NV Energy reports widespread power outages in Carson City due to high winds
UPDATE 6PM: NV Energy reports three outages with 16 customers without power as of 6 p.m., in Carson City. There's one power outage in Douglas County with 242 customers without power and 13 outages with 299 customers without power in Washoe County.
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NV Energy reports more than 20 power outages around Carson City affecting more than 2,000 customers as of 4:50 p.m. Monday.
There were six outages in Douglas County with 38 customers without power, and Lyon County had two outages with 11 customers. Washoe County has 13 reported outages with 266 customers affected.
Meteorologist Scott McGuire with the National Weather Service in Reno says multiple Nevada Department of Transportation sensors around Carson City and Carson Valley areas came in with wind gusts in the 50 mph to 60 mph range with the highest reaching 80 mph. Depending where you are in Carson City, the wind speeds vary, McGuire explained. At the Carson City Airport, for example, the high windspeed thus far was 32 mph.
CarsonWeather.com reports today's high wind gust on its sensor was 49 mph at 12:08 p.m. The windy weather will continue through tonight. A Wind Advisory is in effect until 10 pm. and there is a Winter Storm Warning in the Sierra.
Carson Now readers Michelle Pedersen, Krista Ashley and Ron Brotherton submitted photos of Monday's windy weather. The first photo was taken at Walmart. Brotherton submitted two photos of trees that were uprooted from the storm.
Michelle Pedersen writes that their neighbor's shed in the photo provided, plowed through their fence, took out gutters, a trampoline and ended up in their garden.
Numerous trees were uprooted in neighborhoods, backyards and one on North Carson Street this morning and a trampoline that blew into a power pole. If you have a photo to share, send to jeff@carsonnow.org.
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