Alertes en vigueur Mineral and Southern Lyon Counties

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. Windprone areas may reach gusts of 80 mph. Peak winds will occurbetween 5pm and 10pm.* WHERE...Greater Reno-Carson City-Minden Area and Mineral andSouthern Lyon Counties.* WHEN...Until 1 AM PST Saturday.* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines.Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult,especially for high profile vehicles.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds may knock down burned trees in theDavis Fire burn area.

Now is the time to secure loose outdoor items such as patiofurniture, holiday decorations, and trash cans before winds increasewhich could blow these items away. The best thing to do is prepareahead of time by making sure you have extra food and water on hand,flashlights with spare batteries and/or candles in the event of apower outage.