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Wind Advisory 14, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 24, 2011, 3:26 PM PDT for 8 counties in California; 6 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Apr 25, 2011, 8:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 24, 2011, 3:26 PM PDT (22:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 25, 2011, 8:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 25, 2011, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Lassen County, CA, Modoc County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Churchill County, NV, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Pershing County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:26 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, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1023 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 245 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
499 WWUS75 KREV 242226 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 326 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH MONDAY... .A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL PUSH EASTWARD TONIGHT AND MONDAY AND BRING GUSTY WINDS TO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH THE EASTERN SIERRA...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL NEVADA. NVZ001-250630- /O.CAN.KREV.HW.A.0004.110425T1500Z-110426T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.DU.Y.0003.110425T1800Z-110426T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 326 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS UPGRADED THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MONDAY MORNING AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WIDESPREAD GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE. * VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 95. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ CAZ073-250630- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0004.110425T1500Z-110426T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0004.110425T1800Z-110426T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 326 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS UPGRADED THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING...WITH STRONG WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH WIDESPREAD GUSTS 50 TO 65 MPH. GUSTS OVER 100 MPH ON RIDGES IN THE SIERRA...AND POSSIBLY IN SOME WIND PRONE CANYONS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA. * IMPACTS: UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395. DAMAGE TO POWER LINES AND TREES IS POSSIBLE IN CANYONS AND VALLEYS OF THE EASTERN SIERRA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-250630- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0014.110425T1500Z-110426T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KREV.LW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-110425T1500Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 326 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT MONDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS TONIGHT: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. * WINDS MONDAY: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH WAVES UP TO 5 FEET ON NORTH AND EAST SHORES BETWEEN KINGS BEACH AND GLENBROOK ON MONDAY. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS. * IMPACTS: UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ NVZ004-250630- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0014.110425T1500Z-110426T0300Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-110425T0500Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 326 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS THIS EVENING: WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * WINDS MONDAY: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH WIDESPREAD GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET...AND UP TO 5 FEET ALONG THE EAST SHORES MONDAY. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * IMPACTS: UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. BLOWING DUST MAY RESTRICT VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ003-250630- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0004.110425T1500Z-110426T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0014.110425T1500Z-110426T0300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 326 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS UPGRADED THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH WIDESPREAD GUSTS TO 55 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON SOME HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY. 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. && $$ CAZ070-071-NVZ005-250630- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0014.110425T1500Z-110426T0300Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA... SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH 326 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH WIDESPREAD GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FROM SUSANVILLE TO RENO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ MJD/WH HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
5 follow-up statements
779 WWUS75 KREV 250457 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 957 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...STRONG WINDS MONDAY FOR THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... .A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL PUSH INTO THE WEST COAST AND BRING GUSTY WINDS TO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG HIGHWAY 395...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ACROSS WEST CENTRAL NEVADA. NVZ004-251300- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-110425T0500Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.110425T1500Z-110426T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 957 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS MONDAY: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET...AND UP TO 5 FEET ALONG THE EASTERN SHORE MONDAY. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * IMPACTS: OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS ON INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. BLOWING DUST MAY RESTRICT VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE 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. && $$ CAZ073-251300- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0004.110425T1800Z-110426T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 957 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING...WITH STRONG WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 65 MPH. SIERRA RIDGES WILL GUST OVER 100 MPH...WITH 70 TO 80 MPH GUSTS IN WIND PRONE CANYONS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN MONO COUNTY. DAMAGE TO POWER LINES AND TREES IS POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS BY MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ NVZ001-251300- /O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0003.110425T1800Z-110426T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 957 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MONDAY MORNING AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WEST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH UP TO 55 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE. * VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 95 THROUGH MINERAL COUNTY. