Alert archive / Nevada / River Flood Warnings in 2011
River Flood Warning 3, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this river flood warning at Jun 11, 2011, 3:03 PM PDT for Lyon County, Nevada. It took effect at Jun 17, 2011, 9:42 AM PDT. It was in force for 18 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 11, 2011, 3:03 PM PDT (22:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 17, 2011, 9:42 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2011, 2:44 PM PDT
- In force
- 18 days
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Lyon County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:02 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.
The river
Written for the forecast point Walker River near Wabuska (WALN2).
- Action stage
- 9.8 ft
- Minor stage
- 10.5 ft
- Moderate stage
- 11.5 ft
- Major stage
- 13 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 10301500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
581 WGUS45 KREV 112203 FLWREV FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV 303 PM PDT SAT JUN 11 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEVADA... MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER IN LYON COUNTY NEVADA...FROM MASON TO WEBER RESERVOIR...INCLUDING MASON...YERINGTON AND WABUSKA... SNOWMELT ON THE WALKER RIVER BASIN HAS REQUIRED LARGE RELEASES FROM BRIDGEPORT AND TOPAZ LAKES ON THE EAST AND WEST FORK WALKER RIVERS. THESE RELEASES WILL CAUSE THE MAINSTEM WALKER IN THE MASON VALLEY...BELOW THE CONFLUENCE OF THE EAST AND WEST WALKER RIVERS...BETWEEN MASON AND WABUSKA...TO RISE SIGNIFICANTLY THROUGH NEXT WEEK. FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN THE MASON/YERINGTON AREA...AND BY MONDAY MORNING IN THE WABUSKA AREA. MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING OF LOWLANDS...PASTURE...CROPLAND AND SOME RURAL ROADS IS EXPECTED. NO FLOODING OF STRUCTURES OR HEAVILY TRAVELLED ROADS IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THE HIGHEST FLOWS OF THE MELT SEASON ON THE WALKER RIVER BASIN ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN NEXT THURSDAY JUNE 16TH AND SATURDAY JUNE 25TH. THERE WILL BE A HIGHER THREAT OF FLOODING ON THE WALKER RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES DURING THIS PERIOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE RECREATING ON RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE EASTERN SIERRA SHOULD TAKE CARE IN AND NEAR THE WATER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT DURING THE SPRING SNOW MELT SEASON...WHEN WATER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND WATER CAN BE FAST FLOWING AND DEEP. DO NOT DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS AS RUSHING WATER CAN EASILY SWEEP THEM AWAY... THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY 3 PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON. && NVC019-122203- /O.NEW.KREV.FL.W.0002.110613T0000Z-110618T0000Z/ /MASN2.1.SM.110613T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 303 PM PDT SAT JUN 11 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON. * FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 1:15 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET. IT IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR THE 9.5 FOOT FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...MINOR TO MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING OF LOWLANDS... PASTURE...CROPLAND AND SOME RURAL ROADS THROUGHOUT MASON VALLEY/YERINGTON AREA. NO FLOODING OF STRUCTURES OR HEAVILY TRAVELLED ROADS IS EXPECTED. ABOUT 1700 CFS. $$ NVC019-122203- /O.NEW.KREV.FL.W.0003.110613T0000Z-110618T0000Z/ /WALN2.1.SM.110613T1200Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 303 PM PDT SAT JUN 11 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA. * FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 1:15 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.1 FEET. IT IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR THE 9.5 FEET FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING OF LOWLANDS... PASTURE...CROPLAND AND SOME RURAL ROADS THROUGHOUT MASON VALLEY/YERINGTON AREA. NO FLOODING OF STRUCTURES OR HEAVILY TRAVELLED ROADS IS EXPECTED. APPROX. 1500 CFS. ABOUT A 1 IN 4 CHANCE ANY YEAR. $$
30 follow-up statements
299 WGUS45 KREV 122018 FLWREV FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV 118 PM PDT SUN JUN 12 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CONTINUED THE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEVADA... MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER IN LYON COUNTY NEVADA...FROM MASON TO WEBER RESERVOIR...INCLUDING MASON...YERINGTON AND WABUSKA... SNOWMELT ON THE WALKER RIVER BASIN HAS REQUIRED LARGE RELEASES FROM BRIDGEPORT AND TOPAZ LAKES ON THE EAST AND WEST FORK WALKER RIVERS. THESE RELEASES WILL CAUSE THE MAINSTEM WALKER IN THE MASON VALLEY...BELOW THE CONFLUENCE OF THE EAST AND WEST WALKER RIVERS...BETWEEN MASON AND WABUSKA...TO RISE SIGNIFICANTLY THROUGH THIS WEEK. FLOODING IS EXPECTED BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING IN THE MASON/YERINGTON AREA AND IN THE WABUSKA AREA. MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING OF LOWLANDS...PASTURE...CROPLAND AND SOME RURAL ROADS IS EXPECTED. NO FLOODING OF STRUCTURES OR HEAVILY TRAVELLED ROADS IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THE HIGHEST FLOWS OF THE MELT SEASON ON THE WALKER RIVER BASIN ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN NEXT THURSDAY JUNE 16TH AND SATURDAY JUNE 25TH. THERE WILL BE A HIGHER THREAT OF FLOODING ON THE WALKER RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES DURING THIS PERIOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE RECREATING ON RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE EASTERN SIERRA SHOULD TAKE CARE IN AND NEAR THE WATER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT DURING THE SPRING SNOW MELT SEASON...WHEN WATER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND WATER CAN BE FAST FLOWING AND DEEP. DO NOT DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS AS RUSHING WATER CAN EASILY SWEEP THEM AWAY... THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY 3 PM MONDAY AFTERNOON. && NVC019-132218- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0002.110612T2000Z-110618T0000Z/ /MASN2.1.SM.110613T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 118 PM PDT SUN JUN 12 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON. * FROM EARLY MONDAY MORNING TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 12:15 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.5 FEET AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TO 9.8 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * IMPACT...AT 9.8 FEET...MINOR TO MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING OF LOWLANDS... PASTURE...CROPLAND AND SOME RURAL ROADS THROUGHOUT MASON VALLEY/YERINGTON AREA. NO FLOODING OF STRUCTURES OR HEAVILY TRAVELLED ROADS IS EXPECTED. ABOUT 1900 CFS. $$ NVC019-132218- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0003.110613T1200Z-110618T0000Z/ /WALN2.1.SM.110613T1200Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 118 PM PDT SUN JUN 12 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA. * FROM MONDAY MORNING TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 12:15 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.4 FEET AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TO 9.7 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * IMPACT...AT 9.7 FEET...MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING OF LOWLANDS... PASTURE...CROPLAND AND SOME RURAL ROADS THROUGHOUT MASON VALLEY/YERINGTON AREA. NO FLOODING OF STRUCTURES OR HEAVILY TRAVELLED ROADS IS EXPECTED. APPROX. 1700 CFS. ABOUT A 1 IN 4 CHANCE ANY YEAR. $$
681 WGUS85 KREV 132149 FLSREV FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV 249 PM PDT MON JUN 13 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CONTINUED THE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEVADA... MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER IN LYON COUNTY NEVADA...FROM MASON TO WEBER RESERVOIR...INCLUDING MASON...YERINGTON AND WABUSKA... SNOWMELT ON THE WALKER RIVER BASIN HAS REQUIRED LARGE RELEASES FROM BRIDGEPORT AND TOPAZ LAKES ON THE EAST AND WEST FORK WALKER RIVERS. THESE RELEASES WILL CAUSE THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER IN THE MASON VALLEY...BELOW THE CONFLUENCE OF THE EAST AND WEST WALKER RIVERS...BETWEEN MASON AND WABUSKA...TO REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...AND CAUSE MINOR TO MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING...THROUGH THIS WEEK. NO ADDITIONAL RELEASES FROM THESE RESERVOIRS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...BUT MAY BECOME NECESSARY AS SNOWMELT PROGRESSES. THE WALKER RIVER AT MASON REACHED FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. NEAR WABUSKA...THE WALKER RIVER REACHED FLOOD STAGE EARLY MONDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE EXPECTED AND MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING OF LOWLANDS...PASTURE...CROPLAND AND SOME RURAL ROADS IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS WEEK. HOWEVER...NO FLOODING OF STRUCTURES OR HEAVILY TRAVELLED ROADS IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THE HIGHEST FLOWS OF THE MELT SEASON ON THE WALKER RIVER BASIN ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN THIS THURSDAY JUNE 16TH AND SATURDAY JUNE 25TH. THE HIGHEST THREAT OF FLOODING ON THE WALKER RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES WILL BE DURING THIS PERIOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE RECREATING ON RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE EASTERN SIERRA SHOULD TAKE CARE IN AND NEAR THE WATER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT DURING THE SPRING SNOW MELT SEASON...WHEN WATER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND WATER CAN BE FAST FLOWING AND DEEP. DO NOT DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS AS RUSHING WATER CAN EASILY SWEEP THEM AWAY... THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY 3 PM TUESDAY AFTERNOON. && NVC019-142149- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0002.110613T2130Z-110618T0000Z/ /MASN2.1.SM.110613T0917Z.110613T1545Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 249 PM PDT MON JUN 13 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON. * FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 2:15 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET. IT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR 9.6 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MIN0R FLOODING IS OCCURING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS WEEK. * THIS WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE RIVER FALLS BELOW FLOOD STAGE. * IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE: MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING THROUGHOUT MASON VALLEY. ABOUT 1700 CFS $$ NVC019-142149- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0003.110613T2130Z-110618T0000Z/ /WALN2.1.SM.110613T0945Z.110613T1930Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 249 PM PDT MON JUN 13 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA. * FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 2:15 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET. IT IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR 9.8 FEET BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS WEEK. * THIS WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE RIVER FALLS BELOW FLOOD STAGE. * IMPACT...AT 9.8 FEET...MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING OF LOWLANDS... PASTURE...CROPLAND AND SOME RURAL ROADS THROUGHOUT MASON VALLEY/YERINGTON AREA. NO FLOODING OF STRUCTURES OR HEAVILY TRAVELLED ROADS IS EXPECTED. APPROX. 1700 CFS. ABOUT A 1 IN 4 CHANCE ANY YEAR. $$
046 WGUS85 KREV 141858 FLSREV FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV 1158 AM PDT TUE JUN 14 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CONTINUED THE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEVADA... MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER IN LYON COUNTY NEVADA...FROM MASON TO WEBER RESERVOIR...INCLUDING MASON...YERINGTON AND WABUSKA... SNOWMELT ON THE WALKER RIVER BASIN HAS REQUIRED LARGE RELEASES FROM BRIDGEPORT AND TOPAZ LAKES ON THE EAST AND WEST WALKER RIVERS. THESE RELEASES ARE CAUSING THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER IN THE MASON VALLEY...BELOW THE CONFLUENCE OF THE EAST AND WEST WALKER RIVERS...BETWEEN MASON AND WABUSKA...TO REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS WEEK. ONLY MINOR ADDITIONAL RISES ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME UNLESS ADDITIONAL RELEASE FROM UPSTREAM RESERVOIRS BECOMES NECESSARY. MINOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS...PASTURE...CROPLAND AND SOME RURAL ROADS IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS WEEK. HOWEVER...NO FLOODING OF STRUCTURES OR HEAVILY TRAVELLED ROADS IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THE HIGHEST FLOWS OF THE MELT SEASON ON THE WALKER RIVER BASIN ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN THIS THURSDAY JUNE 16TH AND SATURDAY JUNE 25TH. THE HIGHEST THREAT OF FLOODING ON THE WALKER RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES WILL BE DURING THIS PERIOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIVESTOCK AND VALUABLES SHOULD BE MOVED AWAY FROM AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. KEEP INFORMED OF THE CURRENT FLOOD SITUATION BY MONITORING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE. THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY 3 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. && NVC019-151858- /O.EXT.KREV.FL.W.0002.110614T1840Z-110620T0000Z/ /MASN2.1.SM.110613T0917Z.110613T1545Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1158 AM PDT TUE JUN 14 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON. * UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 11:15 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET. IT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR 9.6 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS WEEK. * THIS WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE RIVER FALLS BELOW FLOOD STAGE. * IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE: MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING THROUGHOUT MASON VALLEY. ABOUT 1700 CFS $$ NVC019-151858- /O.EXT.KREV.FL.W.0003.110614T1840Z-110620T2000Z/ /WALN2.1.SM.110613T0945Z.110614T0530Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1158 AM PDT TUE JUN 14 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA. * UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 11:15 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET. IT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR 9.6 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS WEEK. * THIS WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE RIVER FALLS BELOW FLOOD STAGE. * IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING IN THE MASON VALLEY AREA...NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. APPROX. 1500 CFS, ABOUT A 1 IN 5 CHANCE ANY YEAR. $$
417
WGUS85 KREV 151707
FLSREV
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV
1007 AM PDT WED JUN 15 2011
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
CALIFORNIA...NEVADA...
