A fast moving cold front with an anonymously deep upper trough brought another round of windy conditions, increased chances for showers and thunderstorms, and cooler temperatures that dampened summer recreation activities and travel across the area.
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The episode as NWS REV wrote it up.
A fast moving cold front with an anonymously deep upper trough brought another round of windy conditions, increased chances for showers and thunderstorms, and cooler temperatures that dampened summer recreation activities and travel across the area.
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 Jun 12, 12:27 PM PST, 23 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Reno NV
127 PM PDT Sun Jun 12 2022
.SYNOPSIS...
Moisture, clouds and cooler temperatures continue to stream in with
a frontal passage today. The area with the greatest chance for
wetting rain and thunder will be northeast California to northern
Nevada, and along the northern Sierra. A cool start to the week will
lead into a midweek warmup that returns above average temperatures.
For the upcoming weekend, another system could bring cooler
temperatures and breezy winds back again.
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.SHORT TERM...Today through Monday night...
* Today: Showers will persist for northeastern California to
northern Nevada, and along the northern Sierra through the end
of the day. Recent rainfall observations show the Tahoe Basin
has already received over 0.5" of rain by noon, and with
forecasts suggesting rainfall amounts to reach nearly an inch
of rain, it's just plain soggy in some areas today. Some storms
have produced lightning across southern Oregon/northern Nevada
and far northern California, but the risk for lightning exists
with any shower that approaches. Areas that see shower
activity will also see lower wind speeds, unless a thunderstorm
produces gusty outflow winds. For the Basin and Range, it will
remain dry and gusty, which elevates concerns for drying
fuels. Wind speeds across the entire region will reach 30-40
mph, with gusts as high as 50-60 mph or greater for wind prone
locations. For dry locations, blowing dust may create
visibility issues, while gusty winds all over will create
travel issues for high-profile vehicles traveling N-S oriented
roads. Temperatures will be held in check in places that get
rain, with 60s for those spots. Overall, today will be around
10-15 degrees cooler than yesterday for everyone, as the dense
cloud cover limits afternoon heating. The system exits
overnight, leaving behind a cooler airmass that will hang
around into early week.
* Tomorrow (Monday): Any residual clouds associated with the
exiting front will be gone by midday, but the temperatures will
stay below average despite the increase in solar heating.
Winds will be breezy during the early afternoon, around 10-20
mph with gusts 30-40 mph along the ridges. Winds will kick up
some chop for area lakes, and turbulent skies will make for
bumpy plane rides. Breezes will begin to dwindle as the
afternoon wears into the evening, and will be light through the
overnight hours. Relative humidity will gradually decrease
through the day for areas that did receive rain the previous
day, and will remain low over areas that stayed dry. With the
breezy winds hanging around, and lowering RH values, it would
be ideal to remain careful as to not cause a fire start,
especially along and east of US 395.
-HRICH
.LONG TERM...Tuesday through next Weekend...
Temperatures will warm to near normal by Tuesday, with 70s expected
in Sierra valleys and 80s in the lower valleys. An upper-level ridge
will quickly build over the region Wednesday and Thursday climbing
temperatures into the 90s once again for the lower valleys and upper
70s to low 80s in the Sierra. This warm-up will be short-lived as
ensembles continue to be in good agreement showing another low
pushing into the coast late this week. Moisture looks to be lacking
in the latest simulations, so we'll likely see a cool-down to near
normal (upper 60s to low 70s in Sierra valleys and low 80s in the
lower valleys) along with breezy conditions heading into the
weekend.
-Johnston
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.AVIATION...
* Showers and thunderstorms will continue across northeast CA and
northwest NV today with widespread MVFR conditions and mtn
obscuration possible north of a Portola to Gerlach line. In the
Tahoe Basin for KTRK/KTVL, scattered showers will bring periods of
MVFR and isolated thunder with generally VFR conditions.
* Strong west winds continue through this evening with sustained
winds 20-35 kts with gusts 40-45 kts. Periods of LLWS and moderate
turbulence will impact Highway 395/I-580 corridor airports KRNO-
KCXP-KMEV-KMMH through the evening.
* For Monday, breezy northwest winds will persist behind the cold
front. Strongest winds will prevail near KNFL-KMMH-KHTH with
sustained winds 20-25 kts.
