Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2015
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this high wind warning at Dec 2, 2015, 11:57 AM PST for 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Dec 3, 2015, 9:00 AM PST. It was in force for 10 hr. 13 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
- Dec 2, 2015, 11:57 AM PST (19:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 3, 2015, 9:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2015, 7:00 PM PST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 10:08 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 5 Wsw Gardnerville, NV | TRAINED SPOTTER MEASURED A 59MPH NON-TSTM WIND GUST AT 1008AM. |
| Dec 3, 11:07 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 3 W Reno, NV | TRAINED SPOTTER MEASURED A PEAK GUST OF 63 MPH AT 1107 AM. |
| Dec 3, 11:22 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Se Reno, NV | AT THE RENO AIRPORT. PEAK SUSTAINED WINDS 48 MPH. |
| Dec 3, 11:41 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 4 Nne Reno, NV | AT NWS OFFICE. SUSTAINED WINDS 44 MPH |
| Dec 3, 12:30 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | E Galena, NV | PEAK WIND GUST IN THE GALENA AREA OF SOUTH RENO. |
| Dec 3, 12:54 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 47 | 2 Wsw Stagecoach, NV | SUSTAINED WINDS 35-40 MPH |
| Dec 3, 1:04 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 E Reno, NV | SPARKS POLICE DEPARTMENT TWEETED THAT SB MCCARRAN BETWEEN PRATER AND VICTORIAN WAS CLOSED DUE TO A SEMI BLOWN OVER ON ITS SIDE. |
| Dec 3, 1:05 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Cold Springs Valley, NV | NDOT STATION ON HWY 395 NEAR THE CA/NV BORDER MEASURED SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 45MPH WITH A GUST OF 63MPH. |
| Dec 3, 1:30 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 3 S Washoe City, NV | PEAK GUST AT NDOT SITE IN WASHOE VALLEY ON I-580. |
| Dec 3, 1:52 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 2 W Stead Airport, NV | STEAD AIRPORT AWOS MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 61 MPH. |
| Dec 3, 1:52 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ssw Stead Airport, NV | TRAINED SPOTTER RECORDED A PEAK GUST OF 53 MPH. FENCE WAS BLOWN DOWN, 4X4S SNAPPED IN HALF, AND FENCE BLEW INTO WINDOW. |
| Dec 3, 2:30 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 93 | Mount Rose Ski Area, NV | PEAK WIND GUST SO FAR ON SLIDE MOUNTAIN. |
| Dec 3, 2:34 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Reno, NV | PEAK GUST SO FAR TODAY AT THE RENO-TAHOE AIRPORT. |
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 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 1636 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
958 WWUS75 KREV 021957 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1157 AM PST WED DEC 2 2015 NVZ003-031200- /O.UPG.KREV.WI.Y.0009.151203T1700Z-151204T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0002.151203T1700Z-151204T0300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY 1157 AM PST WED DEC 2 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: STRONG GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MID- MORNING THURSDAY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND OVER RIDGES SPREADING TO THE VALLEYS BY NOON. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING IN THE EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. A FEW GUSTS 80 TO 85 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY THOSE EXPOSED TO SOUTH WINDS. * IMPACTS: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAYS 580/395 AND 80. BE PREPARED FOR DELAYS AND POSSIBLE RE-ROUTES IF TRAVELING IN A HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLE. OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED BEFORE THE ONSET OF STRONG WINDS. TURBULENCE AND WIND SHEAR FOR AIRCRAFT FLYING INTO AND OUT OF THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-031200- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0010.151203T1500Z-151204T0300Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 1157 AM PST WED DEC 2 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE DURING THE EARLY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 447 AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY ROADS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST IS ALSO POSSIBLE NEAR GERLACH. OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED BEFORE THE ONSET OF STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-031200- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0010.151203T1800Z-151204T0300Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 1157 AM PST WED DEC 2 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING THE COLEVILLE AREA. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS TO 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR DELAYS AND POSSIBLE RE-ROUTES IF TRAVELING IN A HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLE. OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED BEFORE THE ONSET OF STRONG 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. && $$ NVZ004-031200- /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0032.151203T1500Z-151204T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 1157 AM PST WED DEC 2 2015 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY FOR PYRAMID LAKE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 3 TO 5 FEET...HIGHEST ON THE MID LAKE WATERS TO NORTHEAST SHORES. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
4 follow-up statements
