High Wind in Northern Washoe, Nevada

High Wind June 23, 2022 · Northern Washoe, Nevada

69 mph

Measured gust (60 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 69 MPH thunderstorm outflow wind gust was measured at the Buffalo Creek RAWS station.

The wider storm

A cutoff low lifting into the western US initiated a flow of moderate monsoonal moisture north-northwest along the Sierra crest. Daytime heating, coupled with increased instability and lift from the incoming area of low pressure, touched-off showers, and thunderstorms over the Sierra and parts of western Nevada. A few storms produced localized heavy rain, lightning, and gusty storm outflows.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1027135. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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