High winds and rain snarled early arrivals to Burning Man, stalling traffic for hours on the road to Nevada's Black Rock Desert. On Saturday night the National Weather Service issued a wind advisory forecasting gusts up to 45 mph. Organizers urged people on site to "batten down" and advised travelers to delay in Reno; traffic was being turned back at Wadsworth off Interstate 80. Conditions improved early Monday and the gate reopened at 7:30 a.m. Travel time on the last unpaved section exceeded eight hours. Forecasts indicate unstable weather for two more days. Traffic is expected to increase as the week progresses; the event runs through Labor Day.
In the hours Saturday night before the event's gate was set to open, the National Weather Service issued a wind advisory forecasting gusts of up to 45 mph. Organizers put out the word for people already on site to "batten down" and for those en route to hold up in Reno if possible. Traffic was being turned back at Wadsworth, just off Interstate 80.
Conditions improved early Monday and the gate was reopened at 7:30 a.m., according to information streams from the event. At 10 a.m., travel time "from gravel to gate" - the last, unpaved section - was more than 8 hours, the @bmantraffic X stream said. "The weather ... is expected to be unstable for two more days," the Black Rock City dashboard said.
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