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-251300- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-110425T1500Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.110425T1500Z-110426T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 957 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT MONDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS TONIGHT: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 35. * WINDS MONDAY: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH WAVES NEAR 5 FEET ON THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF LAKE TAHOE. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS. * IMPACTS: OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS ON INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50 AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ070-071-NVZ005-251300- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.110425T1500Z-110426T0300Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA... SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH 957 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FROM DOYLE TO JANESVILLE AND WIND PRONE AREAS IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY. * IMPACTS: OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS ALONG HIGHWAYS 395 AND 447. 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. && $$ NVZ003-251300- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.110425T1500Z-110426T0300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 957 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAYS 50...395 AND INTERSTATE 80 WITH RESTRICTIONS THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
548 WWUS75 KREV 251032 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 332 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011 ...STRONG WINDS TODAY FOR THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... .A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL PUSH INTO THE WEST COAST AND BRING GUSTY WINDS TO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG HIGHWAY 395...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ACROSS WEST CENTRAL NEVADA. CAZ073-251845- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0004.110425T1800Z-110426T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 332 AM PDT MON APR 25 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: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING...WITH STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 65 MPH. SIERRA RIDGES WILL GUST OVER 100 MPH...WITH 70 TO 80 MPH GUSTS IN WIND PRONE CANYONS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN MONO COUNTY. DAMAGE TO POWER LINES AND TREES IS POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ NVZ001-251845- /O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0003.110425T1800Z-110426T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 332 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS: WEST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH UP TO 55 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE. * VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 95 THROUGH MINERAL COUNTY. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-251845- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-110425T1500Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.110425T1500Z-110426T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 332 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR LAKE TAHOE... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 35. * WINDS AFTER 8 AM: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH WAVES NEAR 5 FEET ON THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF LAKE TAHOE. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS ON INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50 AND OVER ALL MOUNTAIN PASSES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ070-071-NVZ005-251845- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.110425T1500Z-110426T0300Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA... SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH 332 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FROM DOYLE TO JANESVILLE AND WIND PRONE AREAS IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS ALONG HIGHWAYS 395 AND 447. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ003-004-251845- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.110425T1500Z-110426T0300Z/ 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 332 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAYS 50...395 AND INTERSTATE 80 WITH RESTRICTIONS POSSIBLE THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
708 WWUS75 KREV 251453 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 753 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011 ...STRONG WINDS TODAY FOR THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... .A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL PUSH INTO THE WEST COAST AND BRING GUSTY WINDS TO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG HIGHWAY 395...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ACROSS WEST CENTRAL NEVADA. CAZ072-NVZ002-260000- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-110425T1500Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.110425T1500Z-110426T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 753 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING WITH STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH WAVES NEAR 5 FEET ON THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF LAKE TAHOE. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS ON INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50 AND OVER ALL MOUNTAIN PASSES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-260000- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0004.110425T1800Z-110426T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 753 AM PDT MON APR 25 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: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE...WITH STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 65 MPH. SIERRA RIDGES WILL GUST OVER 100 MPH...WITH 70 TO 80 MPH GUSTS IN WIND PRONE CANYONS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN MONO COUNTY. DAMAGE TO POWER LINES AND TREES IS POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ NVZ001-260000- /O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0003.110425T1800Z-110426T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 753 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS: WEST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH UP TO 55 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE. * VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 95 THROUGH MINERAL COUNTY. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ CAZ070-071-NVZ005-260000- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.110425T1500Z-110426T0300Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA... SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH 753 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING WITH STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FROM DOYLE TO JANESVILLE AND WIND PRONE AREAS IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS ALONG HIGHWAYS 395 AND 447. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS. 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. && $$ NVZ003-004-260000- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.110425T1500Z-110426T0300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 753 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING WITH STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAYS 50...395 AND INTERSTATE 80 WITH RESTRICTIONS POSSIBLE THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
