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High Wind in Western Nevada Basin and Range, Nevada

High Wind March 16, 2025 – March 17, 2025 · Western Nevada Basin and Range, Nevada

59 mph
Measured gust (51 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mesonet station TORNV 9.8 NE Trinity Junction (NV DOT), and Mesonet station SHKNV 5.6 W Fallon (NV DOT) reported wind gusts of 59 and 58 mph, respectively. Mesonet station MWQ63, Sutcliffe/Pyramid Lake, reported a wind gust of 59 mph as well.

The wider storm

Potent winter storm brough the most widespread strong wind event of the month on March 16, followed by heavy Sierra Snow and decent rain totals for the lower elevation of northeast California. In western Nevada, liquid totals were generally light.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1243854. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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