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Flood Watch 2, NWS Reno, NV

April 2, 20064 counties in Nevada; 7 counties in California

NWS Reno, NV issued this flood watch at Apr 2, 2006, 2:53 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada; 7 counties in California. It took effect at Apr 3, 2006, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 30 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 2, 2006, 2:53 PM PDT (21:53 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 3, 2006, 5:00 AM PDT
Expired: Apr 4, 2006, 11:26 AM PDT
In force: 30 hr
Issued by: NWS Reno, NV
Flood severity: None

Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Lassen County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Apr 2, 2:20 PM PDT, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 2:20 PM PDT, 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 7:00 AM PDT, 7 hours 53 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 2, 2:52 PM PDT	Winter Storm Warning	REV	Douglas, Washoe	60 hr

Nearby

Flood Watches in California, 2006 Flood Watches in Nevada, 2006 Every flood watch in 2006

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.