Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 12, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 20, 2011, 3:35 PM PDT for 5 counties in Nevada. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 20, 2011, 3:35 PM PDT (22:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 20, 2011, 11:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Mineral County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:38 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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 3090 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
429 WWUS75 KREV 202235 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 335 PM PDT WED APR 20 2011 NVZ001-003-210300- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0012.110420T2235Z-110421T0300Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 335 PM PDT WED APR 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAYS 95 FROM SCHURZ TO HAWTHORNE AND 395 FROM RENO TO MINDEN. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL 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. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-210645- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-110421T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 335 PM PDT WED APR 20 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES ON NORTH AND NORTHEAST SHORES. * BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ004-210300- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-110421T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- 335 PM PDT WED APR 20 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES ON EAST AND SOUTHEAST 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
2 follow-up statements
580 WWUS75 KREV 210241 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 741 PM PDT WED APR 20 2011 NVZ004-210345- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-110421T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- 741 PM PDT WED APR 20 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WIND GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE ON PYRAMID LAKE THIS EVENING...THEN DECREASE BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL RETURN TO PYRAMID LAKE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WAVE HEIGHTS: WAVES WILL DECREASED TO 2 FEET OR LESS BY MIDNIGHT. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. $$ NVZ001-003-210600- /O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110421T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 741 PM PDT WED APR 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES WESTERN NEVADA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAYS 95 FROM SCHURZ TO HAWTHORNE AND 395 FROM RENO TO MINDEN. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL 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. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-211045- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-110421T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 741 PM PDT WED APR 20 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES ON NORTH AND EAST SECTIONS OF LAKE TAHOE. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
090 WWUS75 KREV 210534 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1034 PM PDT WED APR 20 2011 NVZ001-003-210645- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110421T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 1034 PM PDT WED APR 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH WESTERN NEVADA. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAYS 95 AND 395. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY NEAR WALKER LAKE IN MINERAL COUNTY. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-211345- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-110421T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 1034 PM PDT WED APR 20 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES ON NORTH AND EAST SECTIONS OF LAKE TAHOE. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
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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.