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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Reno, NV

March 14, 2011Mono County, California; 4 counties in Nevada

NWS Reno, NV issued this high wind warning at Mar 14, 2011, 10:51 PM PDT for Mono County, California; 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Mar 15, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 17 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
Mar 14, 2011, 10:51 PM PDT (05:51 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 15, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
Mar 16, 2011, 4:12 AM PDT
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Reno, NV

Counties Mono County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:52 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 15, 12:13 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 545 Wsw Gardnerville, NV
Mar 15, 4:58 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 621 Se Washoe City, NV62 MPH GUST MEASURED IN WASHOE VALLEY AT 458 PM.
Mar 15, 4:58 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 628 S Reno, NV62 MPH PEAK WIND GUST AT GALENA RAWS AT 5PM.

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, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 109 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Reno, NV at 00:00Z on 2011-03-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Reno, NV at 00:00Z on 2011-03-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 19 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1110 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
188 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

504 
WWUS75 KREV 150551
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1051 PM PDT MON MAR 14 2011

...VERY STRONG WINDS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.ENERGETIC FLOW OFF THE PACIFIC WILL BRING STRONG WINDS FOR
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. WIND PRONE AREAS
COULD SEE GUSTS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE SIERRA
FOOTHILLS AND ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FROM RENO SOUTH TO MONO COUNTY.
PEOPLE IN THE ADVISORY AND WARNING AREAS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE
OUTDOOR ITEMS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT OR POSSIBLY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

CAZ072-NVZ002-151800-
/O.CAN.KREV.LW.Y.0019.110315T1500Z-110316T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KREV.WI.Y.0004.110315T1500Z-110316T0600Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
1051 PM PDT MON MAR 14 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE LAKE WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY MIDDAY
  TUESDAY. RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA NEAR 100 MPH. 

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2 TO 5 
  FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE ON THE 
  NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHORES FROM CRYSTAL BAY TO GLENBROOK. 

* BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING OR SWAMPING AND SHOULD REMAIN
  OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

* IMPACTS: DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT FIRMLY
  SECURED. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH
  FACING ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

NVZ003-151800-
/O.UPG.KREV.WI.Y.0004.110315T1800Z-110316T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0002.110315T1800Z-110316T0600Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
1051 PM PDT MON MAR 14 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
  BEFORE DECREASING BY LATER TUESDAY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT
  APPROACHES AND WIDESPREAD RAIN DEVELOPS.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.
  GUSTS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS
  GALENA...WASHOE VALLEY...AND SOUTHWEST OF MINDEN-GARDNERVILLE.

* IMPACTS: DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO TREES...POWER LINES AND
  PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT FIRMLY
  SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS.

* TRAVEL IMPACTS: MOTORISTS WILL EXPERIENCE DANGEROUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH FACING ROADS SUCH AS
  HIGHWAY 395. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES THROUGH THE WASHOE VALLEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

CAZ073-151800-
/O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0002.110316T0000Z-110316T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0002.110315T2100Z-110316T1500Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
1051 PM PDT MON MAR 14 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 8 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 8 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND REMAIN STRONG
  THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE DECREASING WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A
  COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND PRECIPITATION INCREASES.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55
  MPH...INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH LATE
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON. RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA NEAR 100 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO TREES...POWER LINES AND
  PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT FIRMLY
  SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS.

* TRAVEL IMPACTS: MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...ALONG HIGHWAY 395 WILL EXPERIENCE DANGEROUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS AND SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

NVZ001-151800-
/O.EXB.KREV.WI.Y.0004.110315T2100Z-110316T1500Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
1051 PM PDT MON MAR 14 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 8 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
  BEFORE DECREASING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND WIDESPREAD
  PRECIPITATION DEVELOPS.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. GUSTS AS
  HIGH AS 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 95 ALONG
  WALKER LAKE.

* IMPACTS: DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT FIRMLY
  SECURED. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH
  FACING ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-151800-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0004.110315T1800Z-110316T0600Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
1051 PM PDT MON MAR 14 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
  BEFORE DECREASING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND WIDESPREAD
  PRECIPITATION DEVELOPS.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. GUSTS AS 
  HIGH AS 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 395 SOUTH 
  OF SUSANVILLE...THE SIERRA VALLEY...AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY.

