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High Wind in Greater Lake Tahoe Area, California
High Wind December 19, 2025 · Greater Lake Tahoe Area, California
What the National Weather Service wrote
Mesonet station HMDC1 1 W Homewood Mountain recorded a wind gust of 58 mph.
The wider storm
Strong wind gusts of 50-60 mph across lower elevations of far western NV, isolated gusts 65-80 mph in wind prone areas and around 100 mph for Sierra ridges. Rainfall amounts ranged between 0.25-0.75' from Alpine and northern Mono County northward across the Tahoe basin and northeast CA, with around 1' reported near the Sierra crest west of Lake Tahoe. Dry conditions persisted for southern Mono County. 1-5 of snow was reported above 7000 feet for he northern portion of the Tahoe Basin.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1300448. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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