WEST WALKER RIVER NEAR COLEVILLE AFFECTING MONO COUNTY
IN CALIFORNIA...
WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON AND NEAR WABUSKA AFFECTING
LYON COUNTY IN NEVADA...
FOR THE WEST WALKER ABOVE TOPAZ LAKE...INCLUDING WALKER...COLEVILLE
AND TOPAZ CALIFORNIA... AND ALSO FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER IN LYON
COUNTY NEVADA...FROM MASON TO WEBER RESERVOIR...INCLUDING MASON...
YERINGTON AND WABUSKA...MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
WARM WEATHER WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON...ALLOWING FOR CONTINUED RAPID
SNOWMELT. HIGHEST FLOWS WILL BE SEEN TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES PEAK
TODAY AHEAD OF A TROUGH WHICH WILL COOL TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY. WITH
COOLER TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND...HIGH FLOWS ON THE WEST WALKER
RIVER ABOVE TOPAZ RESERVOIR AND THE MAIN STEM WALKER WILL CONTINUE...
THOUGH WILL RECEDE SLIGHTLY FROM THEIR HIGH POINT TONIGHT.
FOR THE WEST WALKER ABOVE TOPAZ RESERVOIR...THE SPRING SNOWMELT WILL
CAUSE THE WEST WALKER TO RISE SIGNIFICANTLY THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGH FLOWS ON THE WEST WALKER RIVER ABOVE
TOPAZ RESERVOIR. FLOODING OF LOWLANDS...PASTURE AND RURAL ROADS IS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY-WALKER-COLEVILLE CALIFORNIA
AREA LATE TONIGHT. FLOWS ON THE WEST WALKER ABOVE TOPAZ VARY
DURING THE DAY DUE TO THE DIURNAL NATURE OF SNOWMELT. HIGHEST FLOWS...
AND GREATEST DEGREE OF FLOODING...OCCUR IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY DURING
THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. LOWEST FLOWS OCCUR DURING THE MID
AFTERNOON.
FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER...SNOWMELT ON THE WALKER RIVER BASIN HAS
REQUIRED LARGE RELEASES FROM BRIDGEPORT AND TOPAZ LAKES ON THE EAST
AND WEST WALKER RIVERS. THESE RELEASES ARE CAUSING THE MAINSTEM
WALKER RIVER IN THE MASON VALLEY...BETWEEN MASON AND WABUSKA...TO
REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS WEEK. ONLY MINOR ADDITIONAL RISES ARE EXPECTED
AT THIS TIME UNLESS ADDITIONAL RELEASE FROM UPSTREAM RESERVOIRS BECOMES
NECESSARY.
THE HIGHEST FLOWS OF THE MELT SEASON ON THE WEST WALKER AND MAIN STEM
WALKER ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN THURSDAY JUNE 16TH AND SUNDAY JUNE 25TH.
PEOPLE LIVING OR RECREATING ON THE WEST WALKER RIVER AND ITS
TRIBUTARIES IN THE EASTERN SIERRA OR THE MAINSTEM WALKER SHOULD TAKE
CARE IN AND NEAR THE WATER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT DURING THE
SPRING SNOW MELT SEASON...WHEN WATER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND
WATER CAN BE FAST FLOWING AND DEEP.
KEEP INFORMED OF THE CURRENT FLOOD SITUATION BY MONITORING NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS AT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED THURSDAY
AFTERNOON JUNE 16TH.
&&
CAC051-170107-
/O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0004.110615T1707Z-110620T0000Z/
/WWBC1.1.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
1007 AM PDT WED JUN 15 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE WEST WALKER RIVER NEAR COLEVILLE.
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.3 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 6.1 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE
RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 6.0 TO 6.5 FEET...MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING OF LOWLANDS
...PASTURES AND SOME RURAL ROADS ALONG RIVER FROM WALKER TO TOPAZ LAKE
...INCLUDING WALKER/COLEVILLE/TOPAZ CALIFORNIA. APPROXIMATELY 3800 CFS
WITH A 1 IN 10 CHANCE OF OCCURRING ANY GIVEN YEAR.
$$
NVC019-170107-
/O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0002.110615T1707Z-110620T0000Z/
/MASN2.1.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
1007 AM PDT WED JUN 15 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON.
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:15 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
THIS WEEK.
* THIS WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE RIVER FALLS BELOW
FLOOD STAGE.
* IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE: MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING
THROUGHOUT MASON VALLEY. ABOUT 1700 CFS.
$$
NVC019-170107-
/O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0003.110615T1707Z-110620T0000Z/
/WALN2.1.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
1007 AM PDT WED JUN 15 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA.
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:15 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET. IT IS EXPECTED
TO REMAIN NEAR 9.6 FEET THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
THIS WEEK.
* THIS WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE RIVER FALLS BELOW
FLOOD STAGE.
* IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING IN THE MASON VALLEY
AREA; NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. APPROX. 1500 CFS, ABOUT A 1 IN 5
CHANCE ANY YEAR.
$$907
WGUS85 KREV 161954
FLSREV
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV
1254 PM PDT THU JUN 16 2011
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN NEVADA...
FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER IN LYON COUNTY NEVADA...FROM MASON
TO WEBER RESERVOIR...INCLUDING MASON...YERINGTON AND
WABUSKA...
MINOR TO MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING IS FORECAST...
NO FLOODING EXPECTED BELOW WEBER DAM...
SNOWMELT ON THE WALKER RIVER BASIN CONTINUES TO REQUIRED LARGE
RELEASES FROM BRIDGEPORT AND TOPAZ LAKES ON THE EAST AND WEST WALKER
RIVERS. THESE RELEASES ARE CAUSING THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER IN THE
MASON VALLEY...BETWEEN MASON AND WEBER RESERVOIR...TO REMAIN ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE. MINOR TO MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS WEEKEND IN THE MASON VALLEY. HOWEVER...ONLY
MINOR ADDITIONAL RISES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY AS NO ADDITIONAL
RESERVOIR RELEASES WILL BE NECESSARY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
THE HIGHEST FLOWS OF THE MELT SEASON ON THE WALKER RIVER BASIN ARE
EXPECTED BETWEEN MONDAY JUNE 20TH AND MONDAY JUNE 26TH. HIGHER
FLOWS MAY BE EXPERIENCED NEXT WEEK ON THE MAINSTEM WALKER ABOVE
WEBER RESERVOIR.
LIVESTOCK AND VALUABLES SHOULD BE MOVED AWAY FROM LOW AREAS SUBJECT
TO FLOODING ALONG THE WALKER . NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS AS
THE SWIFT FLOWS CAN SWEEP AWAY VEHICLES. KEEP INFORMED OF THE
CURRENT SITUATION BY MONITORING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLOOD
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO ...OR
YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE.
PEOPLE LIVING OR RECREATING ALONG RIVERS...STREAMS AND RESERVOIRS IN
THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA SHOULD TAKE CARE IN AND NEAR
THE WATER AT ALL TIMES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT DURING THE
SPRING SNOW MELT SEASON...WHEN WATER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND
WATER CAN BE FAST FLOWING AND DEEP.
THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED FRIDAY
AFTERNOON JUNE 17TH.
&&
NVC019-171954-
/O.EXT.KREV.FL.W.0002.110616T1954Z-110621T0000Z/
/MASN2.1.SM.110613T0917Z.110616T1745Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1254 PM PDT THU JUN 16 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON.
* UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 12:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. MINOR ADDITIONAL RISES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS WEEKEND.
* THIS WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE RIVER FALLS BELOW
FLOOD STAGE.
* IMPACT...AT 9.8 FEET...MINOR TO MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING OF
LOWLANDS...PASTURE...CROPLAND AND SOME RURAL ROADS THROUGHOUT MASON
VALLEY/YERINGTON AREA. NO FLOODING OF STRUCTURES OR HEAVILY
TRAVELLED ROADS IS EXPECTED. ABOUT 1900 CFS.
$$
NVC019-171954-
/O.EXT.KREV.FL.W.0003.110616T1954Z-110621T1200Z/
/WALN2.1.SM.110613T0945Z.110614T0530Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1254 PM PDT THU JUN 16 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA.
* UNTIL LATE MONDAY NIGHT OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 12:15 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
THIS WEEKEND. MINOR ADDITIONAL RISES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.
* THIS WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE RIVER FALLS BELOW
FLOOD STAGE.
* IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING IN THE MASON VALLEY
AREA WITH NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. APPROX. 1500 CFS, ABOUT A 1 IN 5
CHANCE ANY YEAR.
$$473
WGUS85 KREV 171642
FLSREV
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV
942 AM PDT FRI JUN 17 2011
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN NEVADA...
FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER IN LYON COUNTY NEVADA...FROM MASON
TO WEBER RESERVOIR...INCLUDING MASON...YERINGTON AND
WABUSKA...
MINOR TO MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING IS FORECAST THROUGH
TUESDAY...
NO FLOODING EXPECTED BELOW WEBER DAM...
SNOWMELT ON THE WALKER RIVER BASIN CONTINUES TO REQUIRED LARGE
RELEASES FROM BRIDGEPORT RESERVOIR ON THE EAST WALKER AND TOPAZ LAKE
ON WEST WALKER RIVER. THESE RELEASES ARE CAUSING THE MAINSTEM WALKER
IN THE MASON VALLEY...BETWEEN MASON AND WABUSKA...TO REMAIN ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE. MINOR TO MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK IN THE MASON VALLEY. ONLY MINOR
ADDITIONAL RISES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY...AS ADDITIONAL
RESERVOIR RELEASES WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH THAT TIME.
HOWEVER... AS TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO RISE AGAIN BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK...AND SNOWMELT INCREASES...ADDITIONAL RESERVOIR RELEASES MAY
BECOME NECESSARY...WHICH COULD CAUSE FURTHER RIVER RISES.
THE MOST LIKELY DATES FOR THE HIGHEST FLOWS OF THE MELT SEASON ON THE
WALKER RIVER BASIN ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN MONDAY JUNE 20TH AND
THURSDAY JUNE 30TH. HIGHER FLOWS WILL LIKELY BE EXPERIENCED DURING
THIS PERIOD ON THE MAINSTEM WALKER ABOVE WEBER RESERVOIR.
LIVESTOCK AND VALUABLES SHOULD BE MOVED AWAY FROM LOW AREAS SUBJECT
TO FLOODING ALONG THE WALKER RIVER. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS
AS THE SWIFT FLOWS CAN SWEEP AWAY VEHICLES. KEEP INFORMED OF THE
CURRENT SITUATION BY MONITORING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLOOD
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO ...OR
YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE.
PEOPLE LIVING OR RECREATING ALONG RIVERS...STREAMS AND RESERVOIRS IN
THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA SHOULD TAKE CARE IN AND NEAR
THE WATER AT ALL TIMES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT DURING THE
SPRING SNOW MELT SEASON...WHEN WATER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND
WATER CAN BE FAST FLOWING AND DEEP.
THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON JUNE 18TH.
&&
NVC019-190442-
/O.EXT.KREV.FL.W.0002.110617T1642Z-110622T0000Z/
/MASN2.1.SM.110613T0917Z.110617T1415Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
942 AM PDT FRI JUN 17 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES THE FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON.
* UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
MONDAY...WITH ONLY MINOR ADDITIONAL RISES. FURTHER RISES ARE
POSSIBLE AFTER THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
* THIS WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE RIVER FALLS BELOW
FLOOD STAGE.
* IMPACT...AT 9.8 FEET...MINOR TO MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING OF
LOWLANDS...PASTURE...CROPLAND AND SOME RURAL ROADS THROUGHOUT THE
UPPER MASON VALLEY-YERINGTON AREA. NO FLOODING OF STRUCTURES OR
HEAVILY TRAVELLED ROADS IS EXPECTED. ABOUT 1900 CFS.
$$
NVC019-190442-
/O.EXT.KREV.FL.W.0003.110617T1642Z-110622T1200Z/
/WALN2.1.SM.110613T0945Z.110614T0530Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
942 AM PDT FRI JUN 17 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES THE FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA.
* UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
MONDAY...WITH MINOR ADDITIONAL RISES. FURTHER RISES ARE POSSIBLE
AFTER THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
* THIS WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE RIVER FALLS BELOW
FLOOD STAGE.
* IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING IN THE LOWER MASON
VALLEY-WABUSKA AREA...WITH NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. APPROX. 1500
CFS...ABOUT A 1 IN 5 CHANCE ANY YEAR.
$$956
WGUS85 KREV 171702 CCA
FLSREV
FLOOD STATEMENT ...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV
942 AM PDT FRI JUN 17 2011
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN NEVADA...
FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER IN LYON COUNTY NEVADA...FROM MASON
TO WEBER RESERVOIR...INCLUDING MASON...YERINGTON AND
WABUSKA...
MINOR TO MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING IS FORECAST THROUGH
TUESDAY...
NO FLOODING EXPECTED BELOW WEBER DAM...
SNOWMELT ON THE WALKER RIVER BASIN CONTINUES TO REQUIRED LARGE
RELEASES FROM BRIDGEPORT RESERVOIR ON THE EAST WALKER AND TOPAZ LAKE
ON WEST WALKER RIVER. THESE RELEASES ARE CAUSING THE MAINSTEM WALKER
IN THE MASON VALLEY...BETWEEN MASON AND WABUSKA...TO REMAIN ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE. MINOR TO MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK IN THE MASON VALLEY. ONLY MINOR
ADDITIONAL RISES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY...AS ADDITIONAL
RESERVOIR RELEASES WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH THAT TIME.
HOWEVER... AS TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO RISE AGAIN BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK...AND SNOWMELT INCREASES...ADDITIONAL RESERVOIR RELEASES MAY
BECOME NECESSARY...WHICH COULD CAUSE FURTHER RIVER RISES.
THE MOST LIKELY DATES FOR THE HIGHEST FLOWS OF THE MELT SEASON ON THE
WALKER RIVER BASIN ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN MONDAY JUNE 20TH AND
THURSDAY JUNE 30TH. HIGHER FLOWS WILL LIKELY BE EXPERIENCED DURING
THIS PERIOD ON THE MAINSTEM WALKER ABOVE WEBER RESERVOIR.
LIVESTOCK AND VALUABLES SHOULD BE MOVED AWAY FROM LOW AREAS SUBJECT
TO FLOODING ALONG THE WALKER RIVER. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS
AS THE SWIFT FLOWS CAN SWEEP AWAY VEHICLES. KEEP INFORMED OF THE
CURRENT SITUATION BY MONITORING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLOOD
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO ...OR
YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE.
PEOPLE LIVING OR RECREATING ALONG RIVERS...STREAMS AND RESERVOIRS IN
THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA SHOULD TAKE CARE IN AND NEAR
THE WATER AT ALL TIMES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT DURING THE
SPRING SNOW MELT SEASON...WHEN WATER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND
WATER CAN BE FAST FLOWING AND DEEP.
THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON JUNE 18TH.
&&
NVC019-190442-
/O.COR.KREV.FL.W.0002.110617T1642Z-110622T0000Z/
/MASN2.1.SM.110613T0917Z.110617T1415Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
942 AM PDT FRI JUN 17 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES THE FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON.
* UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
TUESDAY...WITH ONLY MINOR ADDITIONAL RISES. FURTHER RISES ARE
POSSIBLE AFTER THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
* THIS WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE RIVER FALLS BELOW
FLOOD STAGE.
* IMPACT...AT 9.8 FEET...MINOR TO MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING OF
LOWLANDS...PASTURE...CROPLAND AND SOME RURAL ROADS THROUGHOUT THE
UPPER MASON VALLEY-YERINGTON AREA. NO FLOODING OF STRUCTURES OR
HEAVILY TRAVELLED ROADS IS EXPECTED. ABOUT 1900 CFS.
$$
NVC019-190442-
/O.COR.KREV.FL.W.0003.110617T1642Z-110622T1200Z/
/WALN2.1.SM.110613T0945Z.110614T0530Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
942 AM PDT FRI JUN 17 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES THE FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA.
* UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
TUESDAY...WITH MINOR ADDITIONAL RISES. FURTHER RISES ARE POSSIBLE
AFTER THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
* THIS WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE RIVER FALLS BELOW
FLOOD STAGE.
* IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING IN THE LOWER MASON
VALLEY-WABUSKA AREA...WITH NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. APPROX. 1500
CFS...ABOUT A 1 IN 5 CHANCE ANY YEAR.
$$030
WGUS85 KREV 181934
FLSREV
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV
1234 PM PDT SAT JUN 18 2011
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEVADA..
FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER IN LYON COUNTY NEVADA...FROM MASON
TO WEBER RESERVOIR...INCLUDING MASON...YERINGTON AND
WABUSKA...
MINOR TO MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING IS FORECAST THROUGH
TUESDAY...
NO FLOODING EXPECTED BELOW WEBER DAM...
SNOWMELT ON THE WALKER RIVER BASIN CONTINUES TO REQUIRED LARGE
RELEASES FROM BRIDGEPORT RESERVOIR ON THE EAST WALKER AND TOPAZ LAKE
ON WEST WALKER RIVER. THESE RELEASES ARE CAUSING THE MAINSTEM WALKER
IN THE MASON VALLEY...BETWEEN MASON AND WABUSKA...TO REMAIN ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE. MINOR TO MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK IN THE MASON VALLEY. ONLY MINOR
ADDITIONAL RISES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY...AS ADDITIONAL
RESERVOIR RELEASES WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH THAT TIME.
HOWEVER... AS TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO RISE AGAIN BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK...AND SNOWMELT INCREASES...ADDITIONAL RESERVOIR RELEASES MAY
BECOME NECESSARY...WHICH COULD CAUSE FURTHER RIVER RISES.
THE MOST LIKELY DATES FOR THE HIGHEST FLOWS OF THE MELT SEASON ON THE
WALKER RIVER BASIN ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN MONDAY JUNE 20TH AND
THURSDAY JUNE 30TH. HIGHER FLOWS WILL LIKELY BE EXPERIENCED DURING
THIS PERIOD ON THE MAINSTEM WALKER ABOVE WEBER RESERVOIR.
LIVESTOCK AND VALUABLES SHOULD BE MOVED AWAY FROM LOW AREAS SUBJECT
TO FLOODING ALONG THE WALKER RIVER. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS
AS THE SWIFT FLOWS CAN SWEEP AWAY VEHICLES. KEEP INFORMED OF THE
CURRENT SITUATION BY MONITORING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLOOD
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO ...OR
YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE.
PEOPLE LIVING OR RECREATING ALONG RIVERS...STREAMS AND RESERVOIRS IN
THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA SHOULD TAKE CARE IN AND NEAR
THE WATER AT ALL TIMES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT DURING THE
SPRING SNOW MELT SEASON...WHEN WATER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND
WATER CAN BE FAST FLOWING AND DEEP.
THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON JUNE 19TH.
&&
NVC019-200134-
/O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110622T0000Z/
/MASN2.1.SM.110613T0917Z.110618T1815Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
1234 PM PDT SAT JUN 18 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON.
* UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED
* AT 12:15 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET.
