High Wind in Nevada, October 14 to 15, 2014

Name: High Wind in Nevada, October 14 to 15, 2014
Start: 2014-10-14T18:00
End: 2014-10-15T10:00
Location: Nevada

October 14 to 15, 2014 · NWS REV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Low pressure over the Pacific moved into California and Oregon early on the 15th, bringing strong winds to the Reno area from the evening of the 14th through the morning of the 15th.

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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 happened

The episode as NWS REV wrote it up.

Low pressure over the Pacific moved into California and Oregon early on the 15th, bringing strong winds to the Reno area from the evening of the 14th through the morning of the 15th.

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Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Greater Reno/Carson City/Minden Area

When: October 14, 6:00 PM PST to October 15, 10:00 AM PST
Where: Greater Reno/Carson City/Minden Area forecast zone
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 39.511, -119.499 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds were recorded in the foothills around Reno, at the Reno airport and in portions of the north valleys of Reno on the 14th and 15th. The Galena RAWS and Five Mile Flat NDOT sensors had the highest wind gusts (81 and 77 mph, respectively), with gusts up to 68 mph at the Stead airport and 61 mph at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport. Sporadic power outages were noted on the 14th and 15th.

What these are

High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

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The same day elsewhere

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 546570.