385 WWUS75 KREV 252115 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 215 PM PDT MON APR 25 2011 ...STRONG WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... .A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS IN EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN MONO COUNTY...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ACROSS WEST CENTRAL NEVADA. CAZ073-260315- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110426T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 215 PM PDT MON APR 25 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. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 65 MPH. SIERRA RIDGES WILL GUST OVER 100 MPH...WITH 70 TO 80 MPH GUSTS IN WIND PRONE CANYONS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN MONO COUNTY. DAMAGE TO POWER LINES AND TREES IS POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ NVZ001-260315- /O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110426T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 215 PM PDT MON APR 25 2011 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH UP TO 55 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE. * VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 95 THROUGH MINERAL COUNTY. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ CAZ070-071-NVZ005-260300- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110426T0300Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA... SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH 215 PM PDT MON APR 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FROM DOYLE TO JANESVILLE AND WIND PRONE AREAS IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS ALONG HIGHWAYS 395 AND 447. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS. 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. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-260300- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110426T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 215 PM PDT MON APR 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH WAVES NEAR 5 FEET ON THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF LAKE TAHOE. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS ON INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50 AND OVER ALL MOUNTAIN PASSES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ003-004-260300- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110426T0300Z/ 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 215 PM PDT MON APR 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAYS 50...395 AND INTERSTATE 80 WITH RESTRICTIONS EXPECTED THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS. 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. && $$ MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
076 WWUS75 KREV 260258 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 758 PM PDT MON APR 25 2011 CAZ070-071-NVZ005-260400- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110426T0300Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA... SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH 758 PM PDT MON APR 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA. SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE EVENING BUT THE THREAT OF STRONGER WINDS HAS DECREASED. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-260400- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110426T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 758 PM PDT MON APR 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE EVENING BUT THE THREAT OF STRONGER WINDS HAS DECREASED. LOCALLY CHOPPY CONDITIONS ON LAKE TAHOE WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...WITH GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT OVERNIGHT. $$ NVZ003-004-260400- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110426T0300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 758 PM PDT MON APR 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER WESTERN NEVADA. SOME GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE EVENING BUT THE THREAT OF STRONGER WINDS HAS DECREASED. $$ CAZ073-260600- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110426T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 758 PM PDT MON APR 25 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. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. SIERRA RIDGES WILL GUST TO 90 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN MONO COUNTY. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY COULD OCCUR WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ NVZ001-260600- /O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110426T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 758 PM PDT MON APR 25 2011 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN THREE MILES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING DUST...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Apr 24, 2:23 PM PDT, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 2:23 PM PDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
223 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011
.SHORT TERM...
BUSY DAY FOR EASTER SUNDAY AS SHORTWAVE ENERGY INTERACTS WITH WARM
FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO PRODUCE SHALLOW FAST MOVING THUNDERSTORMS FROM
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY EASTWARD INTO THE BASIN AND RANGE.
INSTABILITY AND SHEAR ALONG BOUNDARY HAVE BECOME SUFFICIENT TO
PRODUCE WEAKLY ROTATING UPDRAFTS IN THE STRONGER STORMS WITH A BRIEF
TORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN GRASS VALLEY OF FAR NORTHEAST PERSHING COUNTY.
CELLS WILL CONTINUE TO BE CAPABLE OF THESE BRIEF TOUCHDOWNS FOR A
FEW MORE HOURS BUT SHOULD WANE THROUGH 01Z AS WARM FRONT LIFTS
NORTHEASTWARD AND ATMOSPHERE STABILIZES. OTHERWISE WINDS WERE
INCREASING IN THE WARM SECTOR WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH REPORTED IN THE
FOOTHILLS AROUND RENO. WILL CONTINUE LAKE WIND ADVISORIES.
STRONG UPPER JET IS STILL ON TRACK TO PUSH INTO NORTHERN CA AND
NORTHWEST NV OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND WILL DRIVE A FRONT TO OUR
NORTHERN BORDER TONIGHT AND THEN ACCELERATE IT THROUGH THE SIERRA
AND WESTERN NV ON MONDAY. PRESSURE GRADIENT IS VERY IMPRESSIVE WITH
NEARLY 25 DEGREES DIFFERENCE IN HIGH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN THE TAHOE
BASIN AND W-CNTRL NV BASIN MON AFTERNOON. SOUNDING PROFILES
CONTINUE TO SHOW INVERSION LOWERING NEAR RIDGE LEVEL WITH MOST
PRONOUNCED SIGNATURE ALONG EASTERN MONO COUNTY. WOULD LIKE TO SEE A
BIT STEEPER LAPSE RATES ABOVE INVERSION. HOWEVER LOWERING INVERSION
AND WARMING BETWEEN 700-500MB IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS BREAKING WAVE
