A trough of low pressure and its associated surface cold front moved into western Nevada from the northwest to the southeast during the evening hours of February 29th into the early morning hours of March 1st. The main impact ahead of the front on the 29th were strong gusty winds. Snow developed around sunset the 29th in northeastern California and moved south-southeast through the night.

High Wind in GREATER RENO/CARSON CITY/MINDEN AREA, NEVADA
From 29-FEB-20 14:25:00 to 29-FEB-20 14:26:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 65.00 MG
Reported by: Mesonet

Mesonet station PVPN2 atop Peavine Peak (elevation 8270 feet MSL) recorded a wind gust of 75 mph.

High Wind in GREATER RENO/CARSON CITY/MINDEN AREA, NEVADA
From 29-FEB-20 17:15:00 to 29-FEB-20 17:16:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Reported by: Mesonet

Mesonet station DW3976 7 miles south-southwest of Reno (elevation 5186 feet MSL) recorded a wind gust of 58 mph.

High Wind in GREATER RENO/CARSON CITY/MINDEN AREA, NEVADA
From 29-FEB-20 12:01:00 to 29-FEB-20 12:02:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 59.00 MG
Reported by: Mesonet

Mesonet station DW7469 7 miles north of Virginia City (elevation 6180 feet MSL) recorded a wind gust of 68 mph. Several gusts in the previous and next hour were over 60 mph.

High Wind in GREATER RENO/CARSON CITY/MINDEN AREA, NEVADA
From 29-FEB-20 17:27:00 to 29-FEB-20 17:28:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 62.00 MG
Reported by: Mesonet

Mesonet station GLCNV atop the Galena Creek Bridge on Interstate 580 (elevation 5089 feet MSL) recorded a wind gust of 71 mph. Several wind gusts were above 60 mph in the hour previous to the time of the max wind gust.

High Wind in GREATER RENO/CARSON CITY/MINDEN AREA, NEVADA
From 29-FEB-20 17:37:00 to 29-FEB-20 17:38:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 62.00 MG
Reported by: Mesonet

Mesonet station BCBNV atop the Browns Creek Bridge on Interstate 580 (elevation 5302 feet MSL) recorded a wind gust of 71 mph. Several wind gusts were above 60 mph in the hour previous to the time of the max wind gust.

High Wind in GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA, NEVADA
From 29-FEB-20 18:19:00 to 29-FEB-20 18:20:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Reported by: Mesonet

Mesonet station WSVNV 3 miles west-northwest of Washoe City at the intersection of Interstate 580 and Davis Creek (elevation 5105 feet MSL) recorded a wind gust of 65 mph.

High Wind in GREATER RENO/CARSON CITY/MINDEN AREA, NEVADA
From 29-FEB-20 18:03:00 to 29-FEB-20 18:04:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 58.00 MG
Reported by: Mesonet

Mesonet station WASNV 3 miles south of Washoe City at the intersection of Interstate 580 and Franktown Creek (elevation 5030 feet MSL) recorded a wind gust of 67 mph.

High Wind in GREATER RENO/CARSON CITY/MINDEN AREA, NEVADA
From 29-FEB-20 17:42:00 to 29-FEB-20 17:43:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 55.00 MG
Reported by: Mesonet

Mesonet station SRNNV 4 miles southwest of Washoe City (elevation 5051 feet MSL) recorded a wind gust of 63 mph.

High Wind in GREATER RENO/CARSON CITY/MINDEN AREA, NEVADA
From 29-FEB-20 12:22:00 to 29-FEB-20 12:23:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 59.00 MG
Reported by: Mesonet

Mesonet station SRSNV 1 mile northwest of Lakeview at the intersection of Old US 395 and Interstate 580 (elevation 5051 feet MSL) recorded a wind gust of 68 mph.

High Wind in GREATER RENO/CARSON CITY/MINDEN AREA, NEVADA
From 29-FEB-20 12:28:00 to 29-FEB-20 12:29:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 57.00 MG
Reported by: Mesonet

Mesonet station SR2NV 1 mile northwest of Lakeview at the intersection of Old US 395 and Interstate 580 (elevation 5058 feet MSL) recorded a wind gust of 66 mph.

High Wind in GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA, NEVADA
From 29-FEB-20 12:20:00 to 29-FEB-20 12:21:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 82.00 MG
Reported by: Mesonet

Mesonet atop Slide Mountain (elevation 9650 feet MSL) recorded a wind gust of 94 mph. Several wind gusts in the previous and next 2 hours were over 70 mph.

Strong Wind in GREATER RENO/CARSON CITY/MINDEN AREA, NEVADA
From 29-FEB-20 15:14:00 to 29-FEB-20 15:15:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 33.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.25K
Reported by: Newspaper

An isolated wind gust event caused roof damage to at least two houses along with several trees being uprooted in the area of Bath Street and Pyrenees Street in western Carson City. The nearest anemometer to the area at Western Nevada College (mesonet WMC) had a wind gust to 30 mph closest to the time of the reported damage.