-Edan
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
Moisture has increased substantially across the Sierra, northeast CA
and far northwest Nevada today. Wetting rains will help to mitigate
fire concerns due to gusty winds across the Sierra and far NE CA
today. Otherwise, much drier conditions prevail south of highway 50
and across the Basin and Range. Driest conditions will occur across
southern Mineral county in the vicinity of Chalfant Valley, where
humidity may drop to near 10% by the afternoon. Strong gusty winds
will persist with sustained west winds 25-40 mph with wind gusts 45-
55 mph. Strongest winds will materialize along the Hwy 395|I-850
corridor from Reno to Mammoth Lakes and points eastward into the
Basin and Range (Fire zones 420,421,423,429 and 274). The strong
winds with the dry conditions for areas along the southern Sierra
will result in enhanced fire danger for areas where the fuels are
ready to burn.
Breezy, northwest winds will arrive on Monday, but thankfully with
the cooler temperatures in place it should help the humidity values
to stay a bit higher. -Edan
&&
.REV Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
NV...Lake Wind Advisory from 11 AM to 8 PM PDT Monday NVZ004.
Wind Advisory until 8 PM PDT this evening NVZ001>005.
Lake Wind Advisory from 11 AM to 8 PM PDT Monday NVZ001.
CA...Wind Advisory until 8 PM PDT this evening CAZ070>073.
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For more information from the National Weather Service visit...
http://weather.gov/renoSpecial Weather Statement National Weather Service RENO NV 1204 PM PDT Sun Jun 12 2022 CAZ070-071-NVZ005-130200- Surprise Valley California-Lassen-Eastern Plumas- Eastern Sierra Counties-Northern Washoe County- Including the cities of Cedarville, Eagleville, Fort Bidwell, Portola, Susanville, Westwood, Sierraville, Loyalton, Empire, and Gerlach 1204 PM PDT Sun Jun 12 2022 ...Showers and Strong Thunderstorms... Thunderstorms have developed across norther Lassen and Washoe counties this afternoon. Plan on storms to continue through the evening with the threats of small hail, moderate to heavy rain, lightning, and gusty outflow winds. If you are outdoors recreating have a plan that includes getting into a sturdy building and/or vehicle to shelter from incoming showers and storms. http://weather.gov/reno
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service RENO NV 149 PM PDT Sun Jun 12 2022 CAZ070-071-NVZ005-130900- Surprise Valley California-Lassen-Eastern Plumas- Eastern Sierra Counties-Northern Washoe County- Including the cities of Cedarville, Eagleville, Fort Bidwell, Portola, Susanville, Westwood, Sierraville, Loyalton, Empire, and Gerlach 149 PM PDT Sun Jun 12 2022 ...Blowing Dust, Showers and Strong Thunderstorms... Strong southwest winds have produced widespread areas of blowing dust stretching from Honey Lake to the Black Rock Desert and for areas along and east of Highway 95, Interstate 80, and Highway 50 near Fernley, Lovelock, and Fallon. Be ready for sudden drops in visibility to less than 1 mile at times. Thunderstorms have developed across norther Lassen and Washoe counties this afternoon. Plan on storms to continue through the evening with the threats of small hail, moderate to heavy rain, lightning, and gusty outflow winds. If you are outdoors recreating have a plan that includes getting into a sturdy building and/or vehicle to shelter from incoming showers and storms. http://weather.gov/reno
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 high wind, 2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Mesonet station (SLIDE), Mount Rose summit (DRI), located 0.9 mi E of the Mount Rose Summit area reported a peak wind gust of 103 mph.
Several sections of wood fences were blown down in a Fernley, NV neighborhood that is located 1.0 mi SSW of town on Sunday 6/12. First damage was reported around 2 pm with more fence damage between 4-5 pm.
Mesonet station (WLKNV - NV DOT) located 6.1 mi NW of Hawthorne, NV reported a peak wind gust of 70 mph.
A trained spotter reported power outages 1.0 mi SSE of Fernley,NV with stores having to close early.
ASOS station (KLOL Derby Field) located 9 mi SSW of Lovelock, NV reported a peak wind gust of 69 mph.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nevada in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in Nevada, June 2022
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: 1034084, 1034082, 1034086, 1034083, 1034294.