Alert archive / Nevada / Flash Flood Warnings in 2008
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this flash flood warning at Jan 5, 2008, 4:58 AM PST for Lyon County, Nevada. It was in force for 5 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2008, 4:58 AM PST (12:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2008, 10:15 AM PST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Lyon County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 5:46 AM PST | FLASH FLOOD | Fernley, NV | RENO NHP REPORTED A LEVEE BREAK ALONG THE TRUCKEE CANAL NEAR FARM DISTRICT ROAD AND RICCI ROAD IN FERNLEY. THEY REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY 200 HOMES WERE UNDER 3 FEET OF WATER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 90 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 925 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 86 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 250 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS55 KREV 051303
FFWREV
NVC019-051600-
/O.NEW.KREV.FF.W.0002.080105T1258Z-080105T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
458 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL LYON COUNTY IN WESTERN NEVADA...
* UNTIL 800 AM PST
* AT 457 AM PST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH
FLOODING FROM A BROKEN LEVEE OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FERNLEY
FLOOD WATER FROM A BROKEN LEVEE ALONG THE TRUCKEE CANAL WILL
CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING OF THE AREA AROUND FARM DISTRICT AND
RICCI ROAD IN FERNLEY. RENO NHP REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY 200
HOMES IN THE AREA ARE UNDER 3 FEET OF WATER. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF THE TRUCKEE CANAL AND OTHER
LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE
IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS
LIVING ALONG THE TRUCKEE CANAL AND NEARBY STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD
TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH
BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.
LAT...LON 3955 11933 3955 11931 3962 11927 3963 11920
3964 11920 3967 11912 3941 11915 3941 11937
TIME...MOT...LOC 1258Z 180DEG 0KT 3958 11924
$$
OHARA2 follow-up statements
000
WGUS55 KREV 051355
FFWREV
NVC019-051615-
/O.EXT.KREV.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080105T1615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
555 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL LYON COUNTY IN WESTERN NEVADA...
* UNTIL 800 AM PST
* AT 457 AM PST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH
FLOODING FROM A BROKEN LEVEE OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FERNLEY
FLOOD WATER FROM A BROKEN LEVEE ALONG THE TRUCKEE CANAL WILL
CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING OF THE AREA AROUND FARM DISTRICT AND
RICCI ROAD IN FERNLEY. RENO NHP REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY 200
HOMES IN THE AREA ARE UNDER 3 FEET OF WATER. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF THE TRUCKEE CANAL AND OTHER
LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE
IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS
LIVING ALONG THE TRUCKEE CANAL AND NEARBY STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD
TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH
BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.
LAT...LON 3955 11933 3955 11931 3962 11927 3963 11920
3964 11920 3967 11912 3941 11915 3941 11937
TIME...MOT...LOC 1258Z 180DEG 0KT 3958 11924
$$
OHARA000
WGUS55 KREV 051551
FFWREV
NVC019-051815-
/O.EXT.KREV.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080105T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
750 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL LYON COUNTY IN WESTERN NEVADA...
* UNTIL 1015 AM PST
* AT 740 AM PST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUED TO
REPORT FLASH FLOODING FROM A BROKEN LEVEE OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FERNLEY
FLOOD WATER FROM A BROKEN LEVEE ALONG THE TRUCKEE CANAL WILL
CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING OF THE AREA AROUND FARM DISTRICT ROAD AND
RICCI ROAD IN FERNLEY. LYON COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE HAS REPORTED THAT
THE FLOODING HAS EXPANDED TO SHADOW MOUNTAIN DRIVE AND COTTONWOOD
LANE. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF
THE TRUCKEE CANAL AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE
IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS
LIVING ALONG THE TRUCKEE CANAL AND NEARBY STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD
TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH
BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.
LAT...LON 3955 11933 3955 11931 3962 11927 3963 11920
3964 11920 3967 11912 3941 11915 3941 11937
TIME...MOT...LOC 1536Z 180DEG 0KT 3959 11923
$$
JHWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 3:17 AM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Churchill, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe | 15 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:17 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | REV | Lyon, Mineral | 8 hr |
| Jan 5, 11:07 AM PST | Snow Advisory | REV | Churchill, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe | 17 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.