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WWUS75 KREV 242258
NPWREV
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
258 PM PST WED DEC 24 2025
NVZ003-250000-
/O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0027.251225T1200Z-251226T0600Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VIRGINIA CITY, VERDI, SPARKS, AND
GARDNERVILLE
258 PM PST WED DEC 24 2025
..WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
THE WIND ADVISORY IS BEING REPLACED WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
CAZ070-NVZ001-004-005-252300-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0027.251225T1200Z-251226T0600Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-NORTHERN
WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EMPIRE, FERNLEY, EAGLEVILLE, FORT
BIDWELL, SMITH VALLEY, CEDARVILLE, HAWTHORNE, MINA, FALLON,
SCHURZ, SILVER SPRINGS, LOVELOCK, YERINGTON, IMLAY, GERLACH, AND
NIXON
258 PM PST WED DEC 24 2025
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. WIND
PRONE AREAS AND RIDGETOPS MAY SEE GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH AT TIMES. FOR
PYRAMID LAKE, SOUTH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND WAVE HEIGHTS OF 2 TO 4
FEET.
* WHERE...IN CALIFORNIA, SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA. IN NEVADA,
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY, WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING
PYRAMID LAKE, AND MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE INTERMITTENT
WITH RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS PROVIDING PERIODS OF LIGHTER WINDS
THROUGH THURSDAY. 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.
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