* IMPACT...AT 9.8 FEET...MINOR TO MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING OF
LOWLANDS...PASTURE...CROPLAND AND SOME RURAL ROADS THROUGHOUT
THE MASON VALLEY AND YERINGTON AREA. NO FLOODING OF STRUCTURES
OR HEAVILY TRAVELLED ROADS IS EXPECTED. ABOUT 1900 CFS.
$$
NVC019-200134-
/O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110622T1200Z/
/WALN2.1.SM.110613T0945Z.110614T0530Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
1234 PM PDT SAT JUN 18 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA.
* UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 12:15 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET.
* IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING IN THE MASON VALLEY
AREA...WITH NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. APPROX. 1500 CFS...ABOUT A 1 IN 5
CHANCE ANY YEAR.
$$774
WGUS85 KREV 191752
FLSREV
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV
1052 AM PDT SUN JUN 19 2011
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEVADA...
FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER IN LYON COUNTY NEVADA...FROM MASON
TO WEBER RESERVOIR...INCLUDING MASON...YERINGTON AND
WABUSKA...
MINOR TO MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING IS FORECAST UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
NO FLOODING EXPECTED AT THIS TIME BELOW WEBER DAM...
SNOWMELT ON THE WALKER RIVER BASIN CONTINUES TO REQUIRE LARGE
RELEASES FROM BRIDGEPORT RESERVOIR ON THE EAST WALKER AND TOPAZ LAKE
ON WEST WALKER RIVER. THESE RELEASES ARE CAUSING THE MAINSTEM WALKER
IN THE MASON VALLEY...BETWEEN MASON AND WABUSKA...TO REMAIN ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE. MINOR TO MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THIS WEEK AND POSSIBLY THROUGH NEXT WEEK
IN THE MASON VALLEY. AS TEMPERATURES WARM EARLY THIS WEEK...SNOW
MELT WILL ACCELERATE AND FURTHER RESERVOIR RELEASES MAY BECOME
NECESSARY. THIS WOULD CAUSE FURTHER RIVER RISES.
THE MOST LIKELY DATES FOR THE HIGHEST FLOWS OF THE MELT SEASON ON THE
WALKER RIVER BASIN ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY JUNE 30TH. THE
HIGHEST FLOWS WILL LIKELY BE EXPERIENCED DURING THIS PERIOD ON THE
MAINSTEM WALKER ABOVE WEBER RESERVOIR.
LIVESTOCK AND VALUABLES SHOULD BE MOVED AWAY FROM LOW AREAS SUBJECT
TO FLOODING ALONG THE WALKER RIVER. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS
AS THE SWIFT FLOWS CAN SWEEP AWAY VEHICLES. KEEP INFORMED OF THE
CURRENT SITUATION BY MONITORING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLOOD
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO ...OR
YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE.
PEOPLE LIVING OR RECREATING ALONG RIVERS...STREAMS AND RESERVOIRS
SHOULD TAKE CARE IN AND NEAR THE WATER AT ALL TIMES. THIS IS
ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT DURING THE SPRING SNOW MELT SEASON...WHEN
WATER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND WATER CAN BE FAST FLOWING
AND DEEP.
THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY
MONDAY AFTERNOON JUNE 20TH.
&&
NVC019-202352-
/O.EXT.KREV.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/MASN2.1.SM.110613T0917Z.110618T2245Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
1052 AM PDT SUN JUN 19 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 10:15 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR STEADY EARLY THIS WEEK
BUT COULD SEE ADDITIONAL RISES LATER IN THE WEEK.
* IMPACT...AT 9.8 FEET...MINOR TO MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING OF
LOWLANDS...PASTURE...CROPLAND AND SOME RURAL ROADS THROUGHOUT
THE MASON VALLEY AND YERINGTON AREA. NO FLOODING OF STRUCTURES
OR HEAVILY TRAVELLED ROADS IS EXPECTED. ABOUT 1900 CFS.
$$
NVC019-202352-
/O.EXT.KREV.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/WALN2.1.SM.110613T0945Z.110619T1700Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
1052 AM PDT SUN JUN 19 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 10:15 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR STEADY EARLY THIS WEEK
BUT COULD SEE ADDITIONAL RISES LATER IN THE WEEK.
* IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING IN THE MASON VALLEY
AREA...NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. ABOUT 1500 CFS...WITH A 1 IN 5
CHANCE ANY YEAR.
$$184 WGUS85 KREV 202324 FLSREV FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV 424 PM PDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN CALIFORNIA... WEST WALKER RIVER AFFECTING MONO COUNTY FOR THE WEST WALKER ABOVE TOPAZ LAKE...INCLUDING WALKER...COLEVILLE AND TOPAZ CALIFORNIA...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEVADA... MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER AFFECTING LYON COUNTY MAJOR FLOODING IS NOW FORECAST BY THIS WEEKEND FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER ABOVE WEBER RESERVOIR. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO THE HIGHEST LEVELS SEEN SO FAR THIS YEAR. THIS WILL ACCELERATE THE MELTING OF THE LARGE SNOWPACK IN THE UPPER PORTIONS OF THE WALKER RIVER BASIN IN THE EASTERN SIERRA. THIS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT RISES ON THESE RIVERS AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE HIGHEST FLOWS OF THE MELT SEASON ON THE WALKER RIVER BASIN ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN THURSDAY JUNE 23TH AND TUESDAY JUNE 28TH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE LIVING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS SHOULD TAKE CARE IN AND NEAR THE WATER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT DURING THE SPRING SNOW MELT SEASON...WHEN WATER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND WATER CAN BE FAST FLOWING AND DEEP. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS AS RUSHING WATER CAN EASILY SWEEP A CAR AWAY... THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...JUNE 21TH. && CAC051-220524- /O.EXT.KREV.FL.W.0005.110622T0300Z-000000T0000Z/ /WWBC1.2.SM.110621T1100Z.110623T1000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 424 PM PDT MON JUN 20 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST WALKER RIVER NEAR COLEVILLE. * FROM TUESDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 3:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...INITIALLY RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL RISES ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WILL OCCUR BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY EVENINGS...REACHING NEAR 6.9 FEET EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING OF LOWLANDS...AGRICULTURAL LAND...YARDS...BASEMENTS...AND RURAL ROADS. FLOODING OF STRUCTURES SHOULD BE LIMITED IN ANTELOPE VALLEY. $$ NVC019-220524- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MASN2.3.SM.110613T0917Z.110618T2245Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 424 PM PDT MON JUN 20 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 3:15 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR 10 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH FURTHER RISES TO NEAR 10.5 FEET BY FRIDAY. * IMPACT...AT 10.5 FEET...MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE MASON VALLEY AND YERINGTON AREA. SANDBAGGING IN YERINGTON AND MASON TO PROTECT LOWEST STRUCTURES. POSSIBLE LEVEE FAILURES. ABOUT 2400 CFS. $$ NVC019-220524- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /WALN2.3.SM.110613T0945Z.110619T1700Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 424 PM PDT MON JUN 20 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 3:15 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR 10.2 FEET BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH FURTHER RISES TO NEAR 10.7 FEET BY LATE FRIDAY. * IMPACT...AT 10.5 FEET...MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE MASON VALLEY AND YERINGTON AREA. SANDBAGGING IN YERINGTON AND MASON TO PROTECT LOWEST STRUCTURES. POSSIBLE LEVEE FAILURES. ABOUT 2400 CFS. $$
397 WGUS85 KREV 202327 CCA FLSREV FLOOD STATEMENT ...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV 424 PM PDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN CALIFORNIA... WEST WALKER RIVER AFFECTING MONO COUNTY FOR THE WEST WALKER ABOVE TOPAZ LAKE...INCLUDING WALKER...COLEVILLE AND TOPAZ CALIFORNIA...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEVADA... MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER AFFECTING LYON COUNTY MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS NOW FORECAST BY THIS WEEKEND FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER ABOVE WEBER RESERVOIR. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO THE HIGHEST LEVELS SEEN SO FAR THIS YEAR. THIS WILL ACCELERATE THE MELTING OF THE LARGE SNOWPACK IN THE UPPER PORTIONS OF THE WALKER RIVER BASIN IN THE EASTERN SIERRA. THIS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT RISES ON THESE RIVERS AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE HIGHEST FLOWS OF THE MELT SEASON ON THE WALKER RIVER BASIN ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN THURSDAY JUNE 23TH AND TUESDAY JUNE 28TH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE LIVING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS SHOULD TAKE CARE IN AND NEAR THE WATER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT DURING THE SPRING SNOW MELT SEASON...WHEN WATER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND WATER CAN BE FAST FLOWING AND DEEP. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS AS RUSHING WATER CAN EASILY SWEEP A CAR AWAY... THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...JUNE 21TH. && CAC051-220524- /O.EXT.KREV.FL.W.0005.110622T0300Z-000000T0000Z/ /WWBC1.2.SM.110621T1100Z.110623T1000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 424 PM PDT MON JUN 20 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST WALKER RIVER NEAR COLEVILLE. * FROM TUESDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 3:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...INITIALLY RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL RISES ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WILL OCCUR BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY EVENINGS...REACHING NEAR 6.9 FEET EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING OF LOWLANDS...AGRICULTURAL LAND...YARDS...BASEMENTS...AND RURAL ROADS. FLOODING OF STRUCTURES SHOULD BE LIMITED IN ANTELOPE VALLEY. $$ NVC019-220524- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MASN2.3.SM.110613T0917Z.110618T2245Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 424 PM PDT MON JUN 20 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 3:15 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR 10 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH FURTHER RISES TO NEAR 10.5 FEET BY FRIDAY. * IMPACT...AT 10.5 FEET...MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE MASON VALLEY AND YERINGTON AREA. SANDBAGGING IN YERINGTON AND MASON TO PROTECT LOWEST STRUCTURES. POSSIBLE LEVEE FAILURES. ABOUT 2400 CFS. $$ NVC019-220524- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /WALN2.3.SM.110613T0945Z.110619T1700Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 424 PM PDT MON JUN 20 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 3:15 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR 10.2 FEET BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH FURTHER RISES TO NEAR 10.7 FEET BY LATE FRIDAY. * IMPACT...AT 10.5 FEET...MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE MASON VALLEY AND YERINGTON AREA. SANDBAGGING IN YERINGTON AND MASON TO PROTECT LOWEST STRUCTURES. POSSIBLE LEVEE FAILURES. ABOUT 2400 CFS. $$
