Thunderstorm Wind in Washoe County, Nevada

Thunderstorm Wind May 3, 2026 · Washoe County, Nevada

61 mph

Measured gust (53 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

KRNO measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 61 mph. Also, mesonet station NV013 Northwest Reno measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph.

The wider storm

A slow moving storm system brought several days of showers and thunderstorms between the 2nd and 5th. Coverage was relatively sparse on the 2nd, then increased on the 3rd and 4th, with more isolated showers lingering through the 5th. The strongest storms formed on the afternoon of the 3rd, producing outflow gusts of 50-60 mph across the Reno-Carson City vicinity and eastward to parts of west central NV.

Began near (rno)cannon Arpt Ren (39.5000, -119.7700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1329934. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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