Nevada, 2023

High Wind in Nevada, October 25, 2023

October 25, 2023 · NWS REV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A deepening area of low pressure driving east into the Pacific Northwest pushed attendant cold fronts across the region that brought increased chances for rain showers and higher elevation snow, as well as gusty west-southwest winds, and below average temperatures.

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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.

A deepening area of low pressure driving east into the Pacific Northwest pushed attendant cold fronts across the region that brought increased chances for rain showers and higher elevation snow, as well as gusty west-southwest winds, and below average temperatures.

The radar

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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 25, 10:30 AM PST
Where
Greater Reno/Carson City/Minden Area forecast zone
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
39.511, -119.499 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Mesonet station (NV052-South Verdi) located 2.0 mi SSE of Verdi, NV reported a peak wind gust of 63 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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1143353.