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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
134 PM PDT FRI OCT 22 2021
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MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-
MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HAWTHORNE, YERINGTON, SMITH VALLEY, MINA,
SCHURZ, SPARKS, VERDI, GARDNERVILLE, VIRGINIA CITY, FERNLEY,
FALLON, LOVELOCK, SILVER SPRINGS, NIXON, AND IMLAY
134 PM PDT FRI OCT 22 2021
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60
MPH POSSIBLE. GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG PORTIONS OF
HIGHWAY 395 AND NEAR WALKER LAKE ON HIGHWAY 95.
* WHERE...MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES, GREATER RENO-
CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA AND WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE
INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE.
* WHEN...FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...WINDS COULD DAMAGE TREES AND POWER LINES. TRAVEL
COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM WHICH
MAY DECREASE WIND SPEEDS IN SOME LOCATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS PATIO
FURNITURE, HOLIDAY DECORATIONS, AND TRASH CANS BEFORE WINDS
INCREASE WHICH COULD BLOW THESE ITEMS AWAY. THE BEST THING TO DO
IS PREPARE AHEAD OF TIME BY MAKING SURE YOU HAVE EXTRA FOOD AND
WATER ON HAND, FLASHLIGHTS WITH SPARE BATTERIES AND/OR CANDLES IN
THE EVENT OF A POWER OUTAGE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/REV
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