1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 14, 2:30 AM PST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 230 AM PST SUN DEC 14 2003 .SHORT TERM... VIGOROUS COLD FRONT MOVING INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA HAS PRODUCED ONE INCH PER HOUR RAINFALL RATES THERE. FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE RENO AREA AROUND 8 AM...THEN RAPIDLY INTO THE CENTRAL SIERRA AND CENTRAL NEVADA BY NOON...AND FINALLY INTO EASTERN NEVADA BY 4 PM OR SO. STRONG H7-H3 CONVERGENCE/DIVERGENCE COUPLET WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT SO EXPECT IT TO HOLD TOGETHER WELL. 06Z WSETA APPEARS TO HAVE A BETTER HANDLE THAN THE 00Z MODELS ON THE STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM. THERE WAS A 19MB SURFACE GRADIENT BETWEEN MFR AND TPH BEFORE IT MOVED THROUGH OREGON. WILL LEAVE HIGH WIND WARNINGS UP THRU 8 AM FOR THE VALLEYS TO THE LEE OF THE SIERRA AS UPPER LEVEL FORCING SHOULD RESULT IN BRIEF...VERY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT. SNOWFALL MOVING THROUGH WITH FRONT COULD PRODUCE 3 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALLS IN THE SIERRA (OR MORE) WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS. LATEST QPFS SUGGEST THAT ALTHOUGH SYSTEM IS MOVING VERY QUICKLY...IT WILL DUMP UP TO 2 FEET OF SNOW OVER THE SIERRA CREST BY NOON TODAY. THE RENO AREA IS LIKELY TO GET 3 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET SO WILL ISSUE A SNOW ADVISORY THIS MORNING...ALSO FOR NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. DYNAMICS TAKE AIM AT MONO COUNTY LATER THIS MORNING AND HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW SHIFTS SOUTH AND EAST. THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL REMAIN UP THERE UNTIL 4 PM. WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE BASIN AND RANGE AND MINERAL COUNTY UNTIL 4 PM AS WELL. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE BUILDS IN BEGINNING TONIGHT. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING WITH ISOLATED SNOW FLURRIES. ALL PRECIPITATION SHOULD END OVERNIGHT AND SKIES WILL CLEAR OUT...WITH AREAS OF PATCHY FOG. MONDAY AND TUESDAY WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES UNDER STRONG SURFACE INVERSIONS. SG .LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... MODELS AGREE THAT AN UPPER RIDGE WILL STILL BE OVER THE WRN STATES WEDNESDAY. BEYOND WEDNESDAY...THE GFS SHOWS A LITTLE LOWER HEIGHTS OFF THE WEST COAST BUT REMAINS PROGRESSIVE...BRINGING A SHORT WAVE TROUGH TO NRN CA THURSDAY. THE NOGAPS AND UKMET REMAIN SLOWER WITH THE RIDGE PERSISTING. THE CMC NOW INDICATES MORE ENSEMBLE MEMBERS WITH A TROUGH OR LOW AMPLITUDE FLOW INTO THE WEST BY FRIDAY...CLOSER TO THE GFS. WE ACCEPT A LITTLE SLOWER GFS AND REMOVE PRECIPITATION WEDNESDAY NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY PRECIP TO NE CA AND FAR NW NV THURSDAY AS A SHORT WAVE MOVES INLAND FRIDAY AND CONTINUES EAST SATURDAY. THE AIRMASS IS INITIALLY MILD THEN COOLING WITH A COLD FRONT FRIDAY AND REMAINING COOL SATURDAY. OSTERMAN. && .REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NV...HIGH WIND WARNING NVZ002-003...NVZ005...UNTIL 8 AM. ...WIND ADVISORY NV001-NVZ004...UNTIL 4 PM. ...WINTER STORM WARNING NV002...UNTIL NOON. ...SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET NVZ003-005 6 AM UNTIL NOON. CA...HIGH WIND WARNING CAZ070-072 UNTIL 8 AM. ...HIGH WIND WARNING CAZ073 UNTIL 4 PM. ...WINTER STORM WARNING CAZ071...UNTIL NOON. ...WINTER STORM WARNING...CAZ072...UNTIL NOON. ...WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FT...CAZ073...UNTIL 4 PM. ...SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET CAZ070...UNTIL NOON. &&
CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-141500- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 235 PM PST SAT DEC 13 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NEVADA...THE EASTERN SIERRA...AND NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE WEST COAST TODAY AND MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS AS THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES. HEAVY SNOWFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRA AND MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA. WINTER STORM WARNINGS WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...HIGH WIND WARNINGS WILL ALSO BE IN EFFECT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN WEATHER MESSAGES ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO INCLUDING /WWUS45 KREV WSWREV/ AND /WWUS75 KREV NPWREV/. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE PACIFIC STORM WILL LINGER INTO SUNDAY AND EXIT THE AREA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN WEATHER MESSAGES ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO INCLUDING /WWUS45 KREV WSWREV/ AND /WWUS75 KREV NPWREV/. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Wind gust of 52 knots (60 mph) 3 miles W Dayton.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5328127.