Nevada, 2022

High Wind in Nevada, October 22, 2022

October 22, 2022 · NWS REV · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

A potent early season cold front rolled through the region and brought an abrupt end to warm fall and ushered in a much cooler and unsettled weather pattern. This included the potential for low to moderate intensity impacts from enhanced fire weather concerns to stronger breezes that accompanied periods of valley rain and mountain snow.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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.

A potent early season cold front rolled through the region and brought an abrupt end to warm fall and ushered in a much cooler and unsettled weather pattern. This included the potential for low to moderate intensity impacts from enhanced fire weather concerns to stronger breezes that accompanied periods of valley rain and mountain snow.

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Event by event

4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Greater Reno/Carson City/Minden Area

When
October 22, 1:00 AM PST
Where
Greater Reno/Carson City/Minden Area forecast zone
Measured
56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
39.511, -119.499 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Mesonet station (FW0451 VC Highlands) located 4.0 mi NNW of Virginia City in Storey County reported a 24 hour peak wind gust of 65 mph.

High Wind, Greater Lake Tahoe Area

When
October 22, 2:00 AM PST to 3:00 AM PST
Where
Greater Lake Tahoe Area forecast zone
Measured
94 kt (108 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
39.789, -119.640 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Mesonet station (SLIDE) located 0.9 mi ESE of Mount Rose Summit (DRI) in Washoe County reported a 24 hour peak wind gust of 108 mph.

High Wind, Greater Reno/Carson City/Minden Area

When
October 22, 3:35 AM PST to 3:45 AM PST
Where
Greater Reno/Carson City/Minden Area forecast zone
Measured
64 kt (74 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
39.511, -119.499 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Mesonet station (WASNV) located 3.2 mi S of Washoe City (NV DOT) in Washoe County reported a 24 hour peak wind gust of 74 mph.

High Wind, Greater Reno/Carson City/Minden Area

When
October 22, 7:30 AM PST
Where
Greater Reno/Carson City/Minden Area forecast zone
Measured
56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
39.511, -119.499 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Mesonet station (NV061 Wild Oak Mountain) located 1.0 mi SSE of Holbrook Junction in Douglas County reported a 24 hour peak wind gust of 65 mph.

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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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: 1056825, 1056655, 1056823, 1056824.