708 WGUS85 KREV 212257 FLSREV FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV 357 PM PDT TUE JUN 21 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN CALIFORNIA... WEST WALKER RIVER AFFECTING MONO COUNTY FOR THE WEST WALKER ABOVE TOPAZ LAKE...INCLUDING WALKER...COLEVILLE AND TOPAZ CALIFORNIA...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEVADA... MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER AFFECTING LYON COUNTY MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST BY THIS WEEKEND FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER ABOVE WEBER RESERVOIR. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO THE HIGHEST LEVELS SEEN SO FAR THIS YEAR ON WEDNESDAY. THIS HAS ACCELERATED THE MELTING OF THE LARGE SNOWPACK IN THE UPPER PORTIONS OF THE WALKER RIVER BASIN IN THE EASTERN SIERRA. THIS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT RISES ON THESE RIVERS AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE HIGHEST FLOWS OF THE MELT SEASON ON THE WALKER RIVER BASIN ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN THURSDAY JUNE 23TH AND TUESDAY JUNE 28TH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE LIVING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS SHOULD TAKE CARE IN AND NEAR THE WATER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT DURING THE SPRING SNOW MELT SEASON WHEN WATER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND WATER CAN BE FAST FLOWING AND DEEP. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS AS RUSHING WATER CAN EASILY SWEEP A CAR AWAY. THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...JUNE 22TH. && CAC051-222357- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0005.110622T1100Z-000000T0000Z/ /WWBC1.2.SM.110622T1100Z.110623T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 357 PM PDT TUE JUN 21 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST WALKER RIVER NEAR COLEVILLE. * FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 2:30 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...INITIALLY RISING ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WILL OCCUR AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING...REACHING NEAR 6.9 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 6.5 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING OF LOWLANDS...PASTURES AND SOME RURAL ROADS ALONG RIVER FROM WALKER TO TOPAZ LAKE. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING OF LOWLANDS...AGRICULTURAL LAND...YARDS...BASEMENTS...AND RURAL ROADS. FLOODING OF STRUCTURES SHOULD BE LIMITED IN ANTELOPE VALLEY. $$ NVC019-222357- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MASN2.3.SM.110613T0917Z.110621T2115Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 357 PM PDT TUE JUN 21 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 3:15 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR 10 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH FURTHER RISES TO NEAR 10.5 FEET BY FRIDAY. * IMPACT...AT 10.5 FEET...MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE MASON VALLEY AND YERINGTON AREA. SANDBAGGING IN YERINGTON AND MASON TO PROTECT LOWEST STRUCTURES. POSSIBLE LEVEE FAILURES. ABOUT 2400 CFS. $$ NVC019-222357- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /WALN2.3.SM.110613T0945Z.110619T1700Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 357 PM PDT TUE JUN 21 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 3:15 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR 10.2 FEET BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH FURTHER RISES TO NEAR 10.7 FEET BY LATE FRIDAY. * IMPACT...AT 10.5 FEET...MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE MASON VALLEY AND YERINGTON AREA. SANDBAGGING IN YERINGTON AND MASON TO PROTECT LOWEST STRUCTURES. POSSIBLE LEVEE FAILURES. ABOUT 2400 CFS. $$
097 WGUS85 KREV 222141 FLSREV FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV 241 PM PDT WED JUN 22 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN CALIFORNIA... WEST WALKER RIVER AFFECTING MONO COUNTY FOR THE WEST WALKER ABOVE TOPAZ LAKE...INCLUDING WALKER...COLEVILLE AND TOPAZ CALIFORNIA...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEVADA.. MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER AFFECTING LYON COUNTY MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST BY THIS WEEKEND FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER ABOVE WEBER RESERVOIR. CONTINUED MELTING OF THE LARGE SNOWPACK IN THE UPPER WALKER BASIN HAS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT RISES ON THE WEST WALKER RIVER ABOVE TOPAZ LAKE AND ON THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER FROM MASON TO WEBER RESERVOIR. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SLIGHTLY BY THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL STABILIZE FLOWS ON THE WEST WALKER RIVER. DOWNSTREAM ON THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER...FLOWS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND WITH AT LEAST MODERATE FLOODING OF LOWLANDS EXPECTED BELOW YERINGTON INTO NEXT WEEK. THE HIGHEST FLOWS OF THE MELT SEASON ON THE WALKER RIVER BASIN ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN THURSDAY JUNE 23TH AND TUESDAY JUNE 28TH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE LIVING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS SHOULD TAKE CARE IN AND NEAR THE WATER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT DURING THE SPRING SNOW MELT SEASON WHEN WATER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND WATER CAN BE FAST FLOWING AND DEEP. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS AS RUSHING WATER CAN EASILY SWEEP A CAR AWAY. THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...JUNE 23RD. && CAC051-240341- /O.EXT.KREV.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110625T2000Z/ /WWBC1.2.SM.110623T0800Z.110624T0800Z.110625T1400Z.NO/ 241 PM PDT WED JUN 22 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST WALKER RIVER NEAR COLEVILLE. * UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 1:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 6.5 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...BETWEEN 6.0 AND 6.5 FEET...MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING OF LOWLANDS...PASTURES AND SOME RURAL ROADS ALONG RIVER FROM WALKER TO TOPAZ LAKE. PEAK FLOW COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 3700 CFS BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ NVC019-240341- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MASN2.3.SM.110613T0917Z.110622T2000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 241 PM PDT WED JUN 22 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 1:15 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 10.5 FEET BY FRIDAY. * IMPACT...AT 10.5 FEET...MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE MASON VALLEY AND YERINGTON AREA. SANDBAGGING MAY BE NEEDED IN YERINGTON AND MASON TO PROTECT LOWEST STRUCTURES. $$ NVC019-240341- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /WALN2.3.SM.110613T0945Z.110622T2015Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 241 PM PDT WED JUN 22 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 1:15 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR 10.0 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH FURTHER RISES TO NEAR 10.7 FEET BY LATE FRIDAY. * IMPACT...AT 10.5 FEET...MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE MASON VALLEY AND YERINGTON AREA. SANDBAGGING MAY BE NEEDED IN YERINGTON TO PROTECT LOWEST STRUCTURES. $$
712 WGUS85 KREV 230327 FLSREV FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV 827 PM PDT WED JUN 22 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN CALIFORNIA... WEST WALKER RIVER AFFECTING MONO COUNTY FOR THE WEST WALKER ABOVE TOPAZ LAKE...INCLUDING WALKER...COLEVILLE AND TOPAZ CALIFORNIA...MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEVADA... MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER AFFECTING LYON COUNTY MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST BY THIS WEEKEND FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER ABOVE WEBER RESERVOIR. CONTINUED MELTING OF THE LARGE SNOWPACK IN THE UPPER WALKER BASIN HAS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT RISES ON THE WEST WALKER RIVER ABOVE TOPAZ LAKE AND ON THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER FROM MASON TO WEBER RESERVOIR. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SLIGHTLY BY THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL STABILIZE FLOWS ON THE WEST WALKER RIVER. DOWNSTREAM ON THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER...FLOWS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND WITH AT LEAST MODERATE FLOODING OF LOWLANDS EXPECTED BELOW YERINGTON INTO NEXT WEEK. THE HIGHEST FLOWS OF THE MELT SEASON ON THE WALKER RIVER BASIN ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN THURSDAY JUNE 23TH AND TUESDAY JUNE 28TH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE LIVING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS SHOULD TAKE CARE IN AND NEAR THE WATER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT DURING THE SPRING SNOW MELT SEASON WHEN WATER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND WATER CAN BE FAST FLOWING AND DEEP. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS AS RUSHING WATER CAN EASILY SWEEP A CAR AWAY. THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...JUNE 23RD. && CAC051-240927- /O.EXT.KREV.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110626T0200Z/ /WWBC1.2.SM.110623T0430Z.110623T1100Z.110625T1400Z.NO/ 827 PM PDT WED JUN 22 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST WALKER RIVER NEAR COLEVILLE. * UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING. * AT 7:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 6.4 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL RISE TO NEAR 6.5 FEET IS LIKELY BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...BETWEEN 6.0 AND 6.5 FEET...MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING OF LOWLANDS...PASTURES AND SOME RURAL ROADS ALONG RIVER FROM WALKER TO TOPAZ LAKE. PEAK FLOWS CLOUD REACH APPROXIMATELY 3600 TO 3700 CFS BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND AGAIN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ NVC019-240927- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MASN2.3.SM.110613T0917Z.110623T0100Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 827 PM PDT WED JUN 22 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 7:15 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 10.5 FEET BY FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * IMPACT...AT 10.5 FEET...MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS THROUGHOUT THE MASON VALLEY AND YERINGTON AREA. SANDBAGGING MAY BE NEEDED IN YERINGTON AND MASON TO PROTECT LOWEST STRUCTURES. PEAK FLOWS COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 2400 CFS. $$ NVC019-240927- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /WALN2.3.SM.110613T0945Z.110623T0215Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 827 PM PDT WED JUN 22 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 7:15 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR 10.0 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH FURTHER RISES TO NEAR 10.7 FEET BY LATE FRIDAY. * IMPACT...AT 10.5 FEET...MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS THROUGHOUT THE MASON VALLEY AND YERINGTON AREA. SANDBAGGING MAY BE NEEDED IN YERINGTON TO PROTECT LOWEST STRUCTURES. PEAK FLOWS COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 2300 CFS. $$
