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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 11, 2026, 10:51 AM PDT for Lyon County, Mineral County, Nevada. It took effect at Apr 11, 2026, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 11, 2026, 10:51 AM PDT (17:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 11, 2026, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 12, 2026, 2:00 AM 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 17:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 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
- 952 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
758 WWUS75 KREV 111751 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Reno NV 1051 AM PDT Sat Apr 11 2026 NVZ001-120900- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0005.260411T2100Z-260412T0900Z/ Mineral and Southern Lyon Counties- Including the cities of Hawthorne, Schurz, Yerington, Mina, and Smith Valley 1051 AM PDT Sat Apr 11 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...South to southwest winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph with wind prone areas along Highway 95 gusting to 50 to 60 mph. * WHERE...Mineral and Southern Lyon Counties. * WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 2 AM PDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Difficult driving conditions for high-profile vehicles along Highway 95 near Walker Lake. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The main area of concern will be from Hawthorne to Schurz along Highway 95 near Walker Lake. The strongest winds will be from 5 PM to 10 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ HC
1 follow-up statement
066 WWUS75 KREV 120852 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Reno NV 152 AM PDT Sun Apr 12 2026 NVZ001-121000- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260412T0900Z/ Mineral and Southern Lyon Counties- Including the cities of Mina, Schurz, Yerington, Hawthorne, and Smith Valley 152 AM PDT Sun Apr 12 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... Winds are now below criteria levels and the advisory is allowed to expire. $$ CM
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Apr 11, 1:16 AM PDT, 9 hours 35 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- * A slight 10-20% chance for additional thunderstorms today and on Sunday. * Colder with additional rain and mountain snow this weekend. Highest snowfall rates late tonight with Sierra Pass travel difficulties. * Gusty winds continue today and on Sunday.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 11, 1:16 AM PDT, 9 hours 35 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Reno NV
116 AM PDT Sat Apr 11 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
* A slight 10-20% chance for additional thunderstorms today and on
Sunday.
* Colder with additional rain and mountain snow this weekend.
Highest snowfall rates late tonight with Sierra Pass travel
difficulties.
* Gusty winds continue today and on Sunday.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
* For the remainder of tonight, light precipitation will continue
in northern Mono County northward into eastern Plumas County.
From current camera networks, snow levels will remain as low as
6,000 ft into the early morning. Accumulations through daybreak
between will be around 1-2 inches. Ongoing light rain showers
will additionally continue in portions of western NV into
morning, with light accumulations through sunrise.
* A deep, cold trough currently (as of 1AM PDT) at 42N/134W will
move into the region today. Per latest HREF and Hi-Resoultion
guidance, light showers will persist for most of the day from
Alpine County northward into Lassen County. Precipitation will
then spread south into Mono County by around 5-8 PM PDT. Prior
to the arrival of the main trough, southerly flow aloft will
increase snow levels to around 7,000 ft through the afternoon.
Afterward, snow levels drop to around 5,000-6,500 ft by midnight
and down to 4,000-5,500 ft by Sunday morning as the low pressure
moves overhead.
* As for winds today, expect southerly winds across the region.
Ridgetop wind gusts will be upwards of 80-100 mph, with gusts of
40-50 mph in wind prone areas. Gusts of 25-35 mph are expected
elsewhere, with the strongest gusts in the afternoon to around
midnight.
* Guidance still shows a period of heavier snowfall rates reaching
2-3"/hour from around 10-11 PM tonight through 3-4 AM Sunday
morning in the Sierra. Anticipate slow and difficult travel
over Sierra passes as roads will rapidly become snow covered.
For the latest forecast snow totals with this storm, please see
the current Winter Storm Warnings.
* There is still enough instability (CAPES ~100 J/kg) to not rule
out a 20% chance for thunderstorms this afternoon in the eastern
Sierra, and a 10% chance in western NV. Storm coverage will be
much less compared to Friday afternoon. Main limiting factor
may be too much cloud cover.
* Snow levels will be low enough for snow in foothill locations
early Sunday morning around western Nevada. Current guidance
shows a 30-50% for up to 1" of accumulation above 5000 feet,
including Virginia City. We also can not rule a rain/snow mix on
the valley floors in western NV on Sunday morning. However,
given the recent warm conditions, there is only a 2% chance for
anything to accumulate.
* For next week, a few showers will linger in the eastern Sierra
through Monday morning, with much cooler below average
temperatures. Near freezing temperatures are expected in the
warmer valleys, with hard freezes (< 28F) in other valleys
Monday and Tuesday mornings.
* For next week, drier and warmer conditions are expected on
Tuesday. The next system will move through on Wednesday, giving
us another chance of precipitation and high winds. -McKellar
&&
.AVIATION...
* FL100 S-SW winds sustained around 45 kts today. This will
translate to winds gusting 20-30 kts at terminal sites in
absence of any thunderstorm outflow influences.
