Nevada, 2005

Damaging Wind in Nevada, July 21, 2005

July 21, 2005 · NWS REV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

What forecasters said that day

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 Jul 21, 3:10 PM PST, 2 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 3:10 PM PST, 2 hours 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
410 PM PDT THU JUL 21 2005

.UPDATE...
A LARGE BREAK IN THE CLOUD COVER ALLOWED TEMPS TO REACH 100 DEGREES
AT THE RENO AIRPORT SHORTLY AFTER 4 PM...SO THE RECORD SETTING 100
DEGREE STREAK CONTINUES IN RENO FOR THE 10TH STRAIGHT DAY. MJD

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...
.SHORT TERM...
MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS ARE TRACKING NORTH OF I-80 AND CLEARING
THE SOUTHERN ZONES.  THIS IS ALLOWING AFTERNOON HEATING TO POP
THUNDERSTORMS.  WITH THE UNSTABLE 12Z SOUNDING WILL SEE
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN AREAS ONCE THE MID AND HIGH
LEVEL CLOUDS PASS.  TEMPERATURES ARE REBOUNDING NICELY DESPITE THIS
MORNINGS CLOUD COVER WITH HIGHS TOPPING 100 IN SOME NEVADA VALLEYS.

LOW OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE INTO OREGON TONIGHT
AND PRODUCE A DRIER AND STABLE SOUTHWEST FLOW NORTH OF I-80
TOMORROW.  THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIMITED TO MONO AND MINERAL...BUT
COULD SEE ONE OR TWO CELLS IN THE FAR EASTERN PORTIONS OF PERSHING
AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES.  RIDGE BUILDS BACK FOR THE WEEKEND BUT
REMAINS SOMEWHAT FLAT ALLOWING THE WESTERLIES TO INHIBIT CONVECTION
OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA.  NEVADA VALLEY HIGHS WILL REMAIN
ABOVE NORMAL WITH UPPER 90S AND A FEW LOCATIONS CRACKING 100.  THE
SIERRAS WILL REMAIN WARM AS WELL WITH HIGHS IN THE 80S.  BRONG

.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
A MONDAY A VORT MAX IS PROGGED TO MOVE INTO OREGON.  THIS SYSTEM
SHOULD BE FAR ENOUGH NORTH TO NOT HAVE MUCH EFFECT ON OUR WEATHER.
ON TUESDAY THE FLATTENED RIDGE OVER THE SWRN CONUS STARTS TO BUILD
AGAIN WITH 500 MB HEIGHTS INCREASING TO 591 DAM BOTH TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY.  THUS TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY SHOULD BE
SIMILAR WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S TO NEAR 100 IN WESTERN
NEVADA VALLEYS.  AS A TROUGH APPROACHES ON THURSDAY INCREASING CLOUD
COVER SHOULD MODERATE TEMPERATURES SOME.  DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL
BE NEAR NORMAL FOR LATE-JULY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 90S IN WESTERN
NEVADA. HOWEVER NIGHTTIME LOWS WILL CONTINUE ABOVE NORMAL WITH
READINGS IN THE LOW TO MID 60S..  OHARA

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.  MAIN CONVECTION IS STILL
SOUTH OF THE KREV CWFA THIS AFTERNOON.  SOUTHERLY FLOW IS ADVECTING
MOISTURE INTO THE REGION SO...WITH AFTERNOON HEATING CONTRIBUTING TO
LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY...EXPECT TCU/S AND CB/S TO CONTINUE TO SPREAD
NORTH.  OHARA

&&

.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.NV...NONE.
.CA...NONE.

&&

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 30 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:08 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washoe

When
July 21, 6:09 PM PST
Where
Washoe County, 5 mi N of Sparks
Measured
53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.617, -119.767

A 53 kt (61 mph) wind gust was reported at the wind sensor at Spanish Springs High School north of Sparks.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

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: 5470852.