1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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.
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 Nov 8, 2:45 PM PST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
245 PM PST FRI NOV 8 2002
RAIN AREA HAS BECOME MORE PATCHY BUT THE NORTHERN EDGE HAS SPREAD
OUT SINCE THIS MORNING TO NORTH OF SUSANVILLE. SOME EMBEDDED
CONVECTION HAS BEEN NOTED IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE RAIN AREA
WITH ISOLATED LIGHTNING OVER SIERRA COUNTY WEST OF THE CREST. SNOW
LEVELS HAVE LIKELY PEAKED OUT AND SHOULD FALL A LITTLE TONIGHT SO
AREAS IN THE WARNING THAT HAVE RAINED TODAY WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW
TONIGHT. THIS WARNING WILL BE CARRIED THROUGH THE NEXT SHORTWAVE
WHICH IS EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW LEVELS
FOR SATURDAYS SYSTEM WILL BE ABOUT 1000 FEET LOWER BUT FOR LASSEN
ZONE IT APPEARS THAT QPF WILL BE INSUFFICIENT TO JUSTIFY A WARNING
AT THIS TIME. A BREAK IN THE ACTION OR A REDUCTION TO LIGHT PRECIP
IS PROBABLE LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL
LIKELY BE IN ADVISORY LEVEL AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN
LATER TONIGHT...THERE MAY BE AN ISOLATED HIGH WIND REPORT OVERNIGHT
BUT 700 MB WIND VALUES ARE MARGINAL FOR ISSUING A WARNING IN A
WHOLE ZONE.
LATER SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY WILL BE GENERALLY QUIET EXCEPT
FOR SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS OR LIGHT RAIN IN THE VALLEYS AND LIGHT
SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS FROM RENO AND TAHOE NORTHWARD THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT AND RECEDING TO THE NORTHWEST ZONES BY MONDAY. OVERRUNNING
SHOULD BE THE PRIMARY RAIN GENERATING PROCESS STARTING ON SUNDAY
EVENING.
NO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED BUT SOILS ARE LIKELY CLOSE
TO SATURATION IN THE BURN AREAS SO ANY ADDITIONAL RAIN MAY GENERATE
SOME MINOR FLOODING OR SMALL MUD SLIDES. THE FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN
IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAYS SHORTWAVE HAS CLEARED THE BURNED AREAS.
MJD
IN THE EXTENDED...TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...NEW 08/12Z GFS MODEL
CYCLE IS FASTER WITH THE PROGRESSION OF SYSTEMS MOVING THROUGH THE
PACIFIC THAN THE 08/00Z RUN. THIS QUICKER SOLUTION IS IN FAIRLY
GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE ECMWF AND UKMET...WITH THE NOGAPS BEING EVEN
FASTER. CURRENT FORECAST HAS THIS COVERED WELL...WITH PRECIP CHANCES
IN ALL BUT THE SOUTHERN ZONES FOR LATE TUESDAY/WED MORNING. AFTER
WED MORNING...WEAK RIDGING BUILDS BACK INTO EASTERN
CALIFORNIA/WESTERN NEVADA...ALLOWING FOR PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES...DRY
WEATHER...AND NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. NEXT
SHORTWAVE APPROACHES ON FRIDAY. INTRODUCED 3 TO 5 DEGREES OF DAYTIME
COOLING AND CHANCES OF PRECIP FOR NORTHERN ZONES AND SLIGHT CHANCES
FOR THE REST OF THE CWA TO REFLECT THIS. BROWN
.REV...WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
CAZ072>073-NVZ002
WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT CAZ070>071-073-NVZ001-003-005.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING CAZ072-073-NVZ002.CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-071400- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 615 AM PST FRI NOV 8 2002 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NEVADA...THE EASTERN SIERRA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE LAKE TAHOE AREA ABOVE 6500 FEET TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MONO COUNTY ABOVE 7000 FEET TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF WESTERN NEVADA AND PARTS OF THE EASTERN SIERRA TODAY... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TODAY THROUGH THROUGH SATURDAY FOR BURN AREAS OF EASTERN NEVADA...ALPINE AND MONO COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA... A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA AND LASSEN COUNTY THROUGH SATURDAY. MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE SIERRA AS WELL AS RECREATIONAL INTERESTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION AND RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER STORM WARNING...WSWREV...OR WMO ID WWUS45 AND THE LATEST WIND ADVISORY...NPWREV...OR WMO ID WWUS75 AND THE LATEST FLOOD WARNING...FFAREV...OR WMO ID WGUS65. WATCH/WARNING INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT (LOWER CASE): HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/RENO WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... RAIN AND SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES FRIDAY IN THE SIERRA AS WINTER STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR SATURDAY (DAY 2). SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER AND RAIN MAY MIX WITH OR TURN TO SNOW IN THE WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS LATE SATURDAY. FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE OVER BURN AREAS OF EASTERN NEVADA...ALPINE AND MONO COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA IN HEAVY RAIN. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY SUNDAY BEFORE ENDING BY SUNDAY EVENING. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED DAYS 4 THROUGH 7 (MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY).
