Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Watches in 2011
High Wind Watch 5, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this high wind watch at May 23, 2011, 3:15 PM PDT for 7 counties in Nevada; Mono County, California. It took effect at May 25, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 23, 2011, 3:15 PM PDT (22:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 25, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- May 24, 2011, 3:34 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 22:15 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 12:00Z, 10.3 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 913 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
585 WWUS75 KREV 232215 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 315 PM PDT MON MAY 23 2011 NVZ004-241300- /O.NEW.KREV.HW.A.0005.110525T1800Z-110526T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-110524T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 315 PM PDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET. HIGHEST WAVES ON EASTERN SHORES. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * WEDNESDAY: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE AT TIMES IS EXPECTED. 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. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-240300- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-110524T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 315 PM PDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LAKE TAHOE... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET. HIGHEST WAVES ON EAST SHORES BETWEEN INCLINE VILLAGE AND ZEPHYR COVE. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-003-241300- /O.NEW.KREV.HW.A.0005.110525T1800Z-110526T0600Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY 315 PM PDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: STRONG...DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50...95 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
4 follow-up statements
721 WWUS75 KREV 240254 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 754 PM PDT MON MAY 23 2011 NVZ004-241200- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-110524T0300Z/ /O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0005.110525T1800Z-110526T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 754 PM PDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TIMING FOR WEDNESDAY: STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS ON WEDNESDAY: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS ON WEDNESDAY: STRONG...DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-240400- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-110524T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 754 PM PDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LAKE TAHOE... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-003-241200- /O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0005.110525T1800Z-110526T0600Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY 754 PM PDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: STRONG...DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50...95 AND 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
819 WWUS75 KREV 241046 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 346 AM PDT TUE MAY 24 2011 CAZ073-NVZ001-003-004-242300- /O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0005.110525T1800Z-110526T0600Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 346 AM PDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH SHIFTING TO WEST. LOCAL GUSTS 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: STRONG...DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
082 WWUS75 KREV 242147 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 247 PM PDT TUE MAY 24 2011 CAZ073-NVZ001-251200- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0005.110525T1800Z-110526T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0005.110525T1800Z-110526T0600Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 247 PM PDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING BECOMING STRONG BY THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 3 AND 8 PM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 90 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WINDS PRONE AREAS. RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA WILL BE OVER 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG...DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL OCCUR ON HIGHWAYS 95 AND 395 ESPECIALLY NEAR TOMS PLACE IN MONO COUNTY AND WALKER LAKE IN MINERAL COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ NVZ003-004-251200- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0005.110525T1800Z-110526T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0017.110525T1800Z-110526T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 247 PM PDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST IN THE EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT. * IMPACTS: STRONG...GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE STRONG CROSSWINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50...95 AND 395. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR NEAR THE CARSON AND HUMBOLDT SINKS IN PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES. 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. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-251200- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0017.110525T1500Z-110526T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 247 PM PDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE STRONG CROSS WINDS ON U.S HIGHWAY 50 AND CALIFORNIA 89 ALONG THE WEST SHORE OF LAKE TAHOE. * LAKE TAHOE CONDITIONS: WAVE HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 5 FEET WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE TO THE NORTHEAST SHORES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
243 WWUS75 KREV 242235 CCA NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 334 PM PDT TUE MAY 24 2011 CAZ073-NVZ001-251300- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0005.110525T1800Z-110526T0600Z/ /O.COR.KREV.HW.W.0005.110525T1800Z-110526T0600Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 334 PM PDT TUE MAY 24 2011 CORRECTED SECOND BULLET ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING BECOMING STRONG BY THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 3 AND 8 PM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 90 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS. RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA WILL BE OVER 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG...DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL OCCUR ON HIGHWAYS 95 AND 395 ESPECIALLY NEAR TOMS PLACE IN MONO COUNTY AND WALKER LAKE IN MINERAL COUNTY. 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. && $$ NVZ003-004-251300- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0005.110525T1800Z-110526T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0017.110525T1800Z-110526T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 334 PM PDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST IN THE EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT. * IMPACTS: STRONG...GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE STRONG CROSSWINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50...95 AND 395. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR NEAR THE CARSON AND HUMBOLDT SINKS IN PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-251300- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0017.110525T1500Z-110526T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 334 PM PDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE STRONG CROSS WINDS ON U.S HIGHWAY 50 AND CALIFORNIA 89 ALONG THE WEST SHORE OF LAKE TAHOE. * LAKE TAHOE CONDITIONS: WAVE HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 5 FEET WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE TO THE NORTHEAST SHORES. 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2:41 AM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Churchill, Douglas, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe | 17 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.