RENO, Nev. — Winds to 135 mph blasted the Sierra on Tuesday while gusts that topped hurricane strength grounded planes in Reno and toppled trucks in western Nevada ahead of a winter storm that was expected to drop more than a foot of snow in the mountains.
RENO, Nev. (AP) - A post-Christmas storm battered the Sierra and western Nevada with hurricane force winds, followed by road-clogging snow. Winds to 135 mph blasted the Sierra on Tuesday while gusts that peaked at 104 mph grounded planes in Reno and toppled trucks between Reno and Carson City.
Winds to 128 mph blasted the Sierra Nevada on Tuesday while gusts over 70 mph grounded planes in Reno and toppled trucks in western Nevada ahead of a winter storm expected to drop more than a foot of snow in the mountains.
Winds to 135 mph blasted the Sierra on Tuesday while gusts that topped hurricane strength grounded planes in Reno and toppled trucks in western Nevada ahead of a winter storm that was expected to drop more than a foot of snow in the mountains.
Severe winds in advance of the latest Sierra snowstorm buffeted the region Tuesday, scattering Christmas decorations, knocking over trucks south of Reno, ripping through billboards and causing scattered power outages that sparked a large brush fire in the hills between Pyramid Highway and Disc Drive and small ones.
A fast-moving cold front is expected to speed through Southern California today, bringing wet weather, powerful winds and the potential for flash flooding in hillside areas charred by recent wildfires.
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Winds to 128 mph blasted the Sierra on Tuesday while gusts over 70 mph grounded planes in Reno and toppled trucks in western Nevada ahead of a winter storm that was expected to drop more than a foot of snow in the mountains.
San Andreas, Ca -- Some winter weather is headed toward areas of the Sierra Nevada. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the Southern Sierra Nevada from Yosemite Park South to the Kern County Line from 6pm this evening until 12pm Wednesday.