126 WGUS85 KREV 240059 FLSREV FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV 559 PM PDT THU JUN 23 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN CALIFORNIA... WEST WALKER RIVER AFFECTING MONO COUNTY FOR THE WEST WALKER ABOVE TOPAZ LAKE...INCLUDING WALKER...COLEVILLE AND TOPAZ CALIFORNIA...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST EACH MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY. ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEVADA... MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER AFFECTING LYON COUNTY MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST THROUGH MONDAY FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER ABOVE WEBER RESERVOIR. CONTINUED MELTING OF THE LARGE SNOWPACK IN THE UPPER WALKER BASIN IS RESULTING IN MINOR FLOODING ON THE WEST WALKER RIVER ABOVE TOPAZ LAKE AND MODERATE TO POSSIBLY MAJOR FLOODING ON THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER FROM MASON TO WEBER RESERVOIR. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SLIGHTLY THROUGH THE WEEKEND WHICH WILL STABILIZE FLOWS ON THE WEST WALKER RIVER. DOWNSTREAM ON THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER...FLOWS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH MODERATE TO POSSIBLY MAJOR FLOODING EXPECTED BELOW YERINGTON INTO NEXT WEEK. ALTHOUGH HIGH FLOWS ARE ALSO OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE EAST WALKER RIVER BELOW BRIDGEPORT RESERVOIR THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...LITTLE FLOODING IS EXPECTED ON THE EAST WALKER AT THIS TIME. THE HIGHEST FLOWS OF THE MELT SEASON ON THE WALKER RIVER BASIN ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM BETWEEN THURSDAY JUNE 23TH AND TUESDAY JUNE 28TH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE LIVING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS SHOULD TAKE CARE IN AND NEAR THE WATER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT DURING THE SPRING SNOW MELT SEASON WHEN WATER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND WATER CAN BE FAST FLOWING AND DEEP. VALUABLES...INCLUDING LIVESTOCK AND FARM EQUIPMENT...SHOULE BE MOVED AWAY FROM AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS AS RUSHING WATER CAN EASILY SWEEP A CAR AWAY. THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...JUNE 24TH. && NVC019-250659- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MASN2.2.SM.110613T0917Z.110623T2315Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 559 PM PDT THU JUN 23 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 4:15 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 10.5 FEET BY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES TO NEAR 10.8 FEET ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 10.8 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS AND AGRICULTURAL AREAS THROUGHOUT THE MASON VALLEY-YERINGTON AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE LEVEE FAILURES. SANDBAGGING LIKELY WILL BE NEEDED IN YERINGTON AND MASON TO PROTECT LOWEST STRUCTURES. ABOUT 2600 CFS. $$ NVC019-250658- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /WALN2.2.SM.110613T0945Z.110623T2300Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 559 PM PDT THU JUN 23 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 4:15 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR 10.5 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL RISE TO NEAR 10.8 FEET IS POSSIBLE BY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 10.8 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS AND AGRICULTURAL AREAS THROUGHOUT MASON VALLEY/YERINGTON AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE LEVEE FAILURES. SANDBAGGING PROBABLY NEEDED IN YERINGTON AND MASON TO PROTECT LOWEST STRUCTURES. ABOUT 2450 CFS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.9 FEET ON MAY 24 2006...2240 CFS...AND 10.8 FEET ON JULY 14 1995...2500 CFS. $$ CAC051-250658- /O.EXT.KREV.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110627T0000Z/ /WWBC1.1.SM.110623T0433Z.110623T0700Z.110626T1200Z.NO/ 559 PM PDT THU JUN 23 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST WALKER RIVER NEAR COLEVILLE. * UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 4:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TO NEAR 6.2 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. MINOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS... PASTURE & RURAL ROADS. APPROX 3000 CFS. ABOUT 1 IN 7 CHANCE OF OCCURRING ANY YEAR. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 6.3 FEET ON MAY 20 2006. $$
465 WGUS85 KREV 240119 CCA FLSREV FLOOD STATEMENT ...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV 559 PM PDT THU JUN 23 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN CALIFORNIA... WEST WALKER RIVER AFFECTING MONO COUNTY FOR THE WEST WALKER ABOVE TOPAZ LAKE...INCLUDING WALKER...COLEVILLE AND TOPAZ CALIFORNIA...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST EACH MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY. ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEVADA... MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER AFFECTING LYON COUNTY MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST THROUGH MONDAY FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER ABOVE WEBER RESERVOIR. CONTINUED MELTING OF THE LARGE SNOWPACK IN THE UPPER WALKER BASIN IS RESULTING IN MINOR FLOODING ON THE WEST WALKER RIVER ABOVE TOPAZ LAKE AND MODERATE TO POSSIBLY MAJOR FLOODING ON THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER FROM MASON TO WEBER RESERVOIR. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SLIGHTLY THROUGH THE WEEKEND WHICH WILL STABILIZE FLOWS ON THE WEST WALKER RIVER. DOWNSTREAM ON THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER...FLOWS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH MODERATE TO POSSIBLY MAJOR FLOODING EXPECTED BELOW YERINGTON INTO NEXT WEEK. ALTHOUGH HIGH FLOWS ARE ALSO OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE EAST WALKER RIVER BELOW BRIDGEPORT RESERVOIR THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...LITTLE FLOODING IS EXPECTED ON THE EAST WALKER AT THIS TIME. THE HIGHEST FLOWS OF THE MELT SEASON ON THE WALKER RIVER BASIN ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM BETWEEN THURSDAY JUNE 23TH AND TUESDAY JUNE 28TH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE LIVING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS SHOULD TAKE CARE IN AND NEAR THE WATER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT DURING THE SPRING SNOW MELT SEASON WHEN WATER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND WATER CAN BE FAST FLOWING AND DEEP. VALUABLES...INCLUDING LIVESTOCK AND FARM EQUIPMENT...SHOULD BE MOVED AWAY FROM AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS AS RUSHING WATER CAN EASILY SWEEP A CAR AWAY. THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...JUNE 24TH. && NVC019-250659- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MASN2.2.SM.110613T0917Z.110623T2315Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 559 PM PDT THU JUN 23 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 4:15 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 10.5 FEET BY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES TO NEAR 10.8 FEET ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 10.8 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS AND AGRICULTURAL AREAS THROUGHOUT THE MASON VALLEY-YERINGTON AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE LEVEE FAILURES. SANDBAGGING LIKELY WILL BE NEEDED IN YERINGTON AND MASON TO PROTECT LOWEST STRUCTURES. ABOUT 2600 CFS. $$ NVC019-250658- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /WALN2.2.SM.110613T0945Z.110623T2300Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 559 PM PDT THU JUN 23 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 4:15 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR 10.5 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL RISE TO NEAR 10.8 FEET IS POSSIBLE BY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 10.8 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS AND AGRICULTURAL AREAS THROUGHOUT MASON VALLEY/YERINGTON AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE LEVEE FAILURES. SANDBAGGING PROBABLY NEEDED IN YERINGTON AND MASON TO PROTECT LOWEST STRUCTURES. ABOUT 2450 CFS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.9 FEET ON MAY 24 2006...2240 CFS...AND 10.8 FEET ON JULY 14 1995...2500 CFS. $$ CAC051-250658- /O.EXT.KREV.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110627T0000Z/ /WWBC1.1.SM.110623T0433Z.110623T0700Z.110626T1200Z.NO/ 559 PM PDT THU JUN 23 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST WALKER RIVER NEAR COLEVILLE. * UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 4:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TO NEAR 6.2 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. MINOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS... PASTURE & RURAL ROADS. APPROX 3000 CFS. ABOUT 1 IN 7 CHANCE OF OCCURRING ANY YEAR. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 6.3 FEET ON MAY 20 2006. $$
237 WGUS45 KREV 242003 FLWREV FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV 103 PM PDT FRI JUN 24 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEVADA... MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER AFFECTING LYON COUNTY MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS IS FORECAST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER ABOVE WEBER RESERVOIR... INCLUDING MASON AND YERINGTON NEVADA. ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN CALIFORNIA... WEST WALKER RIVER AFFECTING MONO COUNTY MINOR TO MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING IS FORECAST EACH MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY FOR THE WEST WALKER ABOVE TOPAZ LAKE...INCLUDING WALKER...COLEVILLE AND TOPAZ CALIFORNIA... CONTINUED MELTING OF THE LARGE SNOWPACK IN THE UPPER WALKER BASIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR TO MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING ON THE WEST WALKER RIVER ABOVE TOPAZ LAKE EACH MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY...AND MODERATE TO MAJOR LOWLAND FLOODING ON THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER FROM MASON TO WEBER RESERVOIR THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. MOST OF THE FLOOD DAMAGE IN THE MASON VALLEY WILL BE TO FARMLAND...HOWEVER... SANDBAGGING WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED IN THE MASON AND YERINGTON AREA TO PROTECT LOWEST STRUCTURES. FLOODING ON THE WEST WALKER BELOW TOPAZ IN THE SMITH AND WELLINGTON NEVADA AREA IS POSSIBLE...AND A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THAT PORTION OF THE WEST WALKER. A FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER BELOW WEBER DAM IN THE SCHURZ AREA. ALTHOUGH HIGH FLOWS ARE ALSO OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE EAST WALKER RIVER BELOW BRIDGEPORT RESERVOIR THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...LITTLE FLOODING IS EXPECTED ON THE EAST WALKER AT THIS TIME. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SLIGHTLY THROUGH THE WEEKEND WHICH WILL STABILIZE FLOWS ON THE WEST WALKER RIVER ABOVE TOPAZ LAKE. HOWEVER...AS TOPAZ WILL LIKELY FILL BY SUNDAY...FLOWS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ON THE WEST WALKER BELOW TOPAZ AND ON THE MAINSTEM WALKER ABOVE WEBER RESERVOIR THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING EXPECTED IN THE MASON-YERINGTON AREA INTO NEXT WEEK. THE HIGHEST FLOWS OF THE MELT SEASON ON THE WEST WALKER RIVER ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND. THE HIGHEST FLOWS ON THE EAST WALKER RIVER BASIN ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN NEXT TUESDAY JUNE 28TH AND SUNDAY JULY 3RD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE LIVING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS SHOULD TAKE CARE IN AND NEAR THE WATER. WATER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND WATER CAN BE FAST FLOWING...TURBULENT AND DEEP. ALL VALUABLES...INCLUDING LIVESTOCK AND FARM EQUIPMENT...SHOULD BE MOVED AWAY FROM AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. IF STRUCTURES ARE LOCATED NEAR CURRENT RIVER LEVELS SANDBAGGING MAY BE NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS AS RUSHING WATER CAN EASILY SWEEP A CAR AWAY. TRIBUTARIES OF THE WALKER RIVER IN WESTERN MONO COUNTY WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THIS WEEKEND...WITH AN INCREASED THREAT OF FLOODING OF HIKING TRAILS...CAMPGROUNDS AND BACK COUNTRY ROADS. THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...JUNE 25TH. && CAC051-260203- /O.EXT.KREV.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110629T0200Z/ /WWBC1.2.SM.110623T0433Z.110624T0930Z.110628T1400Z.NO/ 103 PM PDT FRI JUN 24 2011 ...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST WALKER RIVER NEAR COLEVILLE. * UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING. * AT 11:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 6.5 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 6.5 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING OF LOWLANDS...PASTURES AND SOME RURAL ROADS ALONG RIVER FROM WALKER TO TOPAZ LAKE...INCLUDING WALKER...COLEVILLE AND TOPAZ CALIFORNIA. APPROXIMATELY 3800 CFS WITH A 1 IN 10 CHANCE ANY YEAR. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 6.6 FEET ON JUL 9 1995. $$ NVC019-260203- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MASN2.2.SM.110613T0917Z.110624T1615Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 103 PM PDT FRI JUN 24 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 12:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 10.6 FEET BY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES TO NEAR 11.0 FEET ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS AND AGRICULTURAL AREAS THROUGHOUT THE MASON VALLEY-YERINGTON AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO FARMLAND AND POSSIBLE LEVEE FAILURES. SANDBAGGING WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED IN YERINGTON AND MASON TO PROTECT LOWEST STRUCTURES. ABOUT 2700 CFS. $$ NVC019-260203- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /WALN2.2.SM.110613T0945Z.110624T1815Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 103 PM PDT FRI JUN 24 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 12:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.2 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR 10.6 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL RISE TO NEAR 11.0 FEET IS POSSIBLE BY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS AND AGRICULTURAL AREAS THROUGHOUT MASON VALLEY/YERINGTON AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO FARMLAND AND POSSIBLE LEVEE FAILURES. SANDBAGGING LIKELY NEEDED IN YERINGTON AND MASON TO PROTECT LOWEST STRUCTURES. ABOUT 2600 CFS. ABOUT A ONE IN 10 CHANCE OF OCCURRING ANY YEAR. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.9 FEET ON JAN 6 1997. $$
