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WWUS75 KREV 122153
NPWREV
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
253 PM PDT WED MAR 12 2025
NVZ001-130600-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250313T0600Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF YERINGTON, SMITH VALLEY, MINA, HAWTHORNE,
AND SCHURZ
253 PM PDT WED MAR 12 2025
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.
* WHERE...MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
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.
CAZ070-NVZ003>005-130600-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-250313T0600Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE
INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SPARKS, FORT BIDWELL, FALLON, LOVELOCK,
VERDI, EMPIRE, GERLACH, SILVER SPRINGS, FERNLEY, EAGLEVILLE,
IMLAY, VIRGINIA CITY, GARDNERVILLE, NIXON, AND CEDARVILLE
253 PM PDT WED MAR 12 2025
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. WIND
PRONE AREAS ALONG HWY 395, HWY 95, AND HWY 50 MAY SEE GUSTS REACH
UP TO 65 MPH. WINDS OVER PYRAMID LAKE 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 50 MPH AND WAVES 2 TO 5 FEET.
* WHERE...IN CALIFORNIA, SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA. IN NEVADA,
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY, WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING
PYRAMID LAKE, AND GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS MAY KNOCK DOWN BURNED TREES IN THE
DAVIS FIRE BURN AREA.
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.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
JC
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