1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 830 AM PDT SUN OCT 17 2004 CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-181400- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-LASSEN- EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-MONO-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- 830 AM PDT SUN OCT 17 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NEVADA...THE EASTERN SIERRA...AND NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA.. .DAY ONE...TODAY ...WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR THE LAKE TAHOE AREA... ...SNOW ADVISORY FOR MONO COUNTY ABOVE 7000 FEET... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR WESTERN NEVADA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA... A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SIERRA TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET IN THE SIERRA. DETAILS ON THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND SNOW ADVISORY FRO THE SIERRA ARE IN /WWUS45 RNOWSWREV/ AND DETAILS ON THE WIND ADVISORY FOR WESTERN NEVADA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA ARE IN /WWUS75 RNONPWREV/. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON TUESDAY NIGHT OR WEDNESDAY. EXPECT GUSTY WINDS...VALLEY RAIN...AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. .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.
A 61 knot (70 mph) wind gust was reported in Minden.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nevada in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Nevada, October 2004
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: 5431432.