Storm threats

Make sure to keep both hands on the steering wheel Tuesday, as a Wind Advisory is up for the Truckee Meadows, and down through Carson City and Minden. An advisory is also up for the Tahoe Basin and Mono County through 7 PM Tuesday. Wind gusts will top 40mph in the valley and 50mph in wind prone areas. Sustained winds will range from 15-25 mph. Ridge tops could even see wind gusts over 100 mph. 

I-580 is closed from Mt. Rose Highway to Eastlake Blvd. in both directions. 

NHP tells us that there's at least four crashes, at this time. Thankfully, no one was seriously hurt. 

Some flights might also be impacted by the wind. 

Several cancellations are already reported, through the late afternoon. Many other flights are delayed. 

Call your airline for the latest information.

NV Energy is reporting nearly 1,500 customers without power in the nearby area. The outages remain under investigation. but they are in the Washoe Valley area. 

Click on the image below for localized hour-by-hour wind forecasts.

Wind speeds will be strong enough to topple over trucks, snap tree branches, have power outages, and delay flights with lots of turbulence. Their will also be a lot of chop on lake waters. Burned down trees from the Davis Fire burn scar could also topple over. 

Wind gusts are already topping 60mph in Washoe Valley Tuesday morning, and they will reach their peak in the late morning early afternoon. The Reno airport is seeing wind gusts already near 40 mph.

Rainbow

An atmospheric river is moving through Northern California and Nevada today, but there will be more wind than rain in the valley. Atmospheric rivers are not only big rain producers, but they can also be big wind producers as well. Tuesday’s setup is a prime example of the rain shadow effect, keeping the majority of the rain in the Sierra, with hardly any spillover. It is rare to get both strong winds and rain at the same time in Reno.