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National Weather Service warns of high winds; winter outlook shows weak La Niña leaning neutral

Washoe County Board of Fire Commissioners (Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue) · November 5, 2025
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Summary

Tim Bardsley of the National Weather Service Reno office briefed the board on a near‑term high‑wind event and the seasonal winter outlook. Northern Nevada is largely drought‑free, but forecasts show significant variability and only a slight tilt toward weaker La Niña or neutral conditions this winter.

Tim Bardsley, senior service hydrologist at the National Weather Service (NWS) Reno office, briefed the Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue Board on Nov. 4 about an imminent high‑wind event and the seasonal winter outlook.

Bardsley told the board that NWS had issued a high wind warning beginning at 1 a.m. the next day for the Reno–Carson–Tahoe corridor and high‑wind advisories elsewhere. “We have a lot of wind coming through, ramping up tonight into tomorrow morning,” he…

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