Damaging winds expected throughout the greater Carson City, Carson Valley and Reno areas has prompted the National Weather Service in Reno to issue a High Wind Warning from 4 a.m. Sunday through early Monday morning.

Wind advisories are also effect for the Lake Tahoe Basin as well southern Lyon County, Mineral County and northeast California beginning at 4 a.m. Sunday morning until 4 a.m. Monday.

According to the weather service, gusty winds will be from the southwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. Wind prone locations along US-395/I-580 may see gusts up to 80 mph, with ridgetop gusts up to 100 mph.

Damaging winds can blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected, forecasters said. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles and winds may knock down burned trees in the Davis Fire burn area, according to the weather service.

Forecasters advise now is the time to secure loose outdoor items such as patio furniture, holiday decorations, and trash cans before winds increase which could blow these items away.

The best thing to do is prepare ahead of time by making sure you have extra food and water on hand, flashlights with spare batteries and/or candles in the event of a power outage, according to NWS forecasters.

At the time of this writing, NV Energy had not issued a Public Safety Outage Management (PSOM) alert for southern Carson City, Jacks Valley, Genoa, Glenbrook and East Spooner. These alerts provide information on planned power outages due to weather conditions. Go here for NV Energy PSOM updates.