High Wind — Greater Reno/Carson City/Minden Area, Nevada
September 23, 2005 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
$5K
Magnitude
61 EG
Area
Greater Reno/Carson City/Minden Area
Event narrative (NOAA)
On Highway 88, just west of Gardnerville, sustained winds estimated at 70 mph (61 kt) knocked over a 20-ft trailer being pulled by a pickup truck. As it fell, the trailer struck a motorcycle traveling in the opposite direction. The driver of the motorcycle was injured. His passenger was thrown from the motorcycle, and she was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.