* Showers persist in the eastern Sierra today, primarily from
northern Mono County into eastern Plumas County. Likely to see
increasing snow rates in the Sierra tonight, with several
inches of accumulation by Sunday at all Sierra terminals.
Western NV terminals will primarily be rain, but could see some
snow mix with rain late Saturday night into early Sunday
morning. Chances for any accumulation are less than 5% for KRNO,
and 10% for KCXP/KMEV. -McKellar
&&
.AVALANCHE...
Moderate to heavy snow will impact all avalanche center terrain
through Monday morning.
* Snow totals, levels, and rates: Up to 2 ft of snow along the
highest peaks for SAC and BAC terrain, locally lower (up to 18")
for ESAC terrain. Snow levels will hover between 6000-6500 ft
this morning before rising to 6750-7500 ft this afternoon and
evening. Snow levels quickly plummet below 5000 ft after
midnight, rising slightly to 5000-5500 ft (highest near Mammoth)
Sunday afternoon. Snowfall rates will be the most intense
during the period of lowest snow levels (12am-5am Sunday) with
rates of 2-3"/hr. Otherwise, rates of 1"/hr or less expected.
* SLRs and SWE: Snowfall ratios will be lowest around the Tahoe
Basin, ranging from 7-10:1 with locally higher for BAC/ESAC
terrain (9-12:1). SLRs will increase as the colder air moves in
late Saturday night into Sunday morning to 11-13:1, locally up to
14:1 at times. 50th percentile SWE has up to 2.25" along the
highest peaks in SAC terrain, otherwise 1-1.5" for BAC and 0.75-
1.25" for ESAC.
* Thunder potential and wind gusts: Best chances for thunder this
afternoon and again Sunday afternoon, though chances are less than
20%. Predominantly southerly ridgetop gusts of 80-100 mph.
-Giralte
&&
.REV Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
NV...Winter Storm Warning from 2 PM Saturday to 11 PM PDT Sunday
NVZ002.
CA...Winter Weather Advisory from 2 PM Saturday to 11 PM PDT Sunday
CAZ071.
Winter Storm Warning from 2 PM Saturday to 11 PM PDT Sunday
CAZ072-073.
&&In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 11, 10:01 AM PDT, 50 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Reno NV
1001 AM PDT Sat Apr 11 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0632 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 6 NW Hawthorne 38.59N 118.71W
04/10/2026 M60 MPH Mineral NV Mesonet
Peak outflow gust at Mesonet station WLKNV
6.1 NW Hawthorne (NV DOT).
0450 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 NW Reno 39.56N 119.85W
04/10/2026 M59 MPH Washoe NV Mesonet
Peak outflow gust at Mesonet station NV013
Northwest Reno.
0545 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 8 SW Nixon 39.75N 119.46W
04/10/2026 M58 MPH Washoe NV Mesonet
Peak outflow gust at Mesonet station RGX
Virginia Peak.
0617 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 5 ENE Yerington 39.01N 119.08W
04/10/2026 M56 MPH Lyon NV Mesonet
Peak outflow gust at Mesonet station EW0588
Yerington.
0431 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 NNE Washoe City 39.34N 119.80W
04/10/2026 M51 MPH Washoe NV Mesonet
Peak outflow gust at Mesonet station BCBNV
1.5 N Washoe City (NV DOT).
0458 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 NNE Washoe City 39.34N 119.80W
04/10/2026 M51 MPH Washoe NV Mesonet
Peak outflow gust at Mesonet station RRONV
Us-395 Sb Red Rock Off-Ramp Wwd.
0511 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 SW New Washoe City 39.27N 119.82W
04/10/2026 M51 MPH Washoe NV Mesonet
Peak outflow gust at Mesonet station WASNV
3.2 S Washoe City (NV DOT).
0405 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 NNE Washoe City 39.35N 119.79W
04/10/2026 M50 MPH Washoe NV Mesonet
Peak outflow gust at Mesonet station GLCNV
2.3 NE Washoe City (NV DOT).
0727 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 ENE Stagecoach 39.38N 119.32W
04/10/2026 M50 MPH Lyon NV Mesonet
Peak outflow gust at Mesonet station STGNV
2.8 E Stagecoach (NV DOT).
0711 AM Snow Mt. Rose Ski Base 39.32N 119.89W
04/11/2026 E8.0 Inch Washoe NV Public
New snow 6-8 inches.
0920 AM Snow 1 W Donner 39.33N 120.32W
04/11/2026 M7.9 Inch Nevada CA Local Official
New snow at Central Sierra Snow Lab. Station
Elevation: 6894 ft.
0555 AM Snow Palisades Tahoe Ski Bas 39.19N 120.24W
04/11/2026 E7.0 Inch Placer CA Public
New snow at upper mtn 8000 ft. 1 inch new
snow at Alpine base 6950 ft.
0615 AM Snow Mammoth Mountain Ski Ba 37.65N 119.04W
04/11/2026 E7.0 Inch Mono CA Public
New snow at summit 11053 ft. 4 inches new
snow at main lodge 8900 ft.
