High Wind, Mineral/Southern Lyon
- When
- January 18, 3:30 PM PST to 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- Mineral/Southern Lyon forecast zone
- Measured
- 84 kt (97 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.780, -118.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Nevada, January 18, 1996
An intense Pacific storm system brought strong gusty winds to the Lake Tahoe/Truckee area and Extreme Western Nevada. Winds sustained at 35 knots were reported in the Yerington area.
Where it happened
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- Wind
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- Heat and drought
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- Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
An intense Pacific storm system brought strong gusty winds to the Lake Tahoe/Truckee area and Extreme Western Nevada. Winds sustained at 35 knots were reported in the Yerington area. Winds gusting up to 84 knots were reported at the Kirkwood Ski area. Gusts 63 knots were reported in Minden. A gust of 69 knots was also reported in South Reno. About 3,000 people in the Stead area and 1,100 people in the Carson City area were left without power due to several power lines blown down due to the strong winds.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Greater Reno/Carson City/Minden Area
- When
- January 18, 3:30 PM PST to 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- Greater Reno/Carson City/Minden Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.511, -119.499 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
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The same day elsewhere
- Cold in Oklahoma, January 18 to 20, 1996
- Blizzard in Iowa, January 18, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 18 to 19, 1996
- Cold in Wisconsin, January 18, 1996
- High Wind in Indiana, January 18, 1996
- Flash Flood in Virginia, January 18 to 19, 1996
- Tornado in Missouri, January 18, 1996
- Flash Flood in Virginia, January 18 to 19, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, January 18, 1996
- High Wind in Alabama, January 18 to 19, 1996
- Tornado in Kentucky, January 18, 1996
- Tornado in Arkansas, January 18, 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: 5545954, 5545955.