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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 25, 2012, 2:45 PM PDT for 7 counties in Nevada; Modoc County, Mono County, California. It took effect at Apr 26, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 25, 2012, 2:45 PM PDT (21:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 26, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2012, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Modoc County, CA, 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), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:45 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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 1833 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
438 WWUS75 KREV 252145 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 245 PM PDT WED APR 25 2012 CAZ072-NVZ002-261230- /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0035.120426T1700Z-120427T0400Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120426T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 245 PM PDT WED APR 25 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LAKE TAHOE... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS THIS EVENING: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * WINDS THURSDAY: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 1 TO 3 FEET THIS EVENING...INCREASING TO 2 TO 4 FEET THURSDAY. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS THROUGH THIS EVENING AND THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ003-261230- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0013.120426T1900Z-120427T0400Z/ MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS... GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 245 PM PDT WED APR 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE IN CANYONS AND WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS. HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY COULD SEE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ001-004-261230- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0013.120426T1900Z-120427T0400Z/ 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 245 PM PDT WED APR 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 55 MPH. * PYRAMID LAKE: WAVE HEIGHTS 2 TO 4 FEET MID LAKE TO EASTERN SHORES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY FOR HIGHWAY 95 SOUTH OF SCHURZ. * BLOWING DUST: AREAS OF BLOWING DUSTS POSSIBLE WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 MILE. 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 FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-261230- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0013.120426T1900Z-120427T0400Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 245 PM PDT WED APR 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE NEAR GERLACH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
4 follow-up statements
751 WWUS75 KREV 260403 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 903 PM PDT WED APR 25 2012 CAZ072-NVZ002-261400- /O.CAN.KREV.LW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120426T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0035.120426T1700Z-120427T0400Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 903 PM PDT WED APR 25 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * WAVE HEIGHTS: INCREASING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ003-261400- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0013.120426T1900Z-120427T0400Z/ MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS... GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 903 PM PDT WED APR 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE IN CANYONS AND WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS. HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY COULD SEE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ001-004-261400- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0013.120426T1900Z-120427T0400Z/ 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 903 PM PDT WED APR 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 55 MPH. * PYRAMID LAKE: WAVE HEIGHTS 2 TO 4 FEET MID LAKE TO EASTERN SHORES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY FOR HIGHWAY 95 SOUTH OF SCHURZ. * BLOWING DUST: AREAS OF BLOWING DUSTS POSSIBLE WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 MILE. 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 FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-261400- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0013.120426T1900Z-120427T0400Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 903 PM PDT WED APR 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE NEAR GERLACH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
036 WWUS75 KREV 261126 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 426 AM PDT THU APR 26 2012 CAZ073-NVZ003-262230- /O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0013.120426T1600Z-120427T0400Z/ MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS... GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 426 AM PDT THU APR 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 11 AM AND 5 PM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS IN CANYONS AND WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS IN MONO COUNTY UP TO 85 MPH. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS. HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY COULD SEE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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 FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ001-004-262230- /O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0013.120426T1600Z-120427T0400Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 426 AM PDT THU APR 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE MOST LIKELY BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 95 CORRIDOR. * PYRAMID LAKE: WAVE HEIGHTS 2 TO 4 FEET MID LAKE TO EASTERN SHORES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS TODAY. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGHWAY 95 SOUTH OF SCHURZ. * BLOWING DUST: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 REDUCING VISIBILITY BELOW 2 MILES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-262230- /O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0013.120426T1600Z-120427T0400Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 426 AM PDT THU APR 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 11 AM AND 5 PM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG 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 FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-262230- /O.EXT.KREV.LW.Y.0035.120426T1400Z-120427T0400Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 426 AM PDT THU APR 26 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
075 WWUS75 KREV 261911 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1211 PM PDT THU APR 26 2012 CAZ073-NVZ003-270400- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120427T0400Z/ MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS... GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 1211 PM PDT THU APR 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH 5 PM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH WILL OCCUR IN CANYONS AND WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395. * SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS IN MONO COUNTY UP TO 85 MPH. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE IN PLACE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY AND MONO COUNTY. 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 FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ001-004-270400- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120427T0400Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 1211 PM PDT THU APR 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH 6 PM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH WILL OCCUR IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 95 CORRIDOR. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAY 95 SOUTH OF SCHURZ. * BLOWING DUST: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY BELOW 2 MILES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-270400- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120427T0400Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 1211 PM PDT THU APR 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH 5 PM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG 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 FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-270400- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-120427T0400Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 1211 PM PDT THU APR 26 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 3 TO 4 FEET. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
483 WWUS75 KREV 270342 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 842 PM PDT THU APR 26 2012 CAZ073-NVZ003-270445- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120427T0400Z/ MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS... GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 842 PM PDT THU APR 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING THEN DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITH THE GUSTY WINDS DECREASING THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM. $$ NVZ001-004-270445- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120427T0400Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 842 PM PDT THU APR 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING THEN DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITH THE GUSTY WINDS DECREASING THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-270445- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120427T0400Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 842 PM PDT THU APR 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING THEN DECREASE TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITH THE GUSTY WINDS DECREASING THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-270445- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-120427T0400Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 842 PM PDT THU APR 26 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE ON LAKE TAHOE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 2 FEET LATE THIS EVENING WILL SUBSIDE TO 1 FOOT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 5:07 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Pershing | 23 min |
| Apr 24, 5:24 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | REV | Pershing | 39 min |
| Apr 25, 2:45 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Douglas, Washoe | 30 hr |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.