High Wind — Greater Lake Tahoe Area, Nevada

2025-12-19 · Greater Lake Tahoe Area, Nevada

Event narrative

RAWS LVYN2 Little Valley recorded a gust of 67 mph. Also, the mesonet station SLIDE 0.9 E Mount Rose Summit recorded a gust of 101 mph.

Wider weather episode

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. 1-5 of snow was reported above 7000 feet for he northern portion of the Tahoe Basin. Rainfall was rather shadowed out for much of W NV with spotty amounts of 0.10 or less in far W NV, and dry conditions for west central NV.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1300452. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.