SIGNATURE IS ENOUGH CONCERN TO RAISE A WARNING FOR THE HIGHWAY 395
CORRIDOR THROUGH MONO COUNTY. ELSEWHERE WINDS WILL BE SOLID ADVISORY
WITH A SHORT DURATION OF HIGH WINDS IN THE FOOTHILLS ALONG HIGHWAY
395 FROM SUSANVILLE TO THE MONO COUNTY LINE SOUTH OF MINDEN.
ADVISORIES WILL BE IN PLACE ALL OTHER AREAS WITH BLOWING DUST
IMPACTS FROM HIGHWAY 50 SOUTH INTO MINERAL COUNTY WHERE CONDITIONS
HAVE DRIED SUFFICIENTLY SINCE THE LAST PRECIPITATION.
PRECIPITATION STILL LOOKS RATHER LIMITED WITH DEEPER MOISTURE AND
UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT SHIFTING EAST OF AREA AS FRONT WORKS SOUTHWARD.
QPF AROUND 1/3 INCH STILL LIKELY FOR THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND
GENERALLY UNDER 1/10 INCH ELSEWHERE. THERE MAY BE SOME LIGHT SNOW
ACCUMULATION AND SLICK CONDITIONS FOR THE HIGHER PASSES OVERNIGHT
INTO TUESDAY MORNING ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE QUICKLY
UNDER DRIER AND MILD CONDITIONS TUESDAY. SHORTWAVE RIDGE WILL BUILD
INTO NRN CA TUESDAY THEN FLATTEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN
BY WEDNESDAY WITH WEAK TROF BRUSHING ACROSS THE NWRN US. MAINTAINED
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS UP NORTH FOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. OTHERWISE...IMPROVED MIXING AND WARMING 700 MB TEMPS WILL
ALLOW FOR HIGHS NEAR 70 IN WRN NV VALLEYS BY WEDNESDAY. HOHMANN
.LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS THE PAC NW STATES WILL BRING
INCREASED WINDS TO THE REGION BY THURSDAY...WITH UPPER LEVEL JET
CORE OF 110-120 KT PROJECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NRN NV BY LATE AFTERNOON
OR THURS NIGHT. ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT AS STRONG AS THE JET MOVING
ACROSS THE REGION ON MONDAY...POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A DECENT PERIOD
OF GUSTY WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MOST PRECIP WILL
REMAIN NORTH OF THE OREGON BORDER BUT A FEW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE
INTO EXTREME NERN CA AND NWRN NV AS THE TROF AND COLD FRONT SWINGS
THROUGH.
BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF DROP THE 700 MB TEMPS SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND
THIS SYSTEM...WITH VALUES DOWN TO -14C NEAR THE OREGON BORDER AND
EVEN -10C OR COOLER IN THE I-80 AND HWY 50 CORRIDORS LATE THURS
NIGHT AND INTO MUCH OF FRIDAY. THIS IS SOMEWHAT COLDER THAN PREV
MODEL RUNS AND IF THIS TREND IS MAINTAINED THE MAX TEMPS ON FRIDAY
WILL NEED TO BE LOWERED FURTHER. WITH THIS UNUSUALLY COLD AIR ALOFT
AND CYCLONIC FLOW AT 500 MB...HAVE EXPANDED THE SHOWER POTENTIAL TO
INCLUDE MOST AREAS FROM HWY 50 NORTHWARD.
FOR NEXT WEEKEND...RIDGE IS AGAIN EXPECTED TO REBUILD OVER THE
REGION BUT THE MEDIUM RANGE GUIDANCE DIFFERS ON THIS EVOLUTION. THE
GFS AND MOST OF THE ENSEMBLE DATA FAVOR A LOWER AMPLITUDE RIDGE AXIS
MOVING ONSHORE BY SAT AFTN AND THEN PUSHING ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN
ON SUNDAY. THE ECMWF AMPLIFIES THE RIDGE OFF THE WEST COAST SATURDAY
AND THEN ADVANCES IT MORE SLOWLY INTO CA ON SUNDAY...LEAVING THE
REGION IN A COOLER NORTH FLOW ALOFT FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.