978 WWUS75 KREV 030115 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 515 PM PST WED DEC 2 2015 NVZ003-031200- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.151203T1700Z-151204T0300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY 515 PM PST WED DEC 2 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. A FEW GUSTS OF 70 TO 85 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY THOSE EXPOSED TO SOUTH WINDS. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON INTERSTATES 80...580 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 395. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TURBULENCE AND WIND SHEAR FOR AIRCRAFT FLYING INTO AND OUT OF THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD PLAN ALTERNATE ROUTES AS TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY FOR I-580 AND US-395. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS...PATIO FURNITURE...TRASH BINS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED BY THURSDAY MORNING. && $$ NVZ004-031200- /O.NEW.KREV.DU.Y.0007.151203T1800Z-151204T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0032.151203T1500Z-151204T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 515 PM PST WED DEC 2 2015 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY FOR PYRAMID LAKE... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY: BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES ALONG INTERSTATE 80 FROM FERNLEY TO WINNEMUCCA...HIGHWAY 50 IN LYON AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES AND HIGHWAY 95 NORTH OF FALLON. * PYRAMID LAKE WAVE HEIGHTS: 3 TO 5 FEET...HIGHEST ON THE MID LAKE WATERS TO NORTHEAST SHORES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY DOWNWIND OF DRY LAKE BEDS. BE PREPARED TO REDUCE SPEED AND USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AREAS OF DUST. SMALL BOATS AND FISHING RAFTS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING ON PYRAMID LAKE AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. && $$ CAZ073-031200- /O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0010.151203T1800Z-151204T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 515 PM PST WED DEC 2 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING COLEVILLE AND WALKER. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS TO 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL KICK UP DOWNWIND OF THE MONO LAKE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ON HIGHWAY 395. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO IMPACT VEHICLES REROUTEING TO US-6 AND US-95. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED BEFORE THE ONSET OF STRONG WINDS. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-031200- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0010.151203T1500Z-151204T0300Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 515 PM PST WED DEC 2 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE EARLY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 447 AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY ROAD MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST IS ALSO POSSIBLE NEAR GERLACH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED BEFORE THE ONSET OF STRONG WINDS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
433 WWUS75 KREV 031120 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 320 AM PST THU DEC 3 2015 NVZ003-040100- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.151203T1700Z-151204T0300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY 320 AM PST THU DEC 3 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON INTERSTATES 80 AND 580...AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 395. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TURBULENCE AND WIND SHEAR FOR AIRCRAFT FLYING INTO AND OUT OF THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD PLAN ALTERNATE ROUTES AS TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY FOR I-580 AND US-395. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS...PATIO FURNITURE...TRASH BINS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED BY THIS MORNING. && $$ NVZ004-040100- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0032.151203T1500Z-151204T0300Z/ /O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0007.151203T1800Z-151204T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 320 AM PST THU DEC 3 2015 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY: BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES ALONG INTERSTATE 80 FROM FERNLEY TO WINNEMUCCA...HIGHWAY 50 IN LYON AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES...AND HIGHWAY 95 NORTH OF FALLON. * PYRAMID LAKE WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET...HIGHEST ON THE MID LAKE WATERS TO NORTHEAST SHORES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY DOWNWIND OF DRY LAKE BEDS. BE PREPARED TO REDUCE SPEED AND USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AREAS OF DUST. SMALL BOATS AND FISHING RAFTS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING ON PYRAMID LAKE AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-040100- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0010.151203T1500Z-151204T0300Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 320 AM PST THU DEC 3 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE EARLY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 447 AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY ROAD MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST IS ALSO POSSIBLE NEAR GERLACH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED BEFORE THE ONSET OF STRONG WINDS. && $$ CAZ073-040100- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0010.151203T1800Z-151204T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 320 AM PST THU DEC 3 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING COLEVILLE AND WALKER. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST DOWNWIND OF MONO LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ON HIGHWAY 395. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO IMPACT VEHICLES RE-ROUTING TO US-6 AND US-95...ESPECIALLY BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED BEFORE THE ONSET OF STRONG WINDS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
