Twenty miles south of Emigrant Gap, CA. Timber, brush and hardwood litter.
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The episode as NWS REV wrote it up.
Twenty miles south of Emigrant Gap, CA. Timber, brush and hardwood litter. Extreme fire behavior with running, spotting and torching. Numerous structures threatened. Evacuations, road, area and trail closures were in effect. 78 structures were lost.
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 Sep 11, 12:43 PM PST, 11 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Reno NV 143 PM PDT Sun Sep 11 2022 .SYNOPSIS... Smoke and haze from the Mosquito Fire will continue to affect air quality across the Tahoe Basin, Martis and Carson Valleys as well as the Truckee Meadows. Showers and thunderstorms remain possible today and become more likely for Monday. Temperatures will remain 5-10 degrees above averages today with a cooling and drying trend and typical afternoon breezes most of the week. && .SHORT TERM... Poor air quality across the region persists from the Mosquito Fire, bringing smoke and haze. Many air quality sensors in the Tahoe Basin are reporting unhealthy to hazardous air quality, and this is expected to remain the story through today. Recent HRRR Near Surface Smoke models indicate a dense plume of smoke returning to the Reno- Carson area this afternoon, where it will hang through the overnight hours. There is no good way to say this, but being outdoors is not going to be good for anyone for today and tonight. You can monitor your air quality in your neighborhood at fire.airnow.gov. This smoke may inhibit development of afternoon heating and instability, which may limit storm activity this afternoon to a more showery regime. Showers and storms will initialize today along the Sierra, but may reside along and west of the crest. PWAT values range 0.75-1.00" across the region, signaling that showers may be efficient in rain production causing localized flooding concerns under heavy showers. Storms that form may contain frequent lightning and gusty outflow winds up to 45 mph. The outflows may become a concern for blowing dust in dry sinks and lake beds. Another concern for outflow winds will be area lakes becoming choppy as breezes kick up. For Monday, showers and storms return as a low pressure circulation centered over the Pacific Northwest sends a trough into the picture. This looks to enhance storm production as the trough provides a shear component that will allow storms to become more organized than today's round of precipitation. Precipitation chances for the Sierra will be 60-80%, while Tahoe Basin and Reno-Carson will have around a 50% chance of seeing showers and storms for Monday. Temperatures on Monday will stick just above or around averages for September. The thicker smoke layers will also keep daytime heating in check for some areas. This could result in slow insolation rates that prevent the temperatures from climbing for areas stuck under dense smoke. Monday night some Sierra communities such as Martis Valley may see freezing temperatures, signaling an oncoming transition into fall weather patterns. -HRICH .LONG TERM...Tuesday through Sunday. Cooler weather is expected for the bulk of next week as a trough develops over the northwestern U.S. High temperatures will be near or even a little below seasonal averages with low 80s in western Nevada and low 70s in Sierra valleys through the week and into next weekend. Thunderstorm activity will be subsiding as drier southwest flow moves into the region, but there will still be a slight chance for storms in Mono/Mineral counties on Tuesday with lessening chances on Wednesday. A stronger trough is forecast to develop in the eastern Pacific around next weekend. Current projections keep precipitation confined mainly to the coast, but the incoming trough could bring a day of increased wind to the Sierra and western Nevada next weekend. This will also continue to keep temperatures near or below average for the following week. -Zach && .AVIATION... Ongoing fires are producing smoky and hazy skies across the region. Visibilities will be reduced in TRK, TVL, RNO, CXP and MEV through today into tomorrow. Conditions will oscillate between MVFR/IFR as the smoke plume from the Mosquito Fire lofts over western Nevada and northern Sierra in California. Concerns include reductions in slantwise visibility and mountain obscuration during periods of dense smoke. This afternoon, chances for showers and storms exist for all terminals. Monday's chances are higher, with a possibility for storms to become more organized. Winds will generally be light until this afternoon when storms could produce gusty outflows up to 45 mph. Monday's stormy outlook increases chances for outflows to be present where convection forms and collapses. -HRICH && .REV Watches/Warnings/Advisories... NV...None. CA...None. &&
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service RENO NV 805 PM PDT Sun Sep 11 2022 CAZ070>072-NVZ002>005-121515- Surprise Valley California-Lassen-Eastern Plumas- Eastern Sierra Counties-Greater Lake Tahoe Area-Greater Reno- Carson City-Minden Area- Western Nevada Basin and Range including Pyramid Lake- Northern Washoe County- Including the cities of Cedarville, Eagleville, Fort Bidwell, Portola, Susanville, Westwood, Sierraville, Loyalton, South Lake Tahoe, Tahoe City, Truckee, Markleeville, Stateline, Glenbrook, Incline Village, Sparks, Verdi, Gardnerville, Virginia City, Fernley, Fallon, Lovelock, Silver Springs, Nixon, Imlay, Empire, and Gerlach 805 PM PDT Sun Sep 11 2022 ...Areas of Smoke With Poor Air Quality... *Smoke from the Mosquito Fire is bringing unhealthy to hazardous air quality to many areas this evening. The worst conditions, based on observations, is from Donner Summit east into the Tahoe Basin, stretching into the Greater Reno/Sparks/Carson City/Minden areas. Visibility is below 2 miles in smoke through many of these locations, so please be careful while traveling as well. *Looking ahead, the latest high resolution near surface smoke model is indicating these areas will remain in the smoke overnight into Monday morning, with smoke likely to continue eastward. Smoke is expected to follow a similar pattern on Monday as we saw on Sunday. *There will be some improvement mid-morning into the early afternoon for many locations. The one exception will be areas immediately downwind of the fire, such as Donner Lake and Truckee where air quality is likely to remain poor. Another wave of smoke is forecast to push into the region tomorrow afternoon and evening. *Additional smoke is moving into far northern California and Nevada near the Oregon border due to the Barnes Fire, with minor air quality reductions. *For the latest air quality information: fire.airnow.gov, or check with your local Air Quality Management Division. Please follow their recommendations to stay safe from the degraded air quality. http://weather.gov/reno
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 dense smoke. Local standard time, as filed.
Widespread dense smoke and hazardous air quality impacted the Reno and Carson City and Minden areas much of this week. Low visibility and poor air quality resulted in several cancelled outdoor events.
Widespread dense smoke and hazardous air quality impacted the Reno and Carson City and Minden areas much of this week. Low visibility and poor air quality resulted in several cancelled outdoor events.
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