RENO — Strong winds in the Sierra have caused multiple power outages and shut down at least two Lake Tahoe ski resorts for the day.
It is sending dust into the valley areas. The National Weather Service in Reno said the dust is coming off the Smoke Creek Desert and Carson Sink.
The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning through 7 p.m. Tuesday for the Lake Tahoe area, where gusts in excess of 130 mph are possible over the top of Sierra ridges.
Heavenly and Kirkwood mountain resorts announced they would not open Tuesday due to the winds. The strongest gust — 108 mph— was reported about 7 a.m. further south at Mammoth Mountain.
A gust of 79 mph was reported early Tuesday at the Mount Rose ski resort between Reno and Lake Tahoe but it remained open.
The Tahoe Daily Tribune reported a tree limb fell on a house in South Lake Tahoe, California overnight and about 1,300 residences were without power around the lake.
NV Energy said on its web site about 1,200 homes and businesses were without power Tuesday morning in Northern Nevada.
Winds gusting up to 45 mph at lake level at Tahoe were forecast to subside as the day goes on.
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