High Wind — Sheep Range, Nevada

2010-04-05 · Sheep Range, Nevada

Event narrative

This gust occurred 6 miles SSE of Hayford Peak.

Wider weather episode

Another strong Pacific storm brought high west to southwest winds to much of the Mojave Desert and portions of the southern Great Basin. Isolated heavy snow also fell at the high elevations of the Sierra.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 214993. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.