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Wind Advisory 17, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Nov 7, 2012, 10:01 AM PST for Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada; 4 counties in California. It took effect at Nov 7, 2012, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 7, 2012, 10:01 AM PST (18:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 7, 2012, 10:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Nov 8, 2012, 4:00 PM PST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:07 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, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 175 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
- 2966 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
519 WWUS75 KREV 071801 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1001 AM PST WED NOV 7 2012 ...STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT STARTING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. WIND GUSTS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGE ARE MOST LIKELY FROM THE RENO AND CARSON CITY AREA SOUTHEAST TO MINERAL...LYON AND MONO COUNTIES. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR IN WESTERN NEVADA REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES. CAZ072-NVZ002-080215- /O.CAN.KREV.LW.Y.0067.121108T0600Z-121108T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0017.121108T0600Z-121109T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 1001 AM PST WED NOV 7 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...BUT IS REPLACED BY THE WIND ADVISORY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH TONIGHT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THURSDAY. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 3 TO 5 FEET FOR MID LAKE AND DOWNWIND SHORES. WAVES HIGHEST ON THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHORES FROM STATELINE POINT TO GLENBROOK BAY. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AND STRONG CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY ALONG CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY 89 AND NEVADA HIGHWAY 28. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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. && $$ NVZ004-080215- /O.CAN.KREV.HW.A.0003.121108T1800Z-121109T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.DU.Y.0001.121108T1800Z-121109T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 1001 AM PST WED NOV 7 2012 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING: LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITY: 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY NEAR AND EAST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 95. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON PYRAMID LAKE: 3 TO 5 FEET FOR MID LAKE TO DOWNWIND SHORES WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES ALONG NORTHEASTERN SHORES. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT MAY WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ NVZ003-080215- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0003.121108T1200Z-121109T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0005.121108T0600Z-121109T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 1001 AM PST WED NOV 7 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH IN WIND PRONE LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 395 AND INTERSTATE 580 CORRIDOR. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR TRUCKS AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE LIKELY BY AFTERNOON SOUTH OF RENO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-080215- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0003.121108T1200Z-121109T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0005.121108T1200Z-121109T0600Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 1001 AM PST WED NOV 7 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THURSDAY MORNING INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH IN WIND PRONE LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN MONO COUNTY AND HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS OR ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
3 follow-up statements
703 WWUS75 KREV 072245 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 245 PM PST WED NOV 7 2012 ...STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT STARTING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE MOST LIKELY FROM THE RENO AND CARSON CITY AREA SOUTHEAST TO MINERAL...LYON AND MONO COUNTIES. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR IN WESTERN NEVADA REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS MANY ROADS IN WESTERN NEVADA AND EAST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA CREATING DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. NVZ003-081200- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.121108T0600Z-121109T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 245 PM PST WED NOV 7 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH IN WIND PRONE LOCATIONS SUCH AS GALENA AND WASHOE VALLEY. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 395 AND INTERSTATE 580 CORRIDORS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR TRUCKS AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE LIKELY BY AFTERNOON SOUTH OF RENO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-081200- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.121108T1200Z-121109T0600Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 245 PM PST WED NOV 7 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THURSDAY MORNING INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH IN WIND PRONE LOCATIONS. * BLOWING DUST: VISIBILITY MAY DECREASE TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY NEAR AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN MONO COUNTY AND HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS OR ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS...CROSS WINDS...OR REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY DUE TO AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. && $$ NVZ004-081200- /O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0001.121108T1800Z-121109T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 245 PM PST WED NOV 7 2012 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITY: 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY NEAR AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 95. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON PYRAMID LAKE: 3 TO 5 FEET FOR MID LAKE TO DOWNWIND SHORES WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES ALONG NORTHEASTERN SHORES. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT MAY WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-081200- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0017.121108T0600Z-121109T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 245 PM PST WED NOV 7 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH TONIGHT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THURSDAY. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 3 TO 5 FEET FOR MID LAKE AND DOWNWIND SHORES. WAVES HIGHEST ON THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHORES FROM STATELINE POINT TO GLENBROOK BAY. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AND STRONG CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY ALONG CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY 89 AND NEVADA HIGHWAY 28. * FOR TAHOE BOATERS: SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
