1 thunderstorm 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 Jul 20, 1:40 PM PST, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 240 PM PDT SUN JUL 20 2003 CONVECTION HAS DEVELOPED IN EASTERN CHURCHILL COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND WAS EXPANDING WEST. RADAR SHOWED RAINFALL RATES OF A QUARTER INCH PER HOUR WITH THESE STORMS...ABOUT HALF OF GUIDANCE VALUES FOR FLASH FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS WERE INCREASING OVER MONO COUNTY NORTH TO THE TAHOE AREA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MONO COUNTY UNTIL 9 PM. WILL ADD LOCAL HEAVY RAIN TO SCATTERED EVENING THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF A DOYLE CA TO IMLAY NV LINE. CONVECTION IN NORTHERN WASHOE AND MOST OF LASSEN COUNTY HAS BEEN INHIBITED BY CLOUD COVER TODAY AND THERE IS LOW LEVEL DIVERGENCE WHICH WILL ALSO KEEP CONVECTION DOWN. WILL KEEP A SLIGHT CHANCE IN THOSE AREAS THIS EVENING. UPPER RIDGE EXPANDS SLOWLY WEST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH DEW POINTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH SOME THREAT OF CONVECTION EACH DAY. RC IN THE EXTENDED...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... STRONG UPPER PRESSURE RIDGE TO SHIFT EAST TOWARD THE 4 CORNERS REGION DURING THE EXTENDED PERIOD AS A MORE ZONAL FLOW WITH EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES MOVES OVER THE PAC NW THUS AND FRI. ENOUGH MOISTURE REMAINS IN PLACE THURSDAY FOR THREAT OF CONVECTION OVER ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. BY FRIDAY A SHORTWAVE MOVES INTO SRN OR AND PROVIDES DRIER AND COOLER SWLY FLOW TO NW PORTIONS OF CWA. THIS WILL ALSO HELP KICK UP THE AFTERNOON WESTERLY WINDS NEAR THE SIERRA. UPPER HIGH TO BUILD BACK TOWARD NW US NEXT WEEKEND WHILE POTENTIAL CUT OFF LOW SETS UP OFF CNTRL CA COAST. FLOW AROUND THESE TWO PRESSURE SYSTEMS WOULD BE SOUTHERLY AND PROVIDE THUNDERSTORM THREAT FOR NEXT WEEKEND. MILNE .REV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 9 PM PDT FOR CAZ073.
CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-211400- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1040 AM PDT SUN JUL 20 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NEVADA...THE EASTERN SIERRA AND NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH ISSUED FOR MONO COUNTY FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT... REFER TO WGUS65 KREV RNOFFAREV FOR DETAILS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAINSHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE IN MONO COUNTY AND COULD CAUSE ROCK AND MUD SLIDES IN AREAS SUCH AS THE WALKER RIVER CANYON AND TIOGA PASS. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR DEBRIS AND WATER ACROSS ROADWAYS LATER IN THE DAY. IN ADDITION TO THIS DANGER...THE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA BRING WITH THEM THE POSSIBILITY OF DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS CAUSING BLOWING DUST AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. WHILE NO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED...THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...STRONG WIND GUSTS CAUSING BLOWING DUST...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE AREA WILL SEE A DRYING TREND LATE IN THE PERIOD. HOWEVER...THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A women and child were slightly injured by falling tree branches when thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 50 mph blew through Mills Park in Carson City.
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