Spotter in Gardnerville reported a wind gust to 53 mph.
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Spotter in Gardnerville reported a wind gust to 53 mph.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Feb 23, 9:50 AM PST, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.
WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 950 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2002 SOME MINOR CHANGES TO ZONE PACKAGE FOR AFTERNOON PERIOD. SECONDARY VORT SWINGING THRU WRN NV THIS AFTN WITH SOME MARGINAL INSTABILITY AND DECENT LAPSE RATES FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST PORTION OF CWA...MAINLY N OF LOVELOCK. 500MB COLD POOL AT -29C SKIRTING ACRS NRN PTN NV THIS AFTERNOON WITH 850/500 LAPSE RATES OF 6-7C/KM. THIS COUPLED WITH SOME AFTERNOON HEATING AND MARGINAL LI/S WILL RESULT IN PSBLTY OF TSTMS THAT AREA SO WILL KEEP MNTN THERE. OTRW EXPECT TEMP DROPS OF 15-20 DEGREES FROM YDAS HIGHS AND HAVE LOWERED FCST HIGHS MAINLY NRN AREAS. WILL HOLD ONTO MNTN OF SCTD SHWRS NRN SIERRAS AND FAR NRN PTN CWA WITH PC SKIES ELSEWHERE. WIND GRADUALLY SHIFTS WEST AND WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS AFTN WHILE CONTG TO VEER. STILL MAY SEE SOME GUSTY NW RIDGETOP WINDS OVERNIGHT. JAH .REV...NONE.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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