High Wind in Northern Washoe, Nevada

High Wind December 17, 2025 · Northern Washoe, Nevada

58 mph

Measured gust (50 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mesonet station at Gerlach recorded a wind gust of 57 mph.

The wider storm

After a quiet first half of the month, storms returned to bring strong wind gusts of 45-60 mph in lower elevations, isolated gusts up to 80 mph in wind prone locations, and around 100 mph for Sierra ridges. Rainfall was limited into northwest Nevada, with the highest totals near the Oregon border. Snow levels were quite high, above 9000 feet for this event.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1300439. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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