High Wind, Greater Lake Tahoe Area
- When
- November 18, 7:49 AM PST to 7:50 AM PST
- Where
- Greater Lake Tahoe Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 67 kt (77 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.935, -120.458 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in California, November 18, 1996
A weather spotter at Tahoe Keys reported a wind gust of 67 kts.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS REV wrote it up.
A weather spotter at Tahoe Keys reported a wind gust of 67 kts.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Montana, November 18 to 20, 1996
- Flooding in Oregon, November 18 to 23, 1996
- Debris Flows in Oregon, November 18 to 20, 1996
- High Wind in Nevada, November 18, 1996
- Winter Storm in Montana, November 18 to 19, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Montana, November 18 to 19, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, November 18 to 19, 1996
- High Wind in Colorado, November 18, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, November 18, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, November 18, 1996
- Flood in Missouri, November 18 to 20, 1996
- High Wind in California, November 18 to 19, 1996
More
Every storm in California in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in California, November 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5548229.