Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 25, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Dec 22, 2012, 4:11 AM PST for 5 counties in Nevada. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 22, 2012, 4:11 AM PST (12:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2012, 2:49 PM PST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Mineral County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 97 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1047 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
274 WWUS75 KREV 221211 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 411 AM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 NVZ003-221800- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0025.121222T1211Z-121222T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 411 AM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AS SNOWFALL INCREASES. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. WIND PRONE AREAS COULD SEE GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO RAPIDLY FLUCTUATING WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN WIND PRONE AREAS. PERIODS OF LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR POSSIBLE FOR AVIATION. 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. && $$ NVZ001-221800- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0025.121222T1211Z-121223T0000Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 411 AM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND BECOME STRONGEST LATE MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO GUSTY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ004-221800- /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0078.121222T1211Z-121222T1800Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 411 AM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
2 follow-up statements
405 WWUS75 KREV 221749 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 949 AM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 NVZ003-221900- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-121222T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 949 AM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. GUSTY WINDS WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY AS SNOW...MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES...MOVES INTO THE AREA. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NVZ004-221900- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0078.000000T0000Z-121222T1800Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 949 AM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN DECREASING WINDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THEREFORE THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NVZ001-230000- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-121223T0000Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 949 AM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND BECOME STRONGEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO GUSTY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
862 WWUS75 KREV 222249 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 249 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 NVZ001-230000- /O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-121223T0000Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 249 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 1O TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNSET. OVERALL WINDS HAVE DECREASED ENOUGH TO CANCEL THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 4:11 AM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Churchill, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe | 6 hr |
| Dec 22, 5:07 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | REV | Churchill, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe | 10 hr |
| Dec 22, 2:49 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | REV | Washoe | 25 hr |
Nearby
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.