[NevadaARES] WEATHER ALERT NV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

NVZ001>005-CAZ070>073-150600-
MINERAL & S. LYON COUNTY-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-WESTERN
NEVADA BASIN & RANGE-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-SURPRISE VALLEY
CALIFORNIA-MONO COUNTY-515 PM PST SAT DEC 14 2002
UPDATE

..HIGH WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS CONTINUE TO BLOW OVER
WESTERN NEVADA & THE SIERRA LATE THIS AFTERNOON &
EVENING. WIND GUST TO 82 MPH WAS REPORTED AT THE
RENO AIRPORT AT 417 PM WITH SEVERAL OTHER REPORTS
TO AROUND 80S BY WEATHER SPOTTERS AROUND THE
RENO & SPARKS AREA. REMOTE MTN TOP SENSORS ALONG
THE SIERRA CREST IN THE LAKE TAHOE AREA MEASURED
134 MPH AT 4PM. STRONG WINDS WERE BLOWING DRIFTS OF
 SAND ACROSS HIGHWAY 28 ON THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE
TAHOE NEAR KINGS BEACH WHICH WERE BEING CLEARED
BY SNOW PLOWS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.

MANY TREES & SIGNS HAVE BEEN TOPPLED IN & AROUND
RENO & LAKE TAHOE. WINDS HAVE CREATED NEAR ZERO
VISIBILTIES ALONG HIGHWAY 50 & 95 WITH BLOWING DUST
PROMTING HIGHWAY OFFICIALS TO CLOSE THOSE ROADS
BETWEEN DAYTON & SILVER SPRINGS & NEAR WALKER LAKE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

 STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE EARLY THIS
EVENING THEN TAPER OFF AS HEAVIER RAIN & SNOW MOVE
INTO THE AREA WITH THE COLD FRONT.

 OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES & TRAVEL  WILL BE HAZARDOUS IN NE
 CALIFORNIA & WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH TONIGHT. STAY
TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO & OTHER LOCAL MEDIA
OUTLETS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

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