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High Wind in Western Nevada Basin and Range, Nevada

High Wind April 18, 2023 · Western Nevada Basin and Range, Nevada

87 mph
Measured gust (76 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mesonet station (DBYNV) located 8.0 mi WSW of Wadsworth, NV, at I-80 and Derby Dam reported a peak wind gust of 87 mph.

The wider storm

Another strong and colder early spring storm system dropped into northern California, bringing stronger winds across higher Sierra ridge tops, as well as a quick burst of moderate snow showers into western NV, northeast CA, and the Tahoe basin.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1099358. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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