Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Watches in 2016
High Wind Watch 2, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this high wind watch at Mar 11, 2016, 1:48 PM PST for 6 counties in Nevada; 4 counties in California. It took effect at Mar 13, 2016, 8:00 AM PDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 11, 2016, 1:48 PM PST (21:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 13, 2016, 8:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2016, 11:04 AM PST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Lassen County, CA, Modoc County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Churchill County, NV, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Pershing County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:51 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 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 1524 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 371 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 529 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
991 WWUS75 KREV 112148 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 148 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016 CAZ070-071-NVZ003-005-121200- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0007.160312T1500Z-160313T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.A.0002.160313T1500Z-160314T0500Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...SPARKS... GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY...EMPIRE...GERLACH 148 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING BECOMING STRONG SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN GUSTY OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND ON RIDGES. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING BECOMING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: PEAK WINDS FOR SATURDAY, SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. FOR SUNDAY, SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD AVOID WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 395 FROM SUSANVILLE TO DOYLE, AND I-580 THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY. WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN SEVERE TURBULENCE FOR AIRCRAFT FLYING THROUGH THE REGION. 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. && $$ NVZ004-121200- /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0016.160312T1500Z-160313T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- 148 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY FOR PYRAMID LAKE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH THE ROUGHEST WATERS ON THE NORTH AND EAST SIDES OF THE LAKE. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK LAKE CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT AND BE PREPARED FOR A SUDDEN INCREASE IN WINDS AND WAVE HEIGHTS. CONSIDER POSTPONING BOATING ACTIVITIES ON THE LAKE UNTIL A DAY WITH LESS WIND. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-120200- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-160312T0200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...INCLINE VILLAGE 148 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR LAKE TAHOE... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 1 TO 3 FEET...HIGHEST FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE TO THE NORTHEAST SHORES. * IMPACTS: SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
3 follow-up statements
804 WWUS75 KREV 120257 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 657 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016 CAZ070-071-NVZ003-005-121500- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0007.160312T1500Z-160313T0300Z/ /O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0002.160313T1500Z-160314T0500Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...SPARKS... GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY...EMPIRE...GERLACH 657 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING BECOMING STRONG SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN GUSTY OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND ON RIDGES. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING BECOMING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: PEAK WINDS FOR SATURDAY... SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. FOR SUNDAY... SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD AVOID WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 395 FROM SUSANVILLE TO DOYLE... AND I-580 THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY. WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN SEVERE TURBULENCE FOR AIRCRAFT FLYING THROUGH THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE... HOLIDAY DECORATIONS... AND TRASH CANS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE WHICH COULD BLOW THESE ITEMS AWAY. && $$ NVZ004-121500- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0016.160312T1500Z-160313T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- 657 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY FOR PYRAMID LAKE... * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH THE ROUGHEST WATERS ON THE NORTH AND EAST SIDES OF THE LAKE. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
233 WWUS75 KREV 121153 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 353 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016 CAZ072-NVZ002-122000- /O.EXB.KREV.LW.Y.0016.160312T1200Z-160312T2000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...INCLINE VILLAGE 353 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY FOR LAKE TAHOE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH THE ROUGHEST WATERS ON THE NORTH AND EAST SIDES OF THE LAKE. