This next storm system and attendant cold front brought periods of light valley rain and higher elevation snow, gusty winds, along with colder temperatures. The strongest winds from west and northwest occurred overnight on November 17th into the early morning hours of the 18th.
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The episode as NWS REV wrote it up.
This next storm system and attendant cold front brought periods of light valley rain and higher elevation snow, gusty winds, along with colder temperatures. The strongest winds from west and northwest occurred overnight on November 17th into the early morning hours of the 18th. Gusts up to 30-40 mph were expected in western Nevada valleys, while Sierra ridges saw winds above 70 mph. The bulk of the rainfall fell across NE California and northern Nevada, with a 70-90% chance for the Sierra crest to accumulate another 1-2 with some terrain favored areas west of Lake Tahoe seeing up to 4 inches of snowfall along the crest.
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 Nov 17, 4:56 AM PST, 5 hours 49 minutes earlier.
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Mesonet station (MTH02) located 1.0 mi ENE of Mammoth Mountain Ski Summit reported a peak wind gust of 72 mph.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1223443.