High Wind in Northern Washoe, Nevada

High Wind December 19, 2025 · Northern Washoe, Nevada

59 mph

Measured gust (51 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mesonet station Gerlach recorded a gust of 59 mph. Also, mesonet station Barrel Springs recorded a wind gust to 59 mph at 8:59 PM PST on the 18th.

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. 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 1300454. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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