 8 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
618 AM PDT SUN APR 24 2011

CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-251330-
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-
MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
618 AM PDT SUN APR 24 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA...
NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA WILL BRING LIGHT MOUNTAIN
SNOW AND VALLEY RAIN TO THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA
TODAY AND TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE
EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA ON MONDAY. AS A RESULT...A HIGH
WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL SIERRA AND
FAR WESTERN NEVADA. PLEASE REFER TO THE HIGH WIND WATCH (WWUS75
KREV RNONPWREV) FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE STRONG WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

O'HARA

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 24, 11:25 AM PDT, 4 hours 1 minute before

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Local storm report, Apr 24, 12:58 PM PDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1258 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1241 PM     TORNADO          19 NE IMLAY             40.85N 117.89W
04/24/2011                   PERSHING           NV   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            2 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS CONFIRMED A SMALL TORNADO
            TOUCHED DOWN IN THE GRASS VALLEY AREA IN EXTREME
            NORTHEASTERN PERSHING COUNTY NEAR HIRSHILL ROAD. THE
            TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 MINUTES. NO
            DAMAGE REPORTED.

&&

MCGUIRE

Special weather statement, Apr 24, 1:00 PM PDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 24, 2:05 PM PDT, 1 hour 21 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
Apr 24, 11:25 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	REV	Pershing	50 min
Apr 24, 1:00 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	REV	Churchill, Pershing, Washoe	60 min
Apr 24, 2:05 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	REV	Churchill, Pershing	60 min
Apr 24, 3:26 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	REV	Churchill, Douglas, Lyon, Pershing, Storey, Washoe	29 hr
Apr 24, 3:26 PM PDT	High Wind Warning	REV	Mono	32 hr

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Blowing Dust Advisories in Nevada, 2011 Every blowing dust advisory in 2011

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.