273 WGUS85 KREV 251811 FLSREV FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV 1111 AM PDT SAT JUN 25 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEVADA.. MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER IN LYON COUNTY MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS IS FORECAST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER ABOVE WEBER RESERVOIR... INCLUDING MASON AND YERINGTON NEVADA. ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN CALIFORNIA... WEST WALKER RIVER NEAR COLEVILLE IN MONO COUNTY MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING IS FORECAST EACH MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY FOR THE WEST WALKER ABOVE TOPAZ LAKE...INCLUDING WALKER...COLEVILLE AND TOPAZ CALIFORNIA... CONTINUED MELTING OF THE LARGE SNOWPACK IN THE UPPER WALKER BASIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING ON THE WEST WALKER RIVER ABOVE TOPAZ LAKE EACH MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY...AND MODERATE TO MAJOR LOWLAND FLOODING ON THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER FROM MASON TO WEBER RESERVOIR THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. MOST OF THE FLOOD DAMAGE IN THE MASON VALLEY WILL BE TO FARMLAND...HOWEVER...SANDBAGGING WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED IN THE MASON AND YERINGTON AREA TO PROTECT THE LOWEST STRUCTURES. FLOODING ON THE WEST WALKER BELOW TOPAZ IN THE SMITH AND WELLINGTON NEVADA AREA IS POSSIBLE...SO A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THAT PORTION OF THE WEST WALKER. A FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER BELOW WEBER DAM IN THE SCHURZ AREA. COOLER TEMPERATURE THIS WEEKEND WILL STABILIZE FLOWS ON THE WEST WALKER RIVER ABOVE TOPAZ LAKE. HOWEVER...AS TOPAZ WILL LIKELY FILL BY SUNDAY...FLOWS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ON THE WEST WALKER BELOW TOPAZ AND ON THE MAINSTEM WALKER ABOVE WEBER RESERVOIR THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING EXPECTED IN THE MASON YERINGTON AREA INTO NEXT WEEK. THE HIGHEST FLOWS OF THE MELT SEASON ON THE WEST WALKER RIVER ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND. THE HIGHEST FLOWS ON THE EAST WALKER RIVER BASIN ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN NEXT TUESDAY JUNE 28TH AND SUNDAY JULY 3RD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE LIVING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS SHOULD TAKE CARE IN AND NEAR THE WATER. WATER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND WATER CAN BE FAST FLOWING...TURBULENT AND DEEP. ALL VALUABLES...INCLUDING LIVESTOCK AND FARM EQUIPMENT...SHOULD BE MOVED AWAY FROM AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. IF STRUCTURES ARE LOCATED NEAR CURRENT RIVER LEVELS SANDBAGGING MAY BE NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS AS RUSHING WATER CAN EASILY SWEEP A CAR AWAY. TRIBUTARIES OF THE WALKER RIVER IN WESTERN MONO COUNTY WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THIS WEEKEND...WITH AN INCREASED THREAT OF FLOODING OF HIKING TRAILS...CAMPGROUNDS AND BACK COUNTRY ROADS. THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...JUNE 26TH. && NVC019-270011- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MASN2.2.SM.110613T0917Z.110625T1345Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1111 AM PDT SAT JUN 25 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 9:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 10.5 FEET BY SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL RISES TO NEAR 11.0 FEET ARE POSSIBLE EARLY NEXT WEEK. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS AND AGRICULTURAL AREAS THROUGHOUT THE MASON VALLEY-YERINGTON AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO FARMLAND AND POSSIBLE LEVEE FAILURES. SANDBAGGING WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED IN YERINGTON AND MASON TO PROTECT THE LOWEST STRUCTURES. ABOUT 2700 CFS. $$ NVC019-270011- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /WALN2.2.SM.110613T0945Z.110625T1615Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1111 AM PDT SAT JUN 25 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 9:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 10.5 FEET BY SUNDAY. AN ADDITIONAL RISE TO NEAR 11.0 FEET IS POSSIBLE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS AND AGRICULTURAL AREAS THROUGHOUT MASON VALLEY AND YERINGTON WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO FARMLAND AND POSSIBLE LEVEE FAILURES. SANDBAGGING LIKELY NEEDED IN YERINGTON AND MASON TO PROTECT THE LOWEST STRUCTURES. ABOUT 2600 CFS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.9 FEET ON JAN 6 1997. $$ CAC051-270011- /O.EXT.KREV.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110629T0100Z/ /WWBC1.2.SM.110623T0433Z.110624T0930Z.110628T1300Z.NO/ 1111 AM PDT SAT JUN 25 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST WALKER RIVER NEAR COLEVILLE. * UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING. * AT 9:30 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS WEEKEND THEN RISE TO FLOOD STAGE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS...PASTURE AND RURAL ROADS IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...INCLUDING WALKER...COLEVILLE AND TOPAZ CALIFORNIA. ABOUT 3100 CFS. $$
337 WGUS85 KREV 251902 CCA FLSREV FLOOD STATEMENT ...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV 1111 AM PDT SAT JUN 25 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEVADA.. MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER IN LYON COUNTY MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS IS FORECAST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER ABOVE WEBER RESERVOIR... INCLUDING MASON AND YERINGTON NEVADA. ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN CALIFORNIA... WEST WALKER RIVER NEAR COLEVILLE IN MONO COUNTY THE RIVER WILL REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS WEEKEND THEN RISE TO FLOOD STAGE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE WEST WALKER ABOVE TOPAZ LAKE...INCLUDING WALKER...COLEVILLE AND TOPAZ CALIFORNIA. COOLER TEMPERATURE THIS WEEKEND WILL KEEP FLOWS ON THE WEST WALKER RIVER ABOVE TOPAZ BELOW FLOOD STAGE. WARMER TEMPERATURE EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL INCREASE MELTING OF THE SNOWPACK IN THE UPPER WALKER BASIN AND RESULT IN MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. MODERATE TO MAJOR LOWLAND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER FROM MASON TO WEBER RESERVOIR THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. MOST OF THE FLOOD DAMAGE IN THE MASON VALLEY WILL BE TO FARMLAND HOWEVER...SANDBAGGING WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED IN THE MASON AND YERINGTON AREA TO PROTECT THE LOWEST STRUCTURES. FLOODING ON THE WEST WALKER BELOW TOPAZ IN THE SMITH AND WELLINGTON NEVADA AREA IS POSSIBLE AS ADDITIONAL RELEASES FROM TOPAZ MAY BE REQUIRED...SO A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THAT PORTION OF THE WEST WALKER. A FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER BELOW WEBER DAM IN THE SCHURZ AREA. THE HIGHEST FLOWS OF THE MELT SEASON ON THE WEST WALKER RIVER ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND. THE HIGHEST FLOWS ON THE EAST WALKER RIVER BASIN ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN NEXT TUESDAY JUNE 28TH AND SUNDAY JULY 3RD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE LIVING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS SHOULD TAKE CARE IN AND NEAR THE WATER. WATER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND WATER CAN BE FAST FLOWING...TURBULENT AND DEEP. ALL VALUABLES...INCLUDING LIVESTOCK AND FARM EQUIPMENT...SHOULD BE MOVED AWAY FROM AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. IF STRUCTURES ARE LOCATED NEAR CURRENT RIVER LEVELS SANDBAGGING MAY BE NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS AS RUSHING WATER CAN EASILY SWEEP A CAR AWAY. TRIBUTARIES OF THE WALKER RIVER IN WESTERN MONO COUNTY WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THIS WEEKEND...WITH AN INCREASED THREAT OF FLOODING OF HIKING TRAILS...CAMPGROUNDS AND BACK COUNTRY ROADS. THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...JUNE 26TH. && NVC019-270011- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MASN2.2.SM.110613T0917Z.110625T1345Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1111 AM PDT SAT JUN 25 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 9:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 10.5 FEET BY SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL RISES TO NEAR 11.0 FEET ARE POSSIBLE EARLY NEXT WEEK. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS AND AGRICULTURAL AREAS THROUGHOUT THE MASON VALLEY-YERINGTON AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO FARMLAND AND POSSIBLE LEVEE FAILURES. SANDBAGGING WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED IN YERINGTON AND MASON TO PROTECT THE LOWEST STRUCTURES. ABOUT 2700 CFS. $$ NVC019-270011- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /WALN2.2.SM.110613T0945Z.110625T1615Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1111 AM PDT SAT JUN 25 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 9:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 10.5 FEET BY SUNDAY. AN ADDITIONAL RISE TO NEAR 11.0 FEET IS POSSIBLE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS AND AGRICULTURAL AREAS THROUGHOUT MASON VALLEY AND YERINGTON WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO FARMLAND AND POSSIBLE LEVEE FAILURES. SANDBAGGING LIKELY NEEDED IN YERINGTON AND MASON TO PROTECT THE LOWEST STRUCTURES. ABOUT 2600 CFS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.9 FEET ON JAN 6 1997. $$ CAC051-270011- /O.EXT.KREV.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110629T0100Z/ /WWBC1.2.SM.110623T0433Z.110624T0930Z.110628T1300Z.NO/ 1111 AM PDT SAT JUN 25 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST WALKER RIVER NEAR COLEVILLE. * UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING. * AT 9:30 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS WEEKEND THEN RISE TO FLOOD STAGE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS...PASTURE AND RURAL ROADS IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...INCLUDING WALKER...COLEVILLE AND TOPAZ CALIFORNIA. ABOUT 3100 CFS. $$
