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High Wind in Greater Lake Tahoe Area, California
High Wind March 19, 2025 – March 20, 2025 · Greater Lake Tahoe Area, California
What the National Weather Service wrote
The South Lake Tahoe Airport ASOS, KTVL, reported a peak wind gust of 59 mph, with a peak gust of 56 mph at the Truckee Airport AWOS, KTRK. Mountain top mesowest site at Palisades Tahoe Summit reported a wind gust of 109 mph.
The wider storm
A quick storm moving through on the evening of the 19th brought minimal amounts of precipitation, but produced a short 2-3 hour period of strong winds across the eastern Sierra into far western NV, including peak gusts of 75-85 mph in wind prone areas between Reno and Carson City, and Sierra ridge gusts 95-115 mph.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1243874. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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