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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this high wind warning at Mar 11, 2025, 1:28 PM PDT for Lyon County, Mineral County, Nevada. It took effect at Mar 12, 2025, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 12 hr. 4 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
- Mar 11, 2025, 1:28 PM PDT (20:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 12, 2025, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2025, 11:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Lyon County, NV, Mineral County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 1:41 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 4 Wsw Dayton, NV | Mesonet station NEMNV 4.6 S Gold Hill (NV DOT). |
| Mar 12, 3:13 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 2 Nnw Wabuska, NV | Mesonet station WBKNV 1.9 NW Wabuska (NV DOT). |
| Mar 12, 3:16 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 6 Nw Hawthorne, NV | Mesonet station WLKNV 6.1 NW Hawthorne (NV DOT). |
| Mar 12, 3:50 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 2 S Smith Valley, NV | Mesonet station NSMV 2.4 S Smith Valley (DRI). |
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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 1886 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
205 WWUS75 KREV 112028 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Reno NV 128 PM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025 NVZ001-130000- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0002.250312T1800Z-250313T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0002.250312T1800Z-250313T0600Z/ Mineral and Southern Lyon Counties- Including the cities of Yerington, Hawthorne, Smith Valley, Mina, and Schurz 128 PM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * WHERE...Mineral and Southern Lyon Counties. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 11 PM PDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. 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. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ003>005-130000- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0007.250312T1800Z-250313T0600Z/ Greater Reno-Carson City-Minden Area-Western Nevada Basin and Range including Pyramid Lake-Surprise Valley California-Northern Washoe County- Including the cities of Nixon, Eagleville, Gardnerville, Verdi, Gerlach, Virginia City, Fernley, Empire, Silver Springs, Sparks, Imlay, Fort Bidwell, Fallon, Lovelock, and Cedarville 128 PM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. Wind prone areas along Hwy 395, Hwy 95, and Hwy 50 may see gusts reach up to 65 mph. Winds over Pyramid Lake 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph and waves 2 to 5 feet. * WHERE...In California, Surprise Valley California. In Nevada, Northern Washoe County, Western Nevada Basin and Range including Pyramid Lake, and Greater Reno-Carson City-Minden Area. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 11 PM PDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds may knock down burned trees in the Davis Fire burn area. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Now is the time to secure loose outdoor items such as patio furniture, holiday decorations, and trash cans before winds increase which could blow these items away. The best thing to do is prepare ahead of time by making sure you have extra food and water on hand, flashlights with spare batteries and/or candles in the event of a power outage. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ JC
1 follow-up statement
005 WWUS75 KREV 122153 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Reno NV 253 PM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025 NVZ001-130600- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250313T0600Z/ Mineral and Southern Lyon Counties- Including the cities of Yerington, Smith Valley, Mina, Hawthorne, and Schurz 253 PM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * WHERE...Mineral and Southern Lyon Counties. * WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. 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. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ003>005-130600- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-250313T0600Z/ Surprise Valley California-Western Nevada Basin and Range including Pyramid Lake-Greater Reno-Carson City-Minden Area- Northern Washoe County- Including the cities of Sparks, Fort Bidwell, Fallon, Lovelock, Verdi, Empire, Gerlach, Silver Springs, Fernley, Eagleville, Imlay, Virginia City, Gardnerville, Nixon, and Cedarville 253 PM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. Wind prone areas along Hwy 395, Hwy 95, and Hwy 50 may see gusts reach up to 65 mph. Winds over Pyramid Lake 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph and waves 2 to 5 feet. * WHERE...In California, Surprise Valley California. In Nevada, Northern Washoe County, Western Nevada Basin and Range including Pyramid Lake, and Greater Reno-Carson City-Minden Area. * WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds may knock down burned trees in the Davis Fire burn area. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Now is the time to secure loose outdoor items such as patio furniture, holiday decorations, and trash cans before winds increase which could blow these items away. The best thing to do is prepare ahead of time by making sure you have extra food and water on hand, flashlights with spare batteries and/or candles in the event of a power outage. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ JC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 1:28 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | REV | Churchill, Douglas, Lyon, Pershing, Storey, 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.