Flash Flood Watch FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 228 AM PDT THU SEP 12 2013 ...RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NEVADA THROUGH FRIDAY... .A VERY MOIST LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY DRIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS NEVADA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SYSTEM HAS VERY HIGH LEVELS OF MOISTURE WITH IT...AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RAIN. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO DEVELOP...AND THESE STORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY AND PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. EXPECT ENHANCED RAINFALL AMOUNTS NEAR THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AND FLOODING CONCERNS WILL BE HIGHEST NEAR BURN SCARS ACROSS EASTERN NEVADA. ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL NEVADA...NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA... NORTHEAST NEVADA AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL NEVADA...WHITE PINE COUNTY. IN NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA...NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY AND SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY. IN NORTHEAST NEVADA...RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE...SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY...SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY AND SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY. IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA... NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY. * WIDESPREAD RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY. * AREAS MOST PRONE TO FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS IN AND NEAR THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AND NORMALLY DRY WASHES. FLOODING CONCERNS ARE HIGHEST NEAR ANY BURN SCARS. ROCK SLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS OVER ROADWAYS ARE POSSIBLE. REMEMBER...TURN AROUND AND DON`T DROWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
Posted on: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:38:13 +0000
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