BOTH SCENARIOS WILL YIELD DRY WEATHER FOR THE REGION...WITH THE MAIN
DIFFERENCE BEING THE MAGNITUDE OF WARMING TREND AFTER FRIDAY AND
WIND DIRECTION. BASED ON THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS...THE MORE
PROGRESSIVE GFS WILL BE FAVORED...ALLOWING FOR A MODERATE WARMUP
WITH TEMPS IN THE WRN NV VALLEYS BACK NEAR 70 DEGREES BY SUNDAY. MJD
&&
.AVIATION...
GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACT FOR AVIATION THRU MONDAY. GUSTS
30-35 KT AT KRNO THRU 03Z...WITH BRIEF GUSTS OVER 40 KT IN W-CNTRL
NV ASSOCIATED WITH CONVECTIVE CELLS. FOR KTVL-KTRK...GUSTS SHOULD
REMAIN BLW 30 KT ALTHOUGH -SHRA WILL PRODUCE BRIEF MVFR CIGS OR VSBY
THRU 00Z.
STRONGER GRADIENT AND CLOSER PROXIMITY OF JET STREAM WILL PRODUCE
WIND GUSTS TO ALL AREAS ON MONDAY WITH ONSET OF GUSTS TO 30 KT IN
THE TAHOE BASIN AS SOON AS 12Z-14Z. AFT 15Z...WINDS WILL INCREASE
OVER MOST AREAS WITH WIDESPREAD 35-45 KT GUSTS THRU THE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS ABOVE 50 KT IN WIND PRONE
AREAS OF FAR WRN NV SOUTH INTO MONO COUNTY. MJD
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY NVZ005.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM PDT MONDAY MORNING FOR LAKE
TAHOE IN NVZ002.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY NVZ002.
BLOWING DUST ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY NVZ001.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY NVZ003-004.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE
IN NVZ004.
CA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY CAZ070-071.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY CAZ073.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM PDT MONDAY MORNING FOR LAKE
TAHOE IN CAZ072.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY CAZ072.
&&
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENOHazardous weather outlook, Apr 24, 6:18 AM PDT, 9 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 618 AM PDT SUN APR 24 2011 CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-251330- SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 618 AM PDT SUN APR 24 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA... NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA WILL BRING LIGHT MOUNTAIN SNOW AND VALLEY RAIN TO THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA TODAY AND TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA ON MONDAY. AS A RESULT...A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL SIERRA AND FAR WESTERN NEVADA. PLEASE REFER TO THE HIGH WIND WATCH (WWUS75 KREV RNONPWREV) FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE STRONG WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. O'HARA HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 24, 11:25 AM PDT, 4 hours 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1125 AM PDT SUN APR 24 2011
NVZ004-241915-
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
1125 AM PDT SUN APR 24 2011
...LINE OF STORMS DEVELOPING IN NORTHEASTERN PERSHING COUNTY...
AT 1112 AM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6
MILES NORTH OF GOLCONDA TO 12 MILES SOUTH OF WINNEMUCCA TO 28 MILES
NORTH OF LOVELOCK TO 27 MILES NORTHWEST OF LOVELOCK...AND MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...SMALL PEA SIZE HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF
AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH... ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...AREAS ALONG I 80 BETWEEN LOVELOCK AND
WINNEMUCCA.
