July 26, 2013 Possibility of more Thunderstorms with rain for the Truckee area this afternoon. URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1019 AM PDT FRI JUL 26 2013 ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... .ABUNDANT MOISTURE PRESENT OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA WILL INTERACT WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. RAINFALL FROM STORMS YESTERDAY HAVE ALREADY SATURATED THE GROUND IN MANY PLACES AND RUNOFF WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. CAZ072-073-NVZ002-003-270000- /O.NEW.KREV.FF.A.0003.130726T2100Z-130727T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 1019 AM PDT FRI JUL 26 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA AND MONO. IN WESTERN NEVADA...GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA AND GREATER RENO- CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA. * FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH A POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. * BISON FIRE: NEARLY A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN FELL ON THE BURN SITE THURSDAY. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A HALF INCH OF RAIN IN A VERY SHORT TIME FRAME WHICH COULD RESULT IN DEBRIS FLOWS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE RIDGE LINE. THIS INCLUDES THE STEEP TERRAIN ON THE EAST SIDE THAT DRAINS INTO THE SMITH VALLEY AS WELL AS AREAS ON THE WEST SLOPES THAT DRAIN TOWARDS THE FISH SPRINGS AND JACOBSEN LANE AREA OF CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKSAND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINSAND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 17:37:54 +0000
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