Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this high wind warning at Jun 4, 2012, 4:09 AM PDT for 5 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Jun 4, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 10 hr. 12 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2012, 4:09 AM PDT (11:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 4, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2012, 9:28 PM PDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Churchill County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Mineral County, NV, Pershing County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:12 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 1:44 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Stagecoach, NV | SUSTAINED WIND OF 44 MPH WITH A GUST TO 64 MPH AT THE STAGECOACH NV DOT SITE. |
| Jun 4, 2:35 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Silver Springs, NV | SUSTAINED WIND OF 53 MPH WITH GUST TO 64 MPH. |
| Jun 4, 3:51 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Schurz, NV | SUSTAINED WIND OF 43 MPH WITH A GUST OF 59 MPH. |
| Jun 4, 3:54 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 N Fernley, NV | SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF BRANCHES AND FENCES REPORTED DOWN IN FERNLEY. POWER IS OUT. SPOTTER REPORTED 60 MPH WINDS WITH VIS 1/2 MILE AT 250 PM. |
| Jun 4, 3:54 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Fernley, NV | SEVERAL LARGE TREES KNOCKED DOWN/UPROOTED AND LAYING ON ROADS. SOME POWERLINES DOWN WITH POWER OUT. |
| Jun 4, 3:58 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Hawthorne, NV | SUSTAINED WIND 53 MPH WITH A GUST TO 64 MPH. VISIBILITY 1/2 MILE IN BLOWING DUST. |
| Jun 4, 4:44 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Stagecoach, NV | SUSTAINED WIND OF 44 MPH WITH A GUST TO 62 MPH. VISIBILITY REPORTED BY SPOTTER OF 1/2 MILE IN BLOWING DUST. |
| Jun 4, 4:47 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 18 Sw Fallon, NV | DEAD CAMEL RAWS SITE SUSTAINED 42 MPH WITH A GUST OF 60 MPH. |
| Jun 4, 5:24 PM PDT | DUST STORM | Fernley, NV | LYON COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTED 16-20 DOWN TREES IN FERNLEY AND A FEW TREES DOWN IN YERIGTON. |
| Jun 4, 6:40 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Yerington, NV | SPOTTER REPORTED BRANCHES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 95A NORTH OF YERINGTON AS WELL AS POWER LINES ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. |
| Jun 4, 6:56 PM PDT | DUST STORM | 14 S Walker Lake, NV | THREE VEHICLE PILEUP DUE TO LOWERED VISIBILITY ALONG HIGHWAY 95. HIGHWAY 95 CLOSED BETWEEN FALLON AND LUNING, NV. |
| Jun 4, 6:56 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 13 S Yerington, NV | SUSTAINED WINDS 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WITH BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY DOWN TO 100 YARDS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 00:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 53 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
- 3203 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
175 WWUS75 KREV 041109 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 409 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WEST COAST THIS EVENING WILL MOVE INLAND AND PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA THIS EVENING. THIS WILL BRING STRONG...GUSTY WINDS TO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA TODAY WITH WINDS SUBSIDING BEHIND THE FRONT BY LATE EVENING. NVZ001-004-041915- /O.UPG.KREV.WI.Y.0014.120604T1800Z-120605T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0004.120604T1800Z-120605T0600Z/ 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 409 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND MIDDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS ACROSS ALL MAJOR HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50...95...ALTERNATE 50 AND ALTERNATE 95. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY WITH POSSIBLE HIGHWAY CLOSURES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ003-041915- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.120604T1800Z-120605T0600Z/ MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS... GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 409 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND MIDDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 2 MILES AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS: UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE TODAY. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-072-NVZ002-041915- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0049.120604T1800Z-120605T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE... SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE 409 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY LATE THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST-SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE THIS EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. * BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING OR SWAMPING 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. && $$ MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
4 follow-up statements
920 WWUS75 KREV 041648 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 948 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA. THIS WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA TODAY WITH WINDS SUBSIDING LATE THIS EVENING. NVZ001-004-050100- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0004.120604T1800Z-120605T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 948 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITY: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * AREA LAKES: ROUGH AND CHOPPY LAKE WATERS. WAVE HEIGHTS 3 TO 5 FEET ON PYRAMID LAKE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS ACROSS ALL MAJOR HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50...95...ALTERNATE 50 AND ALTERNATE 95. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY WITH POSSIBLE HIGHWAY CLOSURES. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ003-050100- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.120604T1800Z-120605T0600Z/ MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS... GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 948 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITY: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 2 MILES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 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. && $$ CAZ071-072-NVZ002-050100- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0049.120604T1800Z-120605T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE... SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE 948 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST-SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE THIS EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. * BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING OR SWAMPING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
805 WWUS75 KREV 042229 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 329 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 NVZ001-004-050600- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120605T0600Z/ 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 329 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...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: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITY: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * AREA LAKES: ROUGH AND CHOPPY LAKE WATERS. WAVE HEIGHTS 3 TO 5 FEET ON PYRAMID LAKE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS ACROSS ALL MAJOR HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50...95...ALTERNATE 50 AND ALTERNATE 95. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY WITH POSSIBLE HIGHWAY CLOSURES DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ003-050600- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120605T0600Z/ MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS... GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 329 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-072-NVZ002-050600- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-120605T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE... SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE 329 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE THIS EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. * BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING OR SWAMPING 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
571 WWUS75 KREV 050205 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 705 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 CAZ073-NVZ003-050315- /O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120605T0600Z/ MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS... GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 705 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH 9 PM. AFTER 9 PM THE WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH. $$ CAZ071-072-NVZ002-050315- /O.CAN.KREV.LW.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-120605T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE... SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE 705 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 10 T0 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. THE WINDS WILL DROP AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ NVZ001-004-050600- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120605T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 705 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITY: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * AREA LAKES: ROUGH AND CHOPPY LAKE WATERS. WAVE HEIGHTS 3 TO 5 FEET ON PYRAMID LAKE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS ACROSS ALL MAJOR HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50...95...ALTERNATE 50 AND ALTERNATE 95. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY WITH POSSIBLE HIGHWAY CLOSURES DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
402 WWUS75 KREV 050428 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 928 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 NVZ001-004-050530- /O.CAN.KREV.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120605T0600Z/ 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 928 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. GUSTY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE CONTINUE TO DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING. THE DECREASING WINDS ALSO MEAN A DECREASED CHANCE FOR VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS DUE TO BLOWING DUST. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH 11 PM...BUT THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
Nearby
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.