Wind Advisory issued March 16 at 2:05AM PDT until March 17 at 5:00AM PDT by NWS Reno NV
* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * WHERE...Mineral and Southern Lyon Counties. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 5 AM PDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel may be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Reduced visibility may also be possible due to blowing dust near desert areas.
High Wind Warning issued March 16 at 2:05AM PDT until March 16 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Reno NV
* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. Wind prone areas may see gusts exceeding 70 mph. Over Pyramid Lake winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph and wave heights 3 to 6 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...From 11 AM this morning to 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
Winter Storm Warning issued March 15 at 2:13PM PDT until March 17 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Reno NV
* WHAT...Heavy snow. Snow accumulations between 1 to 2 feet at the Sierra crest with 6 to 12 inches below 7000 feet. Ridge winds gusting as high as high as 100 mph. For Lake Tahoe: southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph. Wave heights 2 to 5 feet. * WHERE...Greater Lake Tahoe Area. * WHEN...From 5 PM Sunday to 11 PM PDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning and evening commutes. Very strong winds could cause extensive damage to trees and power lines.
Winter Storm Watch issued March 14 at 2:05PM PDT until March 17 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Reno NV
* WHAT...For the Winter Weather Advisory, snow. Additional snow accumulations up to 7 inches at the Sierra crest. Ridge winds gusting as high as 70 mph with Lake Tahoe seeing gusts up to 40 mph and waves 2 to 3 feet. For the Winter Storm Watch, heavy snow. Snow accumulations between 1 to 2 feet at the Sierra crest with 6 to 12 inches below 7000 feet. Ridge winds gusting as high as 80 mph. * WHERE...Greater Lake Tahoe Area. * WHEN...For the Winter Weather Advisory, until 11 PM PDT this evening. For the Winter Storm Watch, from Sunday afternoon
High Wind Watch issued March 14 at 1:07PM PDT until March 16 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Reno NV
* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * 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...From Sunday morning through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds may knock down burned trees in the Davis Fire burn area.
Winter Weather Advisory issued March 14 at 2:30AM PDT until March 14 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Reno NV
* WHAT...Snow. Below 6000 feet snow accumulations of 6 to 10 inches. Above 6000 feet snow accumulations of 10 to 15 inches with locally higher amounts up to 18 inches along the Sierra crest. For the eastern shore of Tahoe: snow accumulations 2 to 6 inches. Ridge winds gusting as high as 60 mph. For Lake Tahoe: southwest winds 15 to 25 mph gusting up to 40 mph with waves 2 to 3 feet. * WHERE...Greater Lake Tahoe Area. * WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult at times. The hazardous conditions could impact the
Wind Advisory issued March 14 at 2:03AM PDT until March 14 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Reno NV
* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 45 to 50 mph, and gusts up to 50 to 60 mph along Highway 95 from Hawthorne to Schurz. * WHERE...Mineral and Southern Lyon Counties. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Difficult driving conditions are expected, especially for high-profile vehicles along US-95. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds will be between 1 PM and 5 PM in the vicinity of Walker Lake.
Avalanche Warning issued March 12 at 3:01PM PDT by NWS Reno NV
AVWREV The following message is transmitted at the request of the U.S. Forest Service Sierra Avalanche Center. BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED 17:00 PDT Wed Mar 12 2025 The Sierra Avalanche Center in Truckee has issued a BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING for the following areas: NWS Reno NV - NVZ002 (Greater Lake Tahoe)...CAZ072 (Greater Lake Tahoe (CA)) * WHAT...A period of HIGH avalanche danger and likely a natural avalanche cycle is expected in the backcountry Wednesday evening into early Thursday morning. * WHERE...Central Sierra Nevada Mountains between Yuba Pass (Hwy 49) on the north and Ebbetts Pass (Hwy 4) on
Winter Storm Warning issued March 12 at 2:51PM PDT until March 13 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Reno NV
* WHAT...Heavy Snow. For areas along the Sierra crest: snow accumulations up to 2 to 3 feet with locally up to 4 feet possible at the highest peaks. For the Sierra communities: snow accumulations up to 10 to 18 inches. Ridge winds gusting as high as 100 mph. For Lake Tahoe: south-southwest winds 20 to 25 mph gusting up to 45 mph with waves up to 2 to 4 feet. * WHERE...Greater Lake Tahoe Area. * WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Wednesday and Thursday AM and
Avalanche Watch issued March 11 at 4:15PM PDT by NWS Reno NV
AVAREV The following message is transmitted at the request of the U.S. Forest Service Sierra Avalanche Center. The Sierra Avalanche Center in Truckee has issued a BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WATCH for the following areas: NWS Reno NV - NVZ002 (Greater Lake Tahoe)...CAZ072 (Greater Lake Tahoe (CA)) * WHAT...HIGH avalanche danger could occur in the backcountry from Wednesday evening into Thursday morning. * WHERE...Central Sierra Nevada Mountains between Yuba Pass (Hwy 49) on the north and Ebbetts Pass (Hwy 4) on the south, including the greater Lake Tahoe area. This does not include ski areas and highways where avalanche mitigation programs exist.