High Wind, Western Nevada Basin and Range
- When
- January 16, 3:00 PM PST to 5:00 PM PST
- Where
- Western Nevada Basin and Range forecast zone
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.927, -118.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Nevada, January 16, 1996
A strong pacific weather system moved into Northern Nevada bringing very strong west winds along the eastern slopes of the Central Sierra and extreme Western Nevada. Gusts up to 76 knots were reported in Minden where many roofs were damaged along with many trees and fences down.
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.
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- 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 strong pacific weather system moved into Northern Nevada bringing very strong west winds along the eastern slopes of the Central Sierra and extreme Western Nevada. Gusts up to 76 knots were reported in Minden where many roofs were damaged along with many trees and fences down. Other strong gusts were 61 knots in Gardnerville, 70 knots in Stead, and 57 knots at Pyramid Lake.Winds of 52 knots smashed a large plate glass window in a store in Carson City.
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 Weather in Wisconsin, January 16, 1996
- Blizzard in Wyoming, January 16 to 18, 1996
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, January 16, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, January 16 to 17, 1996
- Blizzard in Nebraska, January 16 to 18, 1996
- Blizzard in Wyoming, January 16 to 18, 1996
- Ice Storm in Oregon, January 16, 1996 to January 18, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, January 16, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Montana, January 16 to 17, 1996
- High Wind in California, January 16 to 17, 1996
- Ice Storm in Washington, January 16 to 17, 1996
- High Wind in California, January 16, 1996
More
Every storm in Nevada in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Nevada, January 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: 5545953.