A 47 mph wind gust was clocked through Carson Valley around 4:10 p.m. setting power lines to sparking in both Gardnerville and Minden.
Minden-Tahoe Airport recorded the gust that flipped over aircraft, according to one witness.
The wind picked up a significant amount of dust through town, reducing visibility as firefighters responded to the Judicial & Law Enforcement Center in Minden for a smell of ozone.
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