Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Watches in 2011
High Wind Watch 3, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this high wind watch at Mar 18, 2011, 7:49 PM PDT for 7 counties in Nevada; Mono County, California. It took effect at Mar 20, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 18, 2011, 7:49 PM PDT (02:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 20, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2011, 3:09 PM PDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Mono 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), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:51 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
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 75 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
- 1357 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 324 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
545 WWUS75 KREV 190249 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 749 PM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...GUSTY WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING... ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE SUNDAY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80... .A WINTER STORM MOVING THROUGH THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT BEHIND A COLD FRONT. A SECOND SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO REACH THE CALIFORNIA COAST SUNDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 AND THE EASTERN SIERRA OF MONO COUNTY. GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AFFECTING INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50 AND 95. NVZ003-190800- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110319T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.A.0003.110320T1800Z-110321T0300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 749 PM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA. STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY TO RETURN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON: SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS SUNDAY: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ CAZ073-190800- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110319T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.A.0003.110320T1800Z-110321T0300Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 749 PM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS LIKELY TO RETURN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON: SOUTH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE WIND GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH. * IMPACTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 167...182 AND 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ NVZ001-004-190800- /O.NEW.KREV.HW.A.0003.110320T1800Z-110321T0300Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110319T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 749 PM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS THROUGH 11 PM THIS EVENING: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES. 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
5 follow-up statements
556 WWUS75 KREV 190538 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1038 PM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE SUNDAY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80... .A PACIFIC SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO REACH THE CALIFORNIA COAST SUNDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 AND THE EASTERN SIERRA OF MONO COUNTY. GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AFFECTING INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. NVZ001-004-191345- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110319T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0003.110320T1800Z-110321T0300Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 1038 PM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP SUNDAY. * WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ003-191345- /O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0003.110320T1800Z-110321T0300Z/ MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS... GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 1038 PM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY TO RETURN SUNDAY AFTERNOON ALONG THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR FROM RENO TO CROWLEY LAKE. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE WIND GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 50...395 AND INTERSTATE 80. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
940 WWUS75 KREV 191050 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 350 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE SUNDAY MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80... .A PACIFIC SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO REACH THE CALIFORNIA COAST SUNDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 AND THE EASTERN SIERRA OF MONO COUNTY. GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AFFECTING INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. CAZ073-191200- /O.CAN.KREV.HW.A.0003.110320T1800Z-110321T0300Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 350 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS REPLACED THE HIGH WIND WATCH WITH A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR MONO COUNTY. STRONG WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 SO CHECK THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS. $$ NVZ001-003-004-200000- /O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0003.110320T1800Z-110321T0300Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY...FERNLEY...FALLON... LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 350 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
134 WWUS75 KREV 191205 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 505 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE SUNDAY MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80... .A PACIFIC SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO REACH THE CALIFORNIA COAST SUNDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 AND THE EASTERN SIERRA OF MONO COUNTY. GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AFFECTING INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. CAZ072-NVZ002-200000- /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0022.110319T1500Z-110320T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 505 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR LAKE TAHOE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING. * WAVE HEIGHTS: INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 FEET FOR MID LAKE AND DOWNWIND SHORES...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES FROM TAHOE VISTA TO SAND HARBOR. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ001-003-004-200000- /O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0003.110320T1800Z-110321T0300Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY...FERNLEY...FALLON... LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 505 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
763 WWUS75 KREV 191510 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 810 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE SUNDAY MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80... .A PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL REACH THE CALIFORNIA COAST SUNDAY...WITH STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 AND THE EASTERN SIERRA OF MONO COUNTY. GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AFFECTING INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. CAZ072-NVZ002-192315- /O.CAN.KREV.LW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110320T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0023.110319T1900Z-110320T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 810 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR LAKE TAHOE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 FEET FOR MID LAKE AND DOWNWIND SHORES...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES FROM TAHOE VISTA TO SAND HARBOR. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ001-003-004-192315- /O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0003.110320T1800Z-110321T0300Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY...FERNLEY...FALLON... LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 810 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
135 WWUS75 KREV 192209 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 309 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS SUNDAY MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80... .A PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL REACH THE CALIFORNIA COAST SUNDAY WITH STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN MONO...MINERAL AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES WHERE GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE LIKELY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY AFFECT PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 50 AND 95 AS WELL AS I-80. NVZ001-004-201200- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0003.110320T1800Z-110321T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0003.110320T1200Z-110321T0300Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 309 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. * TIMING: STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND INCREASE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95 AND I-80. LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. * ROUGH AND CHOPPY WATERS WILL OCCUR ON PYRAMID LAKE WITH WAVE HEIGHTS LOCALLY UP TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ NVZ003-201200- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0003.110320T1800Z-110321T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0007.110320T1200Z-110321T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 309 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE BRIEFLY POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 395. 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. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-201200- /O.EXT.KREV.LW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110320T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 309 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE SOME THIS EVENING...THEN INCREASE AGAIN OVERNIGHT. GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AS A WINTER STORM ROLLS THROUGH THE AREA. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET FOR MID LAKE AND DOWNWIND SHORES. HIGHEST WAVES FROM TAHOE CITY TO SAND HARBOR. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 4:06 AM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | REV | Douglas, Washoe | 13 hr |
| Mar 19, 5:05 AM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Douglas, Washoe | 3 hr |
| Mar 19, 8:10 AM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Douglas, Washoe | 20 hr |
| Mar 19, 8:17 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | REV | Douglas, Washoe | 4 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:09 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | REV | Churchill, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Washoe | 25 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:09 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | REV | Douglas, Lyon, Storey, Washoe | 22 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:17 PM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | REV | Douglas, Washoe | 37 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Watches in Nevada, 2011High Wind Watches in California, 2011Every high wind watch 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.