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[STORMREPORTS] High Winds, Waves, Heavy Rains in CA, NV

From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Sun Dec 15 2002 - 10:51:30 EST

You can see the high wave heights as reported by ships & buoys here:
http://wwwa.accuweather.com/adcbin/public/marine_maps_large.asp?type=marine_wwh&getarea=us_&btnwave=go&partner=6037

Wave Models & Forecasts: http://facs.scripps.edu/surf/wams.html

Here are details of the 82mph gust at Reno, NV:
http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KRNO/2002/12/14/DailyHistory.html

Here is an article about the Reno, NV winds from a local TV station:
http://www.ktvn.com/

Here are a couple AP articles about the heavy rains, heavy snows, high
winds, high waves (and even a tornado) in California and Nevada.

COMPLETE AP ARTICLE:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2002/12/14/state1656EST0054.DTL

QUOTES:

"Rain-swollen rivers across Northern California rose to flood levels, while
high winds, dangerous surf, snow and even a rare coastal tornado greeted
soggy residents Saturday.

Power outages were reported across the region. By 2:45 p.m., there were
180,000 customers without power in the San Francisco Bay area. That number
decreased to 50,113 by 11:45 p.m. as power was slowly restored. Systemwide
for PG&E, reaching from Bakersfield nearly to the Oregon border, there were
165,558 customers without power late Saturday.

Alpine was expecting 6 to 18 inches [of heavy snow] Saturday night, Woods
said, on top of the 13 inches from Friday. The resort expects to have lifts
running again Sunday."

COMPLETE AP ARTICLE:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20021215/ap_on_re_us/western_storms_1

QUOTES:
"RENO, Nev. - A powerful windstorm lashed the Reno area Saturday, causing
major property damage, flight cancellations and scattered power outages.
Gusts reached up to 82 mph in Reno and 134 mph on the Sierra Nevada crest
in advance of a storm expected to dump up to 2 feet of snow in the
mountains, according to the National Weather Service. "It's the strongest
winds we've ever recorded in Reno," said weather service forecaster Tom
Cylke. "What we saw today were hurricane-force winds."

Meanwhile, in Northern California, rain-swollen rivers rose to flood
levels, while high winds, dangerous surf, snow and even a rare coastal
tornado were reported.

Winds in Nevada blew shingles off homes and toppled truck rigs, power
lines, billboards, carports, trees and fences, police said. Many stoplights
were out in Reno and police advised residents to stay home. At least three
truck rigs were toppled by high winds, the Nevada Highway Patrol reported.
The drivers escaped with minor injuries.

The storm brought the heaviest rain to the coast — by Saturday morning,
some coastal mountain areas surpassed 9 inches in 24 hours. The downpour
gained strength by afternoon, with wind bursts driving rain horizontally in
the San Francisco Bay area. High surf thundered along the California coast
— waves were expected to tip 30 feet through Tuesday. Forecasters said
winds could reach up to 60 miles per hour.
In San Francisco, roughly 100,000 homes were without power. " 

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