Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 7, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this high wind warning at Dec 1, 2011, 4:28 PM PST for 4 counties in California. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 1, 2011, 4:28 PM PST (00:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 1, 2011, 11:00 PM PST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA
The radar
The Sacramento radar (KDAX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:28 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Oakland, CA (KOAK), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 4026 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
272 WWUS75 KREV 020028 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 428 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011 CAZ072-020830- /O.UPG.KREV.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-111202T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0007.111202T0028Z-111202T0700Z/ /O.EXT.KREV.LW.Y.0078.111202T0700Z-111204T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE 428 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING: DAMAGING NORTHEAST TO EAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * WINDS OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY: NORTHEAST TO EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. A SHORT PERIOD OF LIGHTER WINDS IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 4 TO 6 FEET FROM MID LAKE TO THE SOUTH AND WEST SHORES THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN 2 TO 4 FEET FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS: LARGE TREES HAVE BEEN BLOWN DOWN IN AREAS NEAR ECHO SUMMIT...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...AND ALONG THE WEST SHORE. ADDITIONAL WIND DAMAGE MAY OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LAKE TAHOE IMPACTS: THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON LAKE TAHOE WITH POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO DOCKS ON THE SOUTH AND WEST SHORES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY HAS OCCURRED AND MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA 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. && $$ NVZ002-020830- /O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-111202T0700Z/ /O.EXT.KREV.LW.Y.0078.111202T0700Z-111204T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...INCLINE VILLAGE 428 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING: NORTHEAST TO EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * WINDS OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY: NORTHEAST TO EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. A SHORT PERIOD OF LIGHTER WINDS IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 2 TO 4 FEET. * IMPACTS: BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ004-020300- /O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-111202T0300Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0078.000000T0000Z-111202T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 428 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN CHURCHILL COUNTY. * PYRAMID LAKE: GUSTS TO 40 MPH WITH WAVE HEIGHTS 2 TO 3 FEET FROM MID LAKE TO SOUTH SHORE. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION ON ROADWAYS...AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS AND CROSSWINDS OR RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. 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. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-020300- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-111202T0300Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 428 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS TO 80 MPH IN MONO COUNTY. * AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES IN MINERAL COUNTY. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION ON ROADWAYS... ESPECIALLY THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS AND CROSSWINDS OR RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
2 follow-up statements
035 WWUS75 KREV 020246 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 646 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011 NVZ004-020400- /O.EXP.KREV.DU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-111202T0300Z/ /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0078.000000T0000Z-111202T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 646 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE... THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE BASIN AND RANGE TO AROUND 10 MPH FROM THE NORTHEAST WITH MUCH OF THE DUST FROM THIS AFTERNOON HAVING SETTLED. THEREFORE THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM. $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-020400- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-111202T0300Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 646 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. NORTHEAST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS SOUTHERN LYON...MONO AND MINERAL COUNTIES THIS EVENING. WITH SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM. $$ CAZ072-021100- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111202T0700Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0078.111202T0700Z-111204T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE 646 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS THIS EVENING: LOCALIZED BUT DAMAGING NORTHEAST TO EAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH. * WINDS OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY: NORTHEAST TO EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. A SHORT PERIOD OF LIGHTER WINDS IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 4 TO 6 FEET FROM MID LAKE TO THE SOUTH AND WEST SHORES THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN 2 TO 4 FEET FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS: LARGE TREES HAVE BEEN BLOWN DOWN IN AREAS NEAR ECHO SUMMIT...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...AND ALONG THE WEST SHORE. ADDITIONAL WIND DAMAGE MAY OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LAKE TAHOE IMPACTS: THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON LAKE TAHOE WITH POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO DOCKS ON THE SOUTH AND WEST SHORES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY HAS OCCURRED AND MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA 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. && $$ NVZ002-021100- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-111202T0700Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0078.111202T0700Z-111204T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...INCLINE VILLAGE 646 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING: LOCALIZED NORTHEAST TO EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * WINDS OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY: NORTHEAST TO EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. A SHORT PERIOD OF LIGHTER WINDS IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 2 TO 4 FEET. * IMPACTS: BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFFLAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
639 WWUS75 KREV 020718 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1118 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011 CAZ072-021530- /O.EXP.KREV.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111202T0700Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0078.000000T0000Z-111204T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE 1118 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE... ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY: NORTHEAST TO EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. A SHORT PERIOD OF LIGHTER WINDS IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 2 TO 4 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY. * 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. && $$ NVZ002-021530- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-111202T0700Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0078.000000T0000Z-111204T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...INCLINE VILLAGE 1118 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY: NORTHEAST TO EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. A SHORT PERIOD OF LIGHTER WINDS IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 2 TO 4 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS: SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in California, 2011Every high wind warning 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.