High Wind — Northern Washoe, Nevada

2023-05-27 · Northern Washoe, Nevada

Event narrative

A mesonet station (UP793) located 3.9 mi SW of Gerlach, NV, reported a thunderstorm peak wind gust of 58 mph.

Wider weather episode

An unsettled pattern established by a broad area of troughing over the western states that continued through the end of May. Upper level shortwaves provided sufficient forcing for generation on a near-daily basis of afternoon convection in the prevailing moist and unstable air-mass. A nearly zonal steering flow aloft led to faster moving and stronger storm cells that held the potential for outflow gusts to 50 mph, brief heavy rainfall, and small hail.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1102028. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.