Fire Weather Watch issued June 16 at 2:17PM PDT until June 19 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Reno NV

What happened

According to National Weather Service’s public record item, Fire Weather Watch issued June 16 at 2:17PM PDT until June 19 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Reno NV, The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Fire Weather Watch for thunderstorms and strong outflow winds, which is in effect from Friday morning through Friday evening. * Affected Area…Fire Weather Zone 270 Surprise Valley California, Fire Weather Zone 278 Eastern Lassen County, Fire Weather Zone 458 Northern Washoe County. * Thunderstorms…A scattered mix of wet and dry thunderstorms Friday morning, then increasing in coverage in the afternoon. * Outflow Winds…Gusty and erratic thunderstorm outflow winds, even well away from rain cores. Gusts to around 50 mph possible. * Impacts…Lightning can create new fire starts and may combine with strong outflow winds to cause a fire to rapidly grow in size and intensity before first responders can contain them.

Context

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What to watch

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Source

Primary source: Fire Weather Watch issued June 16 at 2:17PM PDT until June 19 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Reno NV via National Weather Service. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.