Nevada, 2022High 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.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- 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.
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.
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.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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- High Wind in Utah, October 22, 2022$50,000 · 83 kt wind · 8 events
- Tornado in Oregon, October 22, 2022$50,000 · EF0 · 1 event
- High Wind in Colorado, October 22 to 23, 202269 kt wind · 22 events
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Colorado, October 22 to 24, 20229 events
- High Wind in California, October 22, 202283 kt wind · 9 events
- Debris Flow and Dust Storm in California, October 22 to 23, 202257 kt wind · 7 events
- High Wind in Arizona, October 22 to 30, 202259 kt wind · 5 events
- Heavy Snow in Utah, October 22 to 23, 20224 events
- High Wind in California, October 22, 202264 kt wind · 3 events
- High Wind in Nevada, October 22, 202271 kt wind · 3 events
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Utah, October 22 to 24, 20222 events
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.