Ice Storm — Greater Reno/Carson City/Minden Area, Nevada
January 4, 2007 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
2
Property damage
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Area
Greater Reno/Carson City/Minden Area
Event narrative (NOAA)
The Reno Gazette-Journal reported that in a 24-hour period from about 5 p.m. Thursday [Jan. 4th], when heavy snow began falling, until Friday, Reno police said 95 accidents were reported. In a rollover automobile accident a University of Nevada-Reno journalism professor was killed. Also, a five-car crash on U.S. Highway 395 south of Reno slowed traffic for three hours. In this crash two people were injured and sent to the hospital.
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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.