Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Feb 2, 2017, 1:09 PM PST for 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Feb 3, 2017, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 2, 2017, 1:09 PM PST (21:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 3, 2017, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2017, 10:00 PM PST
- In force
- 12 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 21:11 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 12:00Z, 9.2 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
- 1704 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
817 WWUS75 KREV 022109 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 109 PM PST THU FEB 2 2017 NVZ003-031400- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0002.170203T1800Z-170204T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SPARKS, GARDNERVILLE, AND VIRGINIA CITY 109 PM PST THU FEB 2 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE ON FRIDAY BECOMING GUSTY BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND 580, AND HIGHWAY 395 WILL BE POSSIBLE. TURBULENCE AND WIND SHEAR WILL BE LIKELY FOR AVIATION TRAVEL. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
4 follow-up statements
890 WWUS75 KREV 031119 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 319 AM PST FRI FEB 3 2017 CAZ072-NVZ002-040000- /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0005.170203T1200Z-170204T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, STATELINE, AND INCLINE VILLAGE 319 AM PST FRI FEB 3 2017 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST SHORES. * SMALL BOATS, KAYAKS AND PADDLE BOARDS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK LAKE CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT AND BE PREPARED FOR A SUDDEN INCREASE IN WINDS AND WAVE HEIGHTS. CONSIDER POSTPONING BOATING ACTIVITIES ON THE LAKE UNTIL A DAY WITH LESS WIND. && $$ NVZ004-040000- /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0005.170203T1800Z-170204T0200Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- 319 AM PST FRI FEB 3 2017 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 1 TO 3 FEET. * SMALL BOATS, KAYAKS AND PADDLE BOARDS 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. && $$ NVZ003-040000- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0002.170203T1800Z-170204T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SPARKS, GARDNERVILLE, AND VIRGINIA CITY 319 AM PST FRI FEB 3 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND BECOMING STRONG AND GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATES 80 AND 580, AND HIGHWAY 395 WILL BE POSSIBLE. TURBULENCE AND WIND SHEAR WILL BE LIKELY FOR AVIATION TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE, HOLIDAY DECORATIONS, AND TRASH CANS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE WHICH COULD BLOW THESE ITEMS AWAY. THE BEST THING TO DO IS PREPARE AHEAD OF TIME BY MAKING SURE YOU HAVE EXTRA FOOD AND WATER ON HAND, FLASHLIGHTS WITH SPARE BATTERIES AND/OR CANDLES IN THE EVENT OF A POWER OUTAGE. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
389 WWUS75 KREV 032123 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 123 PM PST FRI FEB 3 2017 CAZ072-NVZ002-041400- /O.EXT.KREV.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170204T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, STATELINE, AND INCLINE VILLAGE 123 PM PST FRI FEB 3 2017 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST SHORES. * SMALL BOATS, KAYAKS AND PADDLE BOARDS 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. && $$ NVZ003-040600- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170204T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SPARKS, GARDNERVILLE, AND VIRGINIA CITY 123 PM PST FRI FEB 3 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH IN WIND PRONE LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS: EXPECT HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATES 80 AND 580, AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 395. TURBULENCE AND WIND SHEAR WILL BE LIKELY FOR AVIATION TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXPECT TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THROUGH THIS EVENING. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ON HIGHWAY SIGNS AND DO NOT ATTEMPT TRAVEL ON RESTRICTED HIGHWAYS. WINDS COULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PUSH YOUR VEHICLE OUT OF YOUR TRAVEL LANE. CHECK WITH NDOT FOR THE LATEST ROAD INFORMATION. && $$ NVZ004-040200- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170204T0200Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- 123 PM PST FRI FEB 3 2017 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE... * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 1 TO 3 FEET. * SMALL BOATS, KAYAKS AND PADDLE BOARDS 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
387 WWUS75 KREV 040213 AAA NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 613 PM PST FRI FEB 3 2017 NVZ004-040315- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170204T0200Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- 613 PM PST FRI FEB 3 2017 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ NVZ003-040600- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170204T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SPARKS, GARDNERVILLE, AND VIRGINIA CITY 613 PM PST FRI FEB 3 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH IN WIND PRONE LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS: EXPECT HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGHPROFILE VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATES 80 AND 580, AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 395. TURBULENCE AND WIND SHEAR WILL BE LIKELY FOR AVIATION TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXPECT TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THROUGH THIS EVENING. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ON HIGHWAY SIGNS AND DO NOT ATTEMPT TRAVEL ON RESTRICTED HIGHWAYS. WINDS COULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PUSH YOUR VEHICLE OUT OF YOUR TRAVEL LANE. CHECK WITH NDOT FOR THE LATEST ROAD INFORMATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-041415- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170204T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, STATELINE, AND INCLINE VILLAGE 613 PM PST FRI FEB 3 2017 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST SHORES. * SMALL BOATS, KAYAKS AND PADDLE BOARDS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK LAKE CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT AND BE PREPARED FOR A SUDDEN INCREASE IN WINDS AND WAVE HEIGHTS. CONSIDER POSTPONING BOATING ACTIVITIES ON THE LAKE UNTIL A DAY WITH LESS WIND. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
224 WWUS75 KREV 040543 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 943 PM PST FRI FEB 3 2017 NVZ003-040645- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170204T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SPARKS, GARDNERVILLE, AND VIRGINIA CITY 943 PM PST FRI FEB 3 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE SIERRA FRONT, BUT A FEW GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-041745- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170204T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, STATELINE, AND INCLINE VILLAGE 943 PM PST FRI FEB 3 2017 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST SHORES. * SMALL BOATS, KAYAKS AND PADDLE BOARDS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK LAKE CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT AND BE PREPARED FOR A SUDDEN INCREASE IN WINDS AND WAVE HEIGHTS. CONSIDER POSTPONING BOATING ACTIVITIES ON THE LAKE UNTIL A DAY WITH LESS WIND. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
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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.