0948 AM Snow 1 NNW Incline Village 39.27N 119.97W
04/11/2026 M3.8 Inch Washoe NV Trained Spotter
Station Elevation: 7553 ft.
0730 AM Snow June Mountain Ski Base 37.76N 119.09W
04/11/2026 E2.0 Inch Mono CA Public
New snow at Chalet 8700 ft.
0902 AM Rain 1 WSW Meyers 38.85N 120.02W
04/11/2026 M1.08 Inch El Dorado CA Mesonet
Mesonet station RWBC1 Baron.
0830 AM Rain Spooner Summit 39.10N 119.91W
04/11/2026 M0.96 Inch Douglas NV Mesonet
Mesonet station NSPO Spooner Summit (DRI).
0834 AM Rain 1 E Blairsden 39.78N 120.59W
04/11/2026 M0.88 Inch Plumas CA Mesonet
Mesonet station MWKC1 Denten Creek.
0948 AM Rain 1 NNW Incline Village 39.27N 119.97W
04/11/2026 M0.80 Inch Washoe NV Trained Spotter
Liquid total including 3.75 inches snow.
0848 AM Rain Markleeville 38.69N 119.78W
04/11/2026 M0.76 Inch Alpine CA Mesonet
Mesonet station MKEC1 Markleeville.
0900 AM Rain 1 NNE Meyers 38.87N 120.01W
04/11/2026 M0.69 Inch El Dorado CA Mesonet
Mesonet station EW3758 Meyers.
0900 AM Rain 4 WNW Meyers 38.88N 120.07W
04/11/2026 M0.68 Inch El Dorado CA Mesonet
Mesonet station FW7537 Fallen Leaf.
0905 AM Rain 2 N Truckee 39.35N 120.20W
04/11/2026 M0.68 Inch Nevada CA Mesonet
Mesonet station DW9436 Sierraville.
0750 AM Rain 2 SSE Dog Valley 39.52N 120.03W
04/11/2026 M0.67 Inch Sierra CA CO-OP Observer
CO-OP Observer station VERC1 Verdi 2 W.
0838 AM Rain 2 ESE Diamond Peak Ski 39.24N 119.88W
04/11/2026 M0.67 Inch Washoe NV Mesonet
Mesonet station LVYN2 Little Valley.
0910 AM Rain Glenshire-Devonshi 39.35N 120.09W
04/11/2026 M0.66 Inch Nevada CA Mesonet
Mesonet station FW8247 Truckee.
0800 AM Rain Tahoe City 39.17N 120.14W
04/11/2026 M0.65 Inch Placer CA CO-OP Observer
CO-OP Observer station TAHC1 Tahoe City.
0800 AM Rain 2 ENE Walker 38.53N 119.45W
04/11/2026 M0.63 Inch Mono CA Cocorahs
Cocorahs station CA-MN-8 Walker 1.2 NE.
0849 AM Rain 1 NNW Dog Valley 39.56N 120.05W
04/11/2026 M0.63 Inch Sierra CA Mesonet
Mesonet station DOGC1 Dog Valley.
0820 AM Rain 4 SSW Portola 39.75N 120.50W
04/11/2026 M0.60 Inch Plumas CA Mesonet
Mesonet station QCSC1 Carman Saddle.
0900 AM Rain 1 ESE Calpine 39.67N 120.43W
04/11/2026 M0.60 Inch Sierra CA Mesonet
Mesonet station GW0434 Calpine.
0745 AM Rain 1 ESE Hope Valley 38.78N 119.90W
04/11/2026 M0.59 Inch Alpine CA Mesonet
Mesonet station CSRR 1.4 E Hope Valley
(DRI).
0905 AM Rain 1 NE Crystal Bay 39.26N 119.98W
04/11/2026 M0.58 Inch Washoe NV Mesonet
Mesonet station GW0254 Incline Village.
0900 AM Rain 6 NW Genesee 40.09N 120.83W
04/11/2026 M0.56 Inch Plumas CA Mesonet
Mesonet station GW0802 Taylorsville.
0700 AM Rain 1 NNE Genoa 39.02N 119.84W
04/11/2026 M0.54 Inch Douglas NV Cocorahs
Cocorahs station NV-DG-29 Genoa 1.1 NNE.
0853 AM Rain 3 N Meyers 38.90N 120.00W
04/11/2026 M0.53 Inch El Dorado CA ASOS
ASOS station KTVL South Lake Tahoe Ap.
0906 AM Rain 3 NW Truckee 39.36N 120.25W
04/11/2026 M0.50 Inch Nevada CA Mesonet
Mesonet station GW6514 TRUCKEE.
0906 AM Rain 4 W Gardnerville Ranch 38.88N 119.82W
04/11/2026 M0.50 Inch Douglas NV Mesonet
Mesonet station AW055 GARDNERVILLE.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 6:24 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Churchill | 36 min |
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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.