Gusty conditions prompt high wind warning for Carson City, Lake Tahoe areas beginning Friday
A fast moving weather system will move across northern Nevada and the Sierra on Friday into Saturday, bringing gusty winds, prompting wind warnings and advisories for the region. The weather system will also bring periods of mountain snow and mainly light valley rain, according to the National Weather Service.
A High Wind Warning is in effect from 10 a.m. Friday to 1 a.m. Saturday for the greater Reno and Sparks area, Carson City, Lake Tahoe Basin, and Carson Valley in Douglas County. A Wind Advisory is in effect for southern Lyon County, Mineral County and Mono County in California.
According to the weather service, winds will be out of the southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Wind prone areas such as the Sierra foothills and portions of US-395 through the North Valleys and Washoe Valley can see gusts to 75 mph at times. Sierra ridges will gust well over 100 mph.
The weather service advises gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Rough lake conditions for Lake Tahoe with wave heights of 3 to 5 feet, the highest expected on the north and northeast shores.
Winds will be strong enough to cause blowing snow, reducing visibility and creating hazardous travel conditions for the higher Sierra passes (I-80 and Carson Pass) on Friday night into early Saturday morning.
As far as precipitation goes, the region may see a quick shot Friday afternoon into Friday evening with mountain snow and valley rain. Snow levels will be near 6,000 to 6,500 feet and snow is not as much of a concern. Perhaps around 6 to 8 inches for the Sierra passes, but only about an inch of that down to 6,000 feet.
Once this storm moves through, it will remain breezy Saturday. A few showers will continue, but mainly in the morning hours, according to the weather service.
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