Nevada, 2000

High Wind in Nevada, November 29, 2000

November 29, 2000 · NWS REV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

, 18 miles SW of Fallon.

Where it happened

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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.

Automated sensor recorded wind gust to 62 mph on Dead Camel Mtn., 18 miles SW of Fallon.

The radar

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Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Western Nevada Basin and Range

When
November 29, 7:05 AM PST
Where
Western Nevada Basin and Range forecast zone
Measured
54 kt (62 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.927, -118.898 (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

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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: 5166635.