688 WGUS85 KREV 261826 FLSREV FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV 1126 AM PDT SUN JUN 26 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEVADA.. MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER IN LYON COUNTY MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER ABOVE WEBER RESERVOIR... INCLUDING MASON AND YERINGTON NEVADA. ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN CALIFORNIA... WEST WALKER RIVER NEAR COLEVILLE IN MONO COUNTY MINOR FLOODING THE RIVER IS FORECAST TUESDAY FOR THE WEST WALKER ABOVE TOPAZ LAKE...INCLUDING WALKER...COLEVILLE AND TOPAZ CALIFORNIA. MODERATE TO MAJOR LOWLAND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER FROM MASON TO WEBER RESERVOIR THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK. MOST OF THE FLOOD DAMAGE IN THE MASON VALLEY WILL BE TO FARMLAND HOWEVER...SANDBAGGING WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED IN THE MASON AND YERINGTON AREA TO PROTECT THE LOWEST STRUCTURES. COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP FLOWS ON THE WEST WALKER RIVER ABOVE TOPAZ BELOW FLOOD STAGE. WARMER TEMPERATURES MONDAY AND TUESDAY WILL INCREASE MELTING OF THE SNOWPACK IN THE UPPER WALKER BASIN AND RESULT IN MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. FLOODING ON THE WEST WALKER BELOW TOPAZ IN THE SMITH AND WELLINGTON NEVADA AREA IS POSSIBLE AS ADDITIONAL RELEASES FROM TOPAZ MAY BE REQUIRED...SO A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THAT PORTION OF THE WEST WALKER. A FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER BELOW WEBER DAM IN THE SCHURZ AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE LIVING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS SHOULD TAKE CARE IN AND NEAR THE WATER. WATER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND WATER CAN BE FAST FLOWING...TURBULENT AND DEEP. ALL VALUABLES...INCLUDING LIVESTOCK AND FARM EQUIPMENT...SHOULD BE MOVED AWAY FROM AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. IF STRUCTURES ARE LOCATED NEAR CURRENT RIVER LEVELS SANDBAGGING MAY BE NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS AS RUSHING WATER CAN EASILY SWEEP A CAR AWAY. FLOWS ON TRIBUTARIES OF THE WALKER RIVER IN WESTERN MONO COUNTY WILL REMAIN HIGH THIS WEEKEND...WITH FLOODING OF HIKING TRAILS...CAMPGROUNDS AND BACK COUNTRY ROADS. THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...JUNE 27TH. NVC019-271826- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MASN2.2.SM.110613T0917Z.110626T1345Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1126 AM PDT SUN JUN 26 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10:15 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 10.7 FEET TONIGHT AND MAY RISE TO 11.0 FEET ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS AND AGRICULTURAL AREAS THROUGHOUT THE MASON VALLEY-YERINGTON AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO FARMLAND AND POSSIBLE LEVEE FAILURES. SANDBAGGING WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED IN YERINGTON AND MASON TO PROTECT THE LOWEST STRUCTURES. ABOUT 2700 CFS. $$ NVC019-271826- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /WALN2.2.SM.110613T0945Z.110626T1700Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1126 AM PDT SUN JUN 26 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10:15 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO 10.5 FEET TONIGHT AND MAY RISE TO 11.0 FEET MONDAY OR TUESDAY. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS AND AGRICULTURAL AREAS THROUGHOUT MASON VALLEY AND YERINGTON WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO FARMLAND AND POSSIBLE LEVEE FAILURES. SANDBAGGING LIKELY NEEDED IN YERINGTON AND MASON TO PROTECT THE LOWEST STRUCTURES. ABOUT 2600 CFS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.9 FEET ON JAN 6 1997. $$ CAC051-271826- /O.EXT.KREV.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110630T0600Z/ /WWBC1.2.SM.110623T0433Z.110624T0930Z.110629T1800Z.NO/ 1126 AM PDT SUN JUN 26 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST WALKER RIVER NEAR COLEVILLE. * UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AT 9:30 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS...PASTURE AND RURAL ROADS IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...INCLUDING WALKER...COLEVILLE AND TOPAZ CALIFORNIA. ABOUT 3100 CFS. $$
036 WGUS85 KREV 271909 FLSREV FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV 1209 PM PDT MON JUN 27 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEVADA.. MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER IN LYON COUNTY MODERATE FLOODING OF LOWLANDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER ABOVE WEBER RESERVOIR... INCLUDING MASON AND YERINGTON NEVADA. MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER FROM MASON TO WEBER RESERVOIR THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK. MOST OF THE FLOOD DAMAGE IN THE MASON VALLEY WILL BE TO FARMLAND HOWEVER...SANDBAGGING WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED IN THE MASON AND YERINGTON AREA TO PROTECT THE LOWEST STRUCTURES. A FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER BELOW WEBER DAM IN THE SCHURZ AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE LIVING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS SHOULD TAKE CARE IN AND NEAR THE WATER. WATER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND WATER CAN BE FAST FLOWING...TURBULENT AND DEEP. ALL VALUABLES...INCLUDING LIVESTOCK AND FARM EQUIPMENT...SHOULD BE MOVED AWAY FROM AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. IF STRUCTURES ARE LOCATED NEAR CURRENT RIVER LEVELS SANDBAGGING MAY BE NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS AS RUSHING WATER CAN EASILY SWEEP A CAR AWAY. FLOWS ON TRIBUTARIES OF THE WALKER RIVER IN WESTERN MONO COUNTY WILL REMAIN HIGH THIS WEEK...WITH FLOODING OF HIKING TRAILS...CAMPGROUNDS AND BACK COUNTRY ROADS. THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...JUNE 28TH. && NVC019-290709- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MASN2.2.SM.110613T0917Z.110627T1530Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1209 PM PDT MON JUN 27 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 11:15 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 10.6 AND 10.8 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING OF LOWLANDS AND AGRICULTURAL AREAS THROUGHOUT THE MASON VALLEY-YERINGTON AREA. SOME FLOODING OF LOWEST YARDS OF HOMES ALONG WALKER RIVER IN MASON AND YERINGTON. ABOUT 2400 CFS (STAGE ESTIMATED). $$ NVC019-290709- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /WALN2.2.SM.110613T0945Z.110627T1815Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1209 PM PDT MON JUN 27 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 11:15 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 10.4 AND 10.7 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING OF LOWLANDS AND AGRICULTURAL AREAS THROUGHOUT MASON VALLEY AND YERINGTON AREA. SOME FLOODING OF LOWEST YARDS OF HOMES ALONG WALKER RIVER IN MASON AND YERINGTON. ABOUT 2400 CFS. $$
179 WGUS85 KREV 281916 FLSREV FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV 1216 PM PDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEVADA.. MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER IN LYON COUNTY FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER...INCLUDING MASON...WABUSKA... MODERATE FLOODING IS CONTINUING WITH FURTHER RISES POSSIBLE THIS WEEK. MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER FROM MASON TO WEBER RESERVOIR THROUGH THIS WEEK. MOST OF THE FLOOD DAMAGE IN THE MASON VALLEY WILL BE TO FARMLAND... HOWEVER...SANDBAGGING WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED IN THE MASON AND YERINGTON AREA TO PROTECT THE LOWEST STRUCTURES. A FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER BELOW WEBER DAM IN THE SCHURZ AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE LIVING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS SHOULD TAKE CARE IN AND NEAR THE WATER. WATER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND WATER CAN BE FAST FLOWING...TURBULENT AND DEEP. ALL VALUABLES...INCLUDING LIVESTOCK AND FARM EQUIPMENT...SHOULD BE MOVED AWAY FROM AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. IF STRUCTURES ARE LOCATED NEAR CURRENT RIVER LEVELS SANDBAGGING MAY BE NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS AS RUSHING WATER CAN EASILY SWEEP A CAR AWAY. FLOWS ON TRIBUTARIES OF THE WALKER RIVER IN WESTERN MONO COUNTY WILL REMAIN HIGH THIS WEEK...WITH FLOODING OF HIKING TRAILS...CAMPGROUNDS AND BACK COUNTRY ROADS. THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...JUNE 29TH. NVC019-291916- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MASN2.2.RS.110613T0917Z.110627T1915Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1216 PM PDT TUE JUN 28 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 11:15 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 10.6 AND 10.8 FEET THROUGH THIS WEEK. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING OF LOWLANDS AND AGRICULTURAL AREAS THROUGHOUT THE MASON VALLEY-YERINGTON AREA. SOME FLOODING OF LOWEST YARDS OF HOMES ALONG WALKER RIVER IN MASON AND YERINGTON. ABOUT 2400 CFS (STAGE ESTIMATED). $$ NVC019-291916- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /WALN2.2.RS.110613T0945Z.110627T1815Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1216 PM PDT TUE JUN 28 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 11:15 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 10.5 AND 10.7 FEET THROUGH THIS WEEK. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING OF LOWLANDS AND AGRICULTURAL AREAS THROUGHOUT MASON VALLEY AND YERINGTON AREA. SOME FLOODING OF LOWEST YARDS OF HOMES ALONG WALKER RIVER IN MASON AND YERINGTON. ABOUT 2400 CFS. $$
297 WGUS85 KREV 291853 FLSREV FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV 1153 AM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEVADA.. MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER IN LYON COUNTY FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER...INCLUDING MASON...YERINGTON AND WABUSKA...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE EXPECTED BEGINNING THURSDAY. TOPAZ LAKE IS EXPECTED TO FILL BY EARLY THURSDAY...AND DIVERSIONS INTO TOPAZ WOULD END AT THAT TIME. AS A RESULT...ADDITIONAL RISES ARE EXPECTED ON THE WEST WALKER BEGINNING EARLY THURSDAY. THIS WOULD CAUSE FURTHER RISES ON THE MAINSTEM WALKER BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY. MOST OF THE FLOOD DAMAGE IN THE MASON VALLEY WILL BE TO FARMLAND... HOWEVER...SANDBAGGING WILL BE NEEDED IN THE MASON AND YERINGTON AREA TO PROTECT THE LOWEST STRUCTURES...ESPECIALLY LATER THIS WEEK WHEN FURTHER RISES ARE EXPECTED. A FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER BELOW WEBER DAM IN THE SCHURZ AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE LIVING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS SHOULD TAKE CARE IN AND NEAR THE WATER. WATER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND WATER CAN BE FAST FLOWING...TURBULENT AND DEEP. ALL VALUABLES...INCLUDING LIVESTOCK AND FARM EQUIPMENT...SHOULD BE MOVED AWAY FROM AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. IF STRUCTURES ARE LOCATED NEAR CURRENT RIVER LEVELS SANDBAGGING MAY BE NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS AS RUSHING WATER CAN EASILY SWEEP A CAR AWAY. FLOWS ON TRIBUTARIES OF THE WALKER RIVER IN WESTERN MONO COUNTY WILL REMAIN HIGH THIS WEEK...WITH FLOODING OF HIKING TRAILS...CAMPGROUNDS AND BACK COUNTRY ROADS. THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...JUNE 30TH. && NVC019-010053- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MASN2.2.RS.110613T0917Z.110627T1915Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1153 AM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 11:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY JULY 3. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BETWEEN 10.5 AND 10.8 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY JULY 3. * IMPACT...AT 10.8 FEET...MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE MASON VALLEY YERINGTON AREA. EXTENSIVE SANDBAGGING IN MASON AND YERINGTON TO PROTECT LOWEST STRUCTURES. LEVEE FAILURES POSSIBLE. APPROX. 2550 CFS. ABOUT A 1 IN 10 CHANCE CHANCE ANY YEAR. $$ NVC019-010053- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /WALN2.2.RS.110613T0945Z.110627T1815Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1153 AM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 11:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY JULY 4. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BETWEEN 10.5 AND 10.8 FEET THROUGH MONDAY JULY 4. * IMPACT...AT 10