Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2016
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Jan 14, 2016, 3:30 AM PST for Mono County, California; 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Jan 14, 2016, 7:00 PM PST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 14, 2016, 3:30 AM PST (11:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 14, 2016, 7:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2016, 4:00 AM PST
- In force
- 9 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 11:27 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 00:00Z, 11.5 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
- 869 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 83 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 556 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
668 WWUS75 KREV 141130 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 330 AM PST THU JAN 14 2016 NVZ003-150000- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0001.160115T0300Z-160115T1200Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 330 AM PST THU JAN 14 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT BETWEEN 9 PM AND 1 AM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING WASHOE VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS AROUND RENO AND CARSON CITY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 580 AND HIGHWAY 395 BETWEEN RENO AND CARSON CITY TONIGHT. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ON HIGHWAY SIGNS AND DO NOT ATTEMPT TRAVEL ON RESTRICTED HIGHWAYS. 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. 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. && $$ CAZ073-150000- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0001.160115T0300Z-160115T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 330 AM PST THU JAN 14 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 115 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE POSSIBLE ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395 TONIGHT. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ON HIGHWAY SIGNS AND DO NOT ATTEMPT TRAVEL ON RESTRICTED HIGHWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE WHICH COULD BLOW THESE ITEMS AWAY. THE BEST THING TO DO IS PREPARE AHEAD OF TIME BY MAKING SURE YOU HAVE EXTRA FOOD AND WATER ON HAND, FLASHLIGHTS WITH SPARE BATTERIES AND/OR CANDLES IN THE EVENT OF A POWER OUTAGE. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
2 follow-up statements
526 WWUS75 KREV 142108 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 108 PM PST THU JAN 14 2016 NVZ003-151200- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0001.160115T0300Z-160115T1200Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 108 PM PST THU JAN 14 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT BETWEEN 9 PM AND 1 AM. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING WASHOE VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS AROUND RENO AND CARSON CITY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 580 AND HIGHWAY 395 BETWEEN RENO AND CARSON CITY TONIGHT. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ON HIGHWAY SIGNS AND DO NOT ATTEMPT TRAVEL ON RESTRICTED HIGHWAYS. 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. 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. && $$ CAZ073-151200- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0001.160115T0300Z-160115T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 108 PM PST THU JAN 14 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 115 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE POSSIBLE ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395 TONIGHT. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ON HIGHWAY SIGNS AND DO NOT ATTEMPT TRAVEL ON RESTRICTED HIGHWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE WHICH COULD BLOW THESE ITEMS AWAY. THE BEST THING TO DO IS PREPARE AHEAD OF TIME BY MAKING SURE YOU HAVE EXTRA FOOD AND WATER ON HAND... FLASHLIGHTS WITH SPARE BATTERIES AND/OR CANDLES IN THE EVENT OF A POWER OUTAGE. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
654 WWUS75 KREV 151139 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 339 AM PST FRI JAN 15 2016 NVZ003-151245- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160115T1200Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 339 AM PST FRI JAN 15 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS FAR WESTERN NEVADA. WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TODAY BUT THE STRONGER WINDS ARE UNLIKELY TO RETURN. $$ CAZ073-151245- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160115T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 339 AM PST FRI JAN 15 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS MONO COUNTY. A FEW WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING IN SOUTHERN MONO COUNTY, BUT THE STRONGER WINDS ARE UNLIKELY TO RETURN. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
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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.