Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2015
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this high wind warning at Dec 12, 2015, 9:15 PM PST for 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Dec 13, 2015, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 9 hr. 1 report 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 12, 2015, 9:15 PM PST (05:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 13, 2015, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 13, 2015, 1:22 PM PST
- In force
- 9 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 05:14 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 13, 8:45 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Stead, NV | PUBLIC REPORTED WIND DAMAGE TO HIS FENSE IN STEAD. |
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 00:00Z, 5.3 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
- 997 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 290 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
910 WWUS75 KREV 130515 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 915 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 NVZ004-131315- /O.CAN.KREV.LW.Y.0036.151213T1700Z-151214T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0012.151213T1700Z-151214T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 915 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE HAS BEEN REPLACED. * TIMING: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY FROM 11 AM TO 4 PM SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON PYRAMID LAKE: 2 TO 5 FEET. HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO NORTH AND EAST SHORES. * IMPACTS: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ON AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AS WELL ON MOST AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE, HOLIDAY DECORATIONS, AND TRASH CANS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE WHICH COULD BLOW THESE ITEMS AWAY. THE BEST THING TO DO IS PREPARE AHEAD OF TIME BY MAKING SURE YOU HAVE EXTRA FOOD AND WATER ON HAND, FLASHLIGHTS WITH SPARE BATTERIES AND/OR CANDLES IN THE EVENT OF A POWER OUTAGE. CHECK LAKE CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT AND BE PREPARED FOR A SUDDEN INCREASE IN WINDS AND WAVE HEIGHTS. CONSIDER POSTPONING BOATING ACTIVITIES ON THE LAKE UNTIL A DAY WITH LESS WIND. && $$ NVZ003-131315- /O.UPG.KREV.WI.Y.0011.151213T1200Z-151213T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0004.151213T1200Z-151214T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY 915 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE WIND ADVISORY. * TIMING: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY FROM 5 AM TO NOON SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 580 SOUTH OF RENO THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY...AND FOOTHILL AREAS AROUND RENO AND CARSON CITY. * IMPACTS: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ON AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80...580 AND HIGHWAY 395. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY SUNDAY ON INTERSTATE 580 AND HIGHWAY 395 BETWEEN RENO AND CARSON CITY. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY NEAR WASHOE LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE...HOLIDAY DECORATIONS...AND TRASH CANS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE WHICH COULD BLOW THESE ITEMS AWAY. THE BEST THING TO DO IS PREPARE AHEAD OF TIME BY MAKING SURE YOU HAVE EXTRA FOOD AND WATER ON HAND...FLASHLIGHTS WITH SPARE BATTERIES OR CANDLES IN THE EVENT OF A POWER OUTAGE. && $$ NVZ001-131315- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0012.151213T1700Z-151214T0300Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 915 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY FROM 11 AM TO 4 PM SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ON AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 95 AND ALTERNATE 95. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AS WELL ON MOST AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE, HOLIDAY DECORATIONS, AND TRASH CANS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE WHICH COULD BLOW THESE ITEMS AWAY. THE BEST THING TO DO IS PREPARE AHEAD OF TIME BY MAKING SURE YOU HAVE EXTRA FOOD AND WATER ON HAND, FLASHLIGHTS WITH SPARE BATTERIES AND/OR CANDLES IN THE EVENT OF A POWER OUTAGE. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
3 follow-up statements
197 WWUS75 KREV 131133 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 333 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 NVZ003-131945- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0004.151213T1200Z-151214T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY 333 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY BETWEEN 5 AM AND NOON. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 580 SOUTH OF RENO THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY...AND FOOTHILL AREAS AROUND RENO AND CARSON CITY. * IMPACTS: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ON AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80...580 AND HIGHWAY 395. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 580 AND HIGHWAY 395 BETWEEN RENO AND CARSON CITY. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY NEAR WASHOE LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THESE WINDS COULD DAMAGE TREES AND BLOW DOWN POWER LINES. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE EXTRA FOOD AND WATER ON HAND...FLASHLIGHTS WITH SPARE BATTERIES OR CANDLES IN THE EVENT OF A POWER OUTAGE. && $$ NVZ001-004-131945- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0012.151213T1700Z-151214T0300Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS... NIXON...IMLAY 333 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY FROM 11 AM TO 4 PM TODAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH BY MIDDAY. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON PYRAMID LAKE: 2 TO 5 FEET. HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO NORTH AND EAST SHORES. * IMPACTS: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ON AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AS WELL ON MOST AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE...HOLIDAY DECORATIONS...AND TRASH CANS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE WHICH COULD BLOW THESE ITEMS AWAY. THE BEST THING TO DO IS PREPARE AHEAD OF TIME BY MAKING SURE YOU HAVE EXTRA FOOD AND WATER ON HAND... FLASHLIGHTS WITH SPARE BATTERIES AND/OR CANDLES IN THE EVENT OF A POWER OUTAGE. BOATING ACTIVITIES ON PYRAMID LAKE WILL BE DANGEROUS AND ARE HIGHLY DISCOURAGED TODAY. CONSIDER POSTPONING BOATING ACTIVITIES ON THE LAKE UNTIL A DAY WITH LESS WIND. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
945 WWUS75 KREV 131926 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1126 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 NVZ003-140000- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151214T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY 1126 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BUT WILL REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 580 SOUTH OF RENO THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY...AND FOOTHILL AREAS AROUND RENO AND CARSON CITY. * IMPACTS: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ON AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80...580 AND HIGHWAY 395. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 580 AND HIGHWAY 395 BETWEEN RENO AND CARSON CITY. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY NEAR WASHOE LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THESE WINDS COULD DAMAGE TREES AND BLOW DOWN POWER LINES. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE EXTRA FOOD AND WATER ON HAND...FLASHLIGHTS WITH SPARE BATTERIES OR CANDLES IN THE EVENT OF A POWER OUTAGE. && $$ NVZ001-004-140300- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-151214T0300Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS... NIXON...IMLAY 1126 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY THROUGH 4 PM TODAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 95 COULD REACH GUSTS OF 60 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON PYRAMID LAKE: 2 TO 5 FEET. HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO NORTH AND EAST SHORES. * IMPACTS: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ON AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AS WELL ON MOST AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOATING ACTIVITIES ON PYRAMID LAKE WILL BE DANGEROUS AND ARE HIGHLY DISCOURAGED TODAY. CONSIDER POSTPONING BOATING ACTIVITIES ON THE LAKE UNTIL A DAY WITH LESS WIND. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
318 WWUS75 KREV 132122 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 122 PM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 NVZ003-132230- /O.CAN.KREV.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151214T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY 122 PM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. LOCALIZED GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...BUT WIDESPREAD GUSTS ABOVE 55 MPH ARE NOT EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING AS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NVZ001-004-132230- /O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-151214T0300Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS... NIXON...IMLAY 122 PM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. LOCALIZED GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...BUT WIDESPREAD GUSTS ABOVE 50 MPH ARE NOT EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ 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 12, 9:15 PM PST | Wind Advisory | REV | Churchill, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Washoe | 16 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.