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV
225 PM PST FRI NOV 8 2002
TIME(PST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0905 AM JANESVILLE CA HEAVY RAIN
11/08/02 LASSEN 3.17 INCHES OF RAIN IN 24
HOURS...REPORTED BY SPOTTERS
1135 AM BRIDGEPORT CA HEAVY RAIN
11/08/02 MONO 2.02 INCHES OF RAIN IN 24
HOURS...REPORTED BY SPOTTERS
1140 AM MT ROSE SKI AREA NV HEAVY SNOWFALL
11/08/02 WASHOE AT 8200 FEET...1 FOOT
OVERNIGHT...AT 9200
FEET...2 FEET
OVERNIGHT...REPORTED BY
SPOTTERS
0745 AM GRAEAGLE CA HEAVY RAIN
11/08/02 PLUMAS 3.25 INCHES OF RAIN IN 24
HOURS...REPORTED BY SPOTTERS
1222 AM 5 W SPANISH SPRINGS NV 63 MPH NON TSTM WIND GUST
11/08/02 WASHOE
1202 AM 7N BOCA CA 66 MPH NON TSTM WIND GUST
11/08/02 NEVADA
1245 AM CARSON CITY NV 60 MPH NON TSTM WIND GUST
11/08/02 CARSON CITY
0110 AM WASHOE VALLEY NV 64 MPH NON TSTM WIND GUST
11/08/02 WASHOE
0820 AM SATTLEY CA HEAVY RAIN
11/08/02 SIERRA 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN 12
HOURS...4.41 INCHES IN 24
HOURS...REPORTED BY SPOTTERS
0835 AM HOMEWOOD CA HEAVY RAIN
11/08/02 PLACER 3 INCHES OF RAIN IN 18
HOURS...REPORTED BY SPOTTERS
0830 AM 7SW RENO NV 68 MPH NON TSTM WIND GUST
11/08/02 WASHOE GUST WAS SOMETIME DURING
THE NIGHT...REPORTED BY
SPOTTERS
0845 AM EAGLEVILLE CA WIND DAMAGE
11/08/02 MODOC STRONG WINDS OVERNIGHT
BROKE BRANCHES AND SMALL
LIMBS OFF TREES...REPORTED BY
SPOTTERS
1240 PM 3N TRUCKEE CA HEAVY RAIN
11/08/02 NEVADA 2.70 INCHES OF RAIN IN 24
HOURS...REPORTED BY SPOTTERS
1255 PM MAMMOTH LAKES CA HEAVY RAIN
11/08/02 MONO 4.58 INCHES OF RAINFALL
PAST 24 HOURS...3.07 INCHES
SINCE MIDNIGHT. MINOR
STREET FLOODING...REPORTED BY
SPOTTER.The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong winds blew a large cottonwood tree onto a home in Gardnerville, causing roof and porch damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nevada in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Nevada, November 2002
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: 5321840.