High Wind — Sheep Range, Nevada

2010-05-09 · Sheep Range, Nevada

Event narrative

This gust occurred 6 miles SSE of Hayford Peak.

Wider weather episode

A Pacific low pressure system passing through the southern Great Basin brought two rounds of downslope winds to the eastern Sierra slopes and the Owens Valley, as well as locally high winds in southern Nevada and southeast California.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 219571. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.