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High Wind in Greater Lake Tahoe Area, California
High Wind April 2, 2026 · Greater Lake Tahoe Area, California
What the National Weather Service wrote
Mesonet station at Alpine Meadows Summit measured a wind gusts of 137 mph. Also, mesonet station TADC1 Tahoe Donner measured a wind gust of 80 mph. Lastly, mesonet station HMDC1 at Homewood Mountain Ski Resort measured a gust of 60 mph.
The wider storm
The storm that arrived at the end of March continued through the first two days of April, bringing an additional 6-12' of snow above 7000 feet around the Tahoe basin, with spotty light rain across parts of northeast CA. High winds were the main impact around the Tahoe basin for April 1-2, with peak gusts of 60-95 mph, and Sierra ridge gusts up to 135 mph.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1321549. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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