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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1237 PM PST SUN FEB 9 2020
CAZ070-071-073-NVZ001-003>005-100200-
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-MONO COUNTY-
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-
MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CEDARVILLE, EAGLEVILLE, FORT BIDWELL,
PORTOLA, SUSANVILLE, WESTWOOD, SIERRAVILLE, LOYALTON, BRIDGEPORT,
COLEVILLE, LEE VINING, MAMMOTH LAKES, HAWTHORNE, YERINGTON,
SMITH VALLEY, MINA, SCHURZ, SPARKS, VERDI, GARDNERVILLE,
VIRGINIA CITY, FERNLEY, FALLON, LOVELOCK, SILVER SPRINGS, NIXON,
IMLAY, EMPIRE, AND GERLACH
1237 PM PST SUN FEB 9 2020
..ANOTHER AFTERNOON OF BLOWING DUST
STRONG GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE CREATING
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA AND EVEN INTO PARTS OF
NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON.
AS OF 1230 PM THE THICKEST DUST WAS IMPACTING HIGHWAY 395 BETWEEN
DOYLE AND SUSANVILLE, HIGHWAY 95 BETWEEN FALLON AND LOVELOCK, AND
HIGHWAY 50 BETWEEN FALLON, FERNLEY, AND SILVER SPRINGS.
VISIBILITIES IN THESE AREAS COULD DROP TO A FEW HUNDRED FEET.
OTHER AREAS OF DUST WERE AFFECTING RENO AND CARSON CITY BUT NOT AS
DENSE WITH VISIBILITIES BETWEEN ONE AND THREE MILES.
BE PREPARED FOR BLOWING DUST AND RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY WHEN
TRAVELING AROUND THE REGION TODAY. STRONG GUSTY CROSS WINDS WILL
ALSO MAKE DRIVING CHALLENGING ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. WINDS AND DUST CONCENTRATIONS ARE FORECAST TO DROP OFF
THIS EVENING.
-CHRIS
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