COLD AIR FUNNELS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THESE TYPE OF
FUNNELS ARE TYPICALLY SHORT LIVED AND RARELY TOUCHDOWN. IN THE
UNUSUAL CASE THAT THESE DO TOUCH DOWN...THEY SHOULD BE ON THE GROUND
ONLY BRIEFLY AND PRODUCE MINIMAL...IF ANY DAMAGE. HOWEVER...IF ONE
OF THESE FUNNELS SHOULD APPROACH YOUR LOCATION...MOVE INDOORS AND
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO...WEATHER.GOV/RENO ON THE
INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
&&
LAT...LON 4085 11763 4070 11763 4069 11731 4068 11728
4051 11746 4028 11805 4018 11864 4052 11897
4062 11837 4087 11776 4087 11765
TIME...MOT...LOC 1819Z 324DEG 12KT 4102 11746 4078 11772
4055 11830 4047 11879
LABELLELocal storm report, Apr 24, 12:58 PM PDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1258 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1241 PM TORNADO 19 NE IMLAY 40.85N 117.89W
04/24/2011 PERSHING NV LAW ENFORCEMENT
2 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS CONFIRMED A SMALL TORNADO
TOUCHED DOWN IN THE GRASS VALLEY AREA IN EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN PERSHING COUNTY NEAR HIRSHILL ROAD. THE
TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 MINUTES. NO
DAMAGE REPORTED.
&&
MCGUIRESpecial weather statement, Apr 24, 1:00 PM PDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
100 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011
NVZ003>005-242100-
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-WESTERN
NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
100 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011
...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN THE BASIN AND RANGE...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING AN AREA OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PERSHING...CHURCHILL AND EASTERN
WASHOE COUNTIES. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT
AROUND 30 MPH.
OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...SMALL PEA OR MARBLE SIZE HAIL...AND GUSTY
WINDS OF AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
A FUNNEL CLOUD BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN IN GRASS VALLEY IN ASSOCIATION
WITH ONE OF THESE STORMS. ADDITIONAL FUNNELS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON. THESE FUNNELS ARE TYPICALLY SHORT LIVED AND RARELY
TOUCHDOWN. IN THE UNUSUAL CASE THAT THESE DO TOUCH DOWN...THEY
SHOULD BE ON THE GROUND ONLY BRIEFLY BUT COULD PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE.
IF ANY OF THESE STORMS SHOULD APPROACH YOUR LOCATION...MOVE
INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS
RADIO...WEATHER.GOV/RENO ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER
UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
&&
LAT...LON 4098 11930 4097 11880 4087 11877 4087 11765
4070 11763 4068 11728 4050 11729 4001 11753
3991 11745 3955 11747 3937 11775 3922 11771
3911 11779 3912 11869 3943 11905 3978 11904
3958 11983 4106 11981 4106 11931
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 270DEG 0KT 4007 11843
LABELLESpecial weather statement, Apr 24, 2:05 PM PDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
205 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011
NVZ004-242205-
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
205 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011
...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN THE BASIN AND RANGE...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING AN AREA OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES.
THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT AROUND 30 MPH.
OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...SMALL PEA OR MARBLE SIZE HAIL...AND GUSTY
WINDS OF AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
A FUNNEL CLOUD BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN JUST BEFORE 11 AM IN GRASS
VALLEY IN ASSOCIATION WITH ONE OF THESE STORMS. ADDITIONAL FUNNELS
ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE FUNNELS ARE TYPICALLY SHORT
LIVED AND RARELY TOUCHDOWN. IN THE UNUSUAL CASE THAT THESE DO TOUCH
DOWN...THEY SHOULD BE ON THE GROUND ONLY BRIEFLY BUT COULD PRODUCE
MINOR DAMAGE.
IF ANY OF THESE STORMS SHOULD APPROACH YOUR LOCATION...MOVE
INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS
RADIO...WEATHER.GOV/RENO ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER
UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
&&
LAT...LON 4087 11877 4087 11765 4070 11763 4068 11728
4050 11729 4001 11753 3991 11745 3955 11747
3937 11775 3922 11771 3911 11779 3912 11869
3943 11905 3978 11904 3977 11912 4002 11919
4004 11930 4098 11928 4097 11880
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 270DEG 0KT 4007 11843
LABELLEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 3:26 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | REV | Mono | 32 hr |
| Apr 24, 11:25 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Pershing | 50 min |
| Apr 24, 1:00 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Churchill, Pershing, Washoe | 60 min |
| Apr 24, 2:05 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Churchill, Pershing | 60 min |
| Apr 24, 3:26 PM PDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | REV | Lyon, Mineral | 32 hr |
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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.