1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Apr 14, 1:50 AM PST, 11 hours 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 250 AM PDT WED APR 14 2004 .SHORT TERM... UPPER LOW OFF THE WASHINGTON/OREGON COAST WILL ADVECT MOISTURE AND COOLER AIR INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA TODAY. SHORT WAVE NEAR 45N 140W WILL RACE TOWARD THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY WILL BRING PRECIPITATION FROM LAKE TAHOE NORTHWARD TO LASSEN AND MODOC COUNTIES TONIGHT. FAST MOVING SYSTEM WONT DROP A LOT OF PRECIPITATION BUT COULD SEE A COUPLE OF INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET TONIGHT. THIS SHORT WAVE WILL ALSO CARVE OUT A TROUGH ALONG 130N BY THURSDAY MORNING AND ALLOW COOL PACIFIC AIR AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. CYCLONIC FLOW...LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND WEAK WAVES IN THE FLOW WILL KEEP THE PATTERN UNSETTLED. EXPECTED ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA. BREEZY WITH LOCAL WINDY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AGAIN TODAY AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING SYSTEM. HAVE RAISED LAKE WIND ADVISORIES FOR LAKE TAHOE AND PYRAMID LAKE TODAY. SHOULD SEE SOME 35-45 MPH GUSTS IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. BRONG && .LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... MODELS CONTINUE TO COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT BUT STILL DIFFER ON THE DETAILS AS USUAL. TWO TROUGHS ARE PROGGED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION...ONE ON SATURDAY AND THE OTHER EITHER LATE MONDAY OR INTO TUESDAY. ALTHOUGH NEITHER WILL BE HUGE THEY WILL BRING AT LEAST SOME MUCH NEEDED PRECIP. WILL KEEP CHANCE POPS MAINLY NORTH THESE DAYS WITH ONLY SLIGHT CHANCE INTO MINERAL COUNTY. THERE COULD BE A BREAK FOR SUN AND SUN NIGHT WITH SHORT WAVE RIDGE OVERHEAD. HOWEVER...EURO SHOWS IT TO BE FLATTER THAN GFS SO WILL KEEP NON-ZERO POPS IN WITH ONLY PREICP MENTIONED IN ZONES ACROSS THE EXTREME NORTH. TEMPS WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH GENERALLY 40S SIERRA AND 50S WESTERN NV WITH SNOW LEVELS NEAR THE WESTERN NV VALLEY FLOORS. WALLMANN && .REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NV...LAKE WIND ADV FOR PYRAMID LAKE AND LAKE TAHOE NVZ002-004. CA...LAKE WIND ADV FOR LAKE TAHOE CAZ072. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 740 AM PDT WED APR 14 2004 CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-151500- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-MONO COUNTY-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 740 AM PDT WED APR 14 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NEVADA...THE EASTERN SIERRA...AND NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING BREEZY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA TODAY. LAKE WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR LAKE TAHOE AND PYRAMID LAKE...SEE WMO HEADER SXUS45 KREV FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. STARTING APRIL 15 2004...THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL ONLY BE ISSUED WHEN HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED IN EASTERN CALIFORNIA OR WESTERN NEVADA WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. WHEN THERE IS ANY THREAT OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER...THIS OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED BY 7 AM.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
51 knot (59 mph) wind gust reported by Nevada Highway Department 3 miles south of Washoe City.
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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: 5432184.