* IMPACTS: DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT FIRMLY
  SECURED. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH
  FACING ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

NVZ004-151800-
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0019.110315T1800Z-110316T0200Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
1051 PM PDT MON MAR 14 2011

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM PDT
TUESDAY FOR PYRAMID LAKE...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
11 AM TO 7 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: INCREASING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON... 
  HIGHEST ON THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHORES.

* 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.

&&

$$
AH/MJD

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
4 follow-up statements
456 
WWUS75 KREV 151121
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
421 AM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...VERY STRONG WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.ENERGETIC FLOW OFF THE PACIFIC WILL BRING STRONG WINDS FOR
TODAY AND TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. WIND PRONE AREAS COULD
SEE GUSTS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS
AND ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FROM RENO SOUTH TO MONO COUNTY. PEOPLE IN
THE ADVISORY AND WARNING AREAS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS.
MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
DIFFICULT OR POSSIBLY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

NVZ003-160000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.110315T1800Z-110316T0600Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
421 AM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE
  DECREASING BY LATER THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND
  WIDESPREAD RAIN DEVELOPS.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. GUSTS
  AS HIGH AS 75 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS GALENA...WASHOE
  VALLEY...AND SOUTHWEST OF MINDEN-GARDNERVILLE.

* IMPACTS: DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY...
  ESPECIALLY OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT FIRMLY SECURED OR MOVED
  INDOORS.

* TRAVEL IMPACTS: MOTORISTS WILL EXPERIENCE DANGEROUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH
  AS HIGHWAY 395. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES THROUGH THE WASHOE VALLEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

CAZ073-160000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.110315T2100Z-110316T1500Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
421 AM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN STRONG
  THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DECREASING WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A COLD
  FRONT APPROACHES AND PRECIPITATION INCREASES.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...
  INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
  RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA NEAR 100 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO TREES...POWER LINES AND 
  PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT FIRMLY 
  SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS.

* TRAVEL IMPACTS: MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES...ALONG HIGHWAY 395 WILL EXPERIENCE DANGEROUS 
  DRIVING CONDITIONS AND SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN STRONG 
  WIND GUSTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-160000-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0004.110315T1800Z-110316T0600Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
421 AM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...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. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE
  DECREASING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND WIDESPREAD
  PRECIPITATION DEVELOPS.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. GUSTS AS 
  HIGH AS 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 395 SOUTH 
  OF SUSANVILLE...THE SIERRA VALLEY...AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY.

* IMPACTS: DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT FIRMLY
  SECURED. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH
  ORIENTED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-160000-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0004.110315T1500Z-110316T0600Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
421 AM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY MIDDAY TODAY.
  RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA NEAR 100 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 1 TO 3 FEET THIS MORNING INCREASING
  TO 2 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE ON THE
  NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHORES FROM CRYSTAL BAY TO GLENBROOK.

* BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING OR SWAMPING AND SHOULD 
  REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

* IMPACTS: DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT FIRMLY
  SECURED. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH
  ORIENTED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

NVZ001-160000-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0004.110315T2100Z-110316T1500Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
421 AM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE
  DECREASING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND WIDESPREAD
  PRECIPITATION DEVELOPS.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. GUSTS AS 
  HIGH AS 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 95 ALONG 
  WALKER LAKE.

* IMPACTS: DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT FIRMLY
  SECURED. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH
  ORIENTED ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

NVZ004-160000-
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0019.110315T1800Z-110316T0200Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
421 AM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: INCREASING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON... 
  HIGHEST ON THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHORES.

* 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.

&&

$$
MLF/MJD

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
804 
WWUS75 KREV 152240
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
340 PM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY...

.ENERGETIC FLOW OFF THE PACIFIC WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS FOR TODAY
AND TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM RENO SOUTH THROUGH MONO
COUNTY. PEOPLE IN THE ADVISORY AND WARNING AREAS SHOULD SECURE
LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.


CAZ070>072-NVZ002-005-152345-
/O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110316T0600Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE...
EMPIRE...GERLACH
340 PM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY.

$$

NVZ003-160600-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110316T0600Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
340 PM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE
  DECREASING BY LATER THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND
  WIDESPREAD RAIN DEVELOPS.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
  LOCAL GUSTS 65 TO 75 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS GALENA...
  WASHOE VALLEY...AND SOUTHWEST OF MINDEN-GARDNERVILLE.

* IMPACTS: MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO TREES AND PROPERTY IN AND NEAR
  THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS.

* TRAVEL IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL
  EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG
  HIGHWAY 395. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS OR PROHIBITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THROUGH THE WASHOE VALLEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

CAZ073-160645-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110316T1500Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
340 PM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...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 REMAIN GUSTY AND LOCALLY STRONG THROUGH
  TONIGHT BEFORE DECREASING WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT
  APPROACHES AND PRECIPITATION INCREASES.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
  WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH THIS
  EVENING AND OVERNIGHT IN WIND PRONE AREAS. RIDGE GUSTS IN THE
  SIERRA NEAR 100 MPH.

* IMPACTS: MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO TREES AND PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY
  OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT FIRMLY SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS.

* TRAVEL IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY
  395 WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AND SHOULD BE
  ALERT FOR SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS THAT COULD CAUSE LOSS OF
  VEHICLE CONTROL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

NVZ001-160645-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110316T1500Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
340 PM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING 
  BEFORE DECREASING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND WIDESPREAD 
  PRECIPITATION DEVELOPS.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT FIRMLY
  SECURED. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE
  AREAS OF DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY
  ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 95.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

NVZ004-160200-
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110316T0200Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
340 PM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 1 TO 3 FEET THROUGH EARLY EVENING...HIGHEST ON
  THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHORES.

* 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
701 
WWUS75 KREV 160158
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
658 PM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011


NVZ003-160300-
/O.CAN.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110316T0600Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
658 PM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND
WARNING.

$$

NVZ004-160300-
/O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110316T0200Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
658 PM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
PYRAMID LAKE...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PDT
THIS EVENING.

$$

CAZ073-161200-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110316T1500Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
658 PM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...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 REMAIN GUSTY AND LOCALLY STRONG THROUGH 
  TONIGHT BEFORE DECREASING WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT 
  APPROACHES AND PRECIPITATION INCREASES.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
  WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH THIS
  EVENING AND OVERNIGHT IN WIND PRONE AREAS. WIND PRONE AREAS
  INCLUDE COLEVILLE...BRIDGEPORT...LEE VINING...AND NEAR THE
  MAMMOTH AIRPORT. RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA TO AROUND 100 MPH.

* IMPACTS: MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO TREES AND PROPERTY...
  ESPECIALLY OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT FIRMLY SECURED OR 
  MOVED INDOORS.

* TRAVEL IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY
  395 WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT TO DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
  AND SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS THAT COULD
  CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

NVZ001-161200-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110316T1500Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
658 PM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING AS A
  COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION DEVELOPS.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT
  FIRMLY SECURED. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL 
  EXPERIENCE AREAS OF DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH CROSS 
  WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS 
  HIGHWAY 95.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
951 
WWUS75 KREV 161112
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
412 AM PDT WED MAR 16 2011


CAZ073-161215-
/O.CAN.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110316T1500Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
412 AM PDT WED MAR 16 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND
WARNING. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS MONO COUNTY OVERNIGHT. GUSTS MAY
OCCASIONALLY REACH 45 MPH AT TIMES TODAY...BUT THE THREAT OF HIGH
WINDS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGE HAS DECREASED.

$$

NVZ001-161215-
/O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110316T1500Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
412 AM PDT WED MAR 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS MINERAL AND LYON COUNTIES OVERNIGHT.
GUSTS MAY OCCASIONALLY REACH 40 MPH AT TIMES TODAY...BUT THE
THREAT OF STRONGER WINDS HAS DECREASED.

$$

NVZ004-161915-
/O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0020.110316T1500Z-110317T0200Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
412 AM PDT WED MAR 16 2011

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET. HIGHEST WAVES ON NORTH AND EAST SHORE.

* 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.  

&&

$$
MJD

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

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

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Mar 15, 4:20 AM PDTWinter Weather AdvisoryREVAlpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Mono, Nevada, Placer and 2 more35 hr

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Sources

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