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK LAKE CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT AND CONSIDER POSTPONING BOATING ACTIVITIES ON THE LAKE UNTIL A DAY WITH LESS WIND. && $$ CAZ070-071-NVZ003-005-130000- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0007.160312T1500Z-160313T0300Z/ /O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0002.160313T1500Z-160314T0500Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...SPARKS... GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY...EMPIRE...GERLACH 353 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH STRONGEST GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. EVEN STRONGER AND MORE HAZARDOUS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: FOR TODAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. FOR SUNDAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD AVOID WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 395 FROM SUSANVILLE TO DOYLE...AND INTERSTATE 580 THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY. WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN SEVERE TURBULENCE FOR AIRCRAFT FLYING THROUGH THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE WHICH COULD BLOW THESE ITEMS AWAY. && $$ NVZ004-130000- /O.EXB.KREV.HW.A.0002.160313T1800Z-160314T0900Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0016.160312T1500Z-160313T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 353 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH STRONGEST GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. EVEN STRONGER AND MORE HAZARDOUS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS ON PYRAMID LAKE TODAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON PYRAMID LAKE TODAY: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH THE ROUGHEST WATERS ON THE NORTH AND EAST SIDES OF THE LAKE. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * WINDS ON SUNDAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95...AND ALTERNATE 50 AND 95. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE WHICH COULD BLOW THESE ITEMS AWAY. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
195 WWUS75 KREV 121904 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1104 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016 CAZ070-071-NVZ003-005-130715- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0002.160313T1500Z-160314T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0003.160313T1500Z-160314T1000Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160313T0300Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL... SUSANVILLE...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY...EMPIRE... GERLACH 1104 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SUNDAY TO 3 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS UPGRADED THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SUNDAY TO 3 AM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING. EVEN STRONGER AND MORE HAZARDOUS WINDS ARE LIKELY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: FOR TODAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. FOR SUNDAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD AVOID WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 395 FROM SUSANVILLE TO DOYLE...AND INTERSTATE 580 THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY. WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN SEVERE TURBULENCE FOR AIRCRAFT FLYING THROUGH THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE WHICH COULD BLOW THESE ITEMS AWAY. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE EXTRA FOOD AND WATER ON HAND, FLASHLIGHTS WITH SPARE BATTERIES AND/OR CANDLES IN THE EVENT OF A POWER OUTAGE. && $$ CAZ073-130715- /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0003.160313T2200Z-160314T1800Z/ MONO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRIDGEPORT 1104 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AND BECOME STRONG BY LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD AVOID HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH EASTERN MONO COUNTY. WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN SEVERE TURBULENCE FOR AIRCRAFT FLYING THROUGH THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE, HOLIDAY DECORATIONS, AND TRASH CANS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE WHICH COULD BLOW THESE ITEMS AWAY. THE BEST THING TO DO IS PREPARE AHEAD OF TIME BY MAKING SURE YOU HAVE EXTRA FOOD AND WATER ON HAND, FLASHLIGHTS WITH SPARE BATTERIES AND/OR CANDLES IN THE EVENT OF A POWER OUTAGE. && $$ NVZ004-130715- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0002.160313T1800Z-160314T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0008.160313T1800Z-160314T1800Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160313T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 1104 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH STRONGEST GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. EVEN STRONGER AND MORE HAZARDOUS WINDS ARE LIKELY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS ON PYRAMID LAKE TODAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON PYRAMID LAKE TODAY: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH THE ROUGHEST WATERS ON THE NORTH AND EAST SIDES OF THE LAKE. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * WINDS ON SUNDAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95...AND ALTERNATE 50 AND 95. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE WHICH COULD BLOW THESE ITEMS AWAY. CONSIDER POSTPONING BOATING ACTIVITIES ON THE LAKE UNTIL A DAY WITH LESS WIND. && $$ NVZ001-130715- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0008.160313T1800Z-160314T1800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 1104 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN SOUTHERN LYON COUNTY SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE LIKELY ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 95 AND ALTERNATE HIGHWAY 95. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE WHICH COULD BLOW THESE ITEMS AWAY. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-122300- /O.EXT.KREV.LW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160312T2300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...INCLINE VILLAGE 1104 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LAKE TAHOE... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH THE ROUGHEST WATERS ON THE NORTH AND EAST SIDES OF THE LAKE. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK LAKE CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT AND CONSIDER POSTPONING BOATING ACTIVITIES ON THE LAKE UNTIL A DAY WITH LESS WIND. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 1:11 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | REV | Douglas, Washoe | 61 hr |
| Mar 11, 1:48 PM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Churchill, Douglas, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe | 29 hr |
| Mar 11, 1:48 PM PST | Wind Advisory | REV | Douglas, Lyon, Storey, Washoe | 29 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.