Mount Siegel was wreathed in clouds on Christmas Eve after the Pine Nuts received a little snow.
High winds knocked out power in Carson City near the Douglas County line with 150 NV Energy customers without power starting at around 4 a.m.
NVenergy.com reported a power outage affecting 52 customers in Gardnerville at 4:15 a.m. that was cleared by 5:45 a.m. Winds knocked down a tree in the 1400 block of Orchard Road that firefighters cut up around 5 a.m.
Around the same time, Home Depot reported debris blew onto Highway 395 just south of Jacks Valley Road that was cleared by Douglas County deputies.
A 79 mph wind gust was clocked blasting southern Carson Valley at 3:15 a.m. Friday, as another round of high winds scoured Western Nevada.
The gust was the highest so far in a high wind warning, that saw electricity out to 52 NV Energy customers in Gardnerville around 4:15 a.m. and a report of a large tree down in the 1400 block of Orchard Road.
The warning was scheduled to expire 1 p.m.
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A blustery Boxing Day was just the opening act for even greater winds expected to arrive 1 a.m. Friday.
A high wind warning was issued by the National Weather Service around 1 p.m. Thursday, urging residents to prepare for west to southwest winds of 25-40 mph, gusting to 70 mph.
Forecasters said that winds over the Sierra ridges could hit 140 mph during the event.
“Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines,” according to the warning. “Widespread power outage are expected. Travel will be difficult especially for high-profile vehicles.. Gusting winds will blow unsecured objects.”
Winds are expected during the overnight hours, diminishing during late morning, but will remain gusty over wind prone areas.
On Thursday, the wind began blowing around 1 a.m. with a 73 mph wind gust in Sheridan and gusts of 51-62 mph along the foothills from there to Jacks Valley.
NV Energy crews were working in Genoa on Thursday morning.
Visit nvenergy.com to check on outages.
Precipitation remained light in the Sierra above Carson Valley as of Thursday afternoon.
Heavenly Mountain Resort reported 8 inches of snow from the Christmas Eve storm. Sheridan reported slightly more than a quarter inch of rain.
The storm left a light dusting of snow along the Sierra foothills.
