Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2014
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Feb 8, 2014, 4:14 PM PST for 4 counties in Nevada; Mono County, California. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2014, 4:14 PM PST (00:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 9, 2014, 2:07 AM PST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Mono County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 963 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 318 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 449 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
211 WWUS75 KREV 090014 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 414 PM PST SAT FEB 8 2014 CAZ073-NVZ003-090815- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0003.140209T0014Z-140209T1200Z/ MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS... GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 414 PM PST SAT FEB 8 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 70 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS NEAR AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT 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. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-090815- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140209T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...INCLINE VILLAGE 414 PM PST SAT FEB 8 2014 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE TODAY AROUND LAKE TAHOE WITH STRONG WINDS IN THE UPPER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO NORTHEAST SHORES. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ004-090300- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140209T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- 414 PM PST SAT FEB 8 2014 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET...HIGHEST ON THE NORTHEAST SHORES. * 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
2 follow-up statements
192 WWUS75 KREV 090243 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 643 PM PST SAT FEB 8 2014 NVZ004-090345- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140209T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- 643 PM PST SAT FEB 8 2014 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. $$ CAZ073-NVZ003-091200- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140209T1200Z/ MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS... GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 643 PM PST SAT FEB 8 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS 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 OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-091200- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140209T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...INCLINE VILLAGE 643 PM PST SAT FEB 8 2014 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO NORTHEAST SHORES. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
175 WWUS75 KREV 091007 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 207 AM PST SUN FEB 9 2014 CAZ073-NVZ003-091115- /O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140209T1200Z/ MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS... GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 207 AM PST SUN FEB 9 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. RAIN FALLING ALONG THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR HAS ALLOWED WINDS TO WEAKEN EARLY THIS MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WIND PRONE LOCATIONS MAY HAVE GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-091115- /O.CAN.KREV.LW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140209T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...INCLINE VILLAGE 207 AM PST SUN FEB 9 2014 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY. HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW HAS DAMPENED WINDS ACROSS THE TAHOE BASIN EARLY THIS MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 8:59 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | REV | 3 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.