575 WWUS75 KREV 081144 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 344 AM PST THU NOV 8 2012 ...STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT TODAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA TODAY. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE MOST LIKELY FROM THE RENO AND CARSON CITY AREA SOUTH AND EAST TO MINERAL...LYON AND MONO COUNTIES. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR IN WESTERN NEVADA REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS MANY ROADS IN WESTERN NEVADA AND EAST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA CREATING DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. NVZ003-090000- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121109T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 344 AM PST THU NOV 8 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH IN WIND PRONE LOCATIONS SUCH AS GALENA AND WASHOE VALLEY. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 395 AND INTERSTATE 580 CORRIDORS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR TRUCKS AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE LIKELY BY THIS AFTERNOON SOUTH OF RENO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-090000- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.121108T1200Z-121109T0600Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 344 AM PST THU NOV 8 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH IN WIND PRONE LOCATIONS. * BLOWING DUST: VISIBILITY MAY DECREASE TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY NEAR AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN MONO COUNTY AND HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS OR ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS... CROSS WINDS...OR REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY DUE TO AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. && $$ NVZ004-090000- /O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0001.121108T1800Z-121109T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 344 AM PST THU NOV 8 2012 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITY: 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY NEAR AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 95. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON PYRAMID LAKE: 3 TO 5 FEET FOR MID LAKE TO DOWNWIND SHORES WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES ALONG NORTHEASTERN SHORES. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT MAY WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-090000- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-121109T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 344 AM PST THU NOV 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 3 TO 5 FEET FOR MID LAKE AND DOWNWIND SHORES. WAVES HIGHEST ON THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHORES FROM STATELINE POINT TO GLENBROOK BAY. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AND STRONG CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY ALONG CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY 89 AND NEVADA HIGHWAY 28. * FOR TAHOE BOATERS: SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
432 WWUS75 KREV 082335 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 335 PM PST THU NOV 8 2012 ...STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THIS EVENING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS MONO AND MINERAL COUNTIES. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR EAST OF HIGHWAY 95 IN WESTERN NEVADA REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS MANY ROADS IN WESTERN NEVADA AND EAST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA CREATING DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. NVZ003-090045- /O.EXP.KREV.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121109T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 335 PM PST THU NOV 8 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT AND WINDS ARE DIMINISHING. WITH PEAK GUSTS ONLY EXPECTED TO BE 45 MPH THIS EVENING THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-090045- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-121109T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 335 PM PST THU NOV 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE TAHOE BASIN AND WINDS ARE DIMINISHING. IN ADDITION...SNOW IS NOW FALLING. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM WITH THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY COMMENCING AT THAT TIME. SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM PRODUCT FOR DETAILS ON SNOW AMOUNTS FOR THE TAHOE BASIN. $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-090600- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121109T0600Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 335 PM PST THU NOV 8 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH IN WIND PRONE LOCATIONS. * BLOWING DUST: VISIBILITY MAY DECREASE TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY NEAR AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN MONO COUNTY AND HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS OR ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS... CROSS WINDS...OR REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY DUE TO AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. && $$ NVZ004-090600- /O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-121109T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 335 PM PST THU NOV 8 2012 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITY: 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY NEAR AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 95. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON PYRAMID LAKE: 3 TO 5 FEET FOR MID LAKE TO DOWNWIND SHORES WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES ALONG NORTHEASTERN SHORES. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT MAY WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 8:42 AM PST | Red Flag Warning | REV | 34 hr | |
| Nov 7, 10:01 AM PST | Blowing Dust Advisory | REV | Churchill, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe | 33 hr |
| Nov 7, 10:01 AM PST | High Wind Warning | REV | Douglas, Lyon, Mineral, Storey, Washoe | 36 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.