High Wind Watch — Greater Reno-Carson City-Minden Area

High Wind Watch — Greater Reno-Carson City-Minden Area was recorded by Global Incident Tracker on Friday, 11 September 2026 at 10:21 UTC. The event is classified as a storm incident with a severity rating of Severe, and was detected through the US National Weather Service (NWS).

High Wind Watch issued September 11 at 3:21AM PDT until September 13 at 2:00AM PDT by NWS Reno NV * WHAT...For the Lake Wind Advisory, west winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 to 35 mph. For the High Wind Watch, southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. Wind prone areas along I-580, US-395, and the eastern slopes of the Carson Range may gust up to 60 to 70 mph. * WHERE...For the Lake Wind Advisory, Washoe Lake. For the High Wind Watch, the Greater Reno-Carson City-Minden Area. * WHEN...For the Lake Wind Advisory, from 2 PM this afternoon to 8 PM PDT this evening. For the High Wind Watch, from Saturday morning through late Saturday night. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft. * ADDITIONAL DETAI

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Approximate coordinates of the reported event are 37.100°, -95.700°. The marker on the map above shows this position; for news-derived reports the location reflects the place named in media coverage and may represent a district or city rather than an exact site.

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Timeline and sources

1. 11 Sep 2026, 10:30 UTC · received · event time 11 Sep 2026, 10:21 UTC
   First report Official warning

   First recorded from U.S. National Weather Service.

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