High Wind — Greater Lake Tahoe Area, California
2025-03-19 to 2025-03-20 · Greater Lake Tahoe Area, California
51 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
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.
Wider weather episode
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_id 1243874. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.