467 WWUS75 KREV 032249 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 249 PM PST THU DEC 3 2015 NVZ003-040300- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151204T0300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY 249 PM PST THU DEC 3 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON INTERSTATES 80 AND 580...AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 395. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. TURBULENCE AND WIND SHEAR HAVE BEEN REPORTED FOR AIRCRAFT FLYING INTO AND OUT OF THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD PLAN ALTERNATE ROUTES AS TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY FOR I-580 AND US-395. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS...PATIO FURNITURE...TRASH BINS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED BY THIS MORNING. && $$ NVZ004-040600- /O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-151204T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-151204T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 249 PM PST THU DEC 3 2015 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY: BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES ALONG INTERSTATE 80 FROM FERNLEY TO WINNEMUCCA...HIGHWAY 50 IN LYON AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES...AND HIGHWAY 95 NORTH OF FALLON. * PYRAMID LAKE WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 5 FEET...HIGHEST ON THE MID LAKE WATERS TO NORTHEAST SHORES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY DOWNWIND OF DRY LAKE BEDS. BE PREPARED TO REDUCE SPEED AND USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AREAS OF DUST. SMALL BOATS AND FISHING RAFTS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING ON PYRAMID LAKE AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-040300- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-151204T0300Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 249 PM PST THU DEC 3 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 447 AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY ROAD MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST IS ALSO POSSIBLE NEAR GERLACH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED BEFORE THE ONSET OF STRONG WINDS. && $$ CAZ073-040600- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-151204T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 249 PM PST THU DEC 3 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING COLEVILLE...WALKER AND TOMS PLACE. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST DOWNWIND OF MONO LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ON HIGHWAY 395. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO IMPACT VEHICLES RE-ROUTING TO US-6 AND US-95...ESPECIALLY BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED BEFORE THE ONSET OF STRONG WINDS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
997 WWUS75 KREV 040234 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 634 PM PST THU DEC 3 2015 NVZ003-040345- /O.EXP.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151204T0300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY 634 PM PST THU DEC 3 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE THREAT FOR STRONG WINDS ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA HAS ENDED. HOWEVER WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH 10 PM. $$ NVZ004-040600- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-151204T0300Z/ /O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-151204T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 634 PM PST THU DEC 3 2015 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITY: BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES ALONG INTERSTATE 80 FROM FERNLEY TO WINNEMUCCA...HIGHWAY 50 IN LYON AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES...AND HIGHWAY 95 NORTH OF FALLON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY DOWNWIND OF DRY LAKE BEDS. BE PREPARED TO REDUCE SPEED AND USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AREAS OF DUST. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-040345- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-151204T0300Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 634 PM PST THU DEC 3 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVER NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY THIS EVENING. GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH 10 PM. $$ CAZ073-040600- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-151204T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 634 PM PST THU DEC 3 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING COLEVILLE...WALKER AND TOMS PLACE. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST DOWNWIND OF MONO LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ON HIGHWAY 395. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO IMPACT VEHICLES RE-ROUTING TO US-6 AND US-95 THIS EVENING. && $$ 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 2, 11:57 AM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Churchill, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe | 31 hr |
| Dec 2, 11:57 AM PST | Wind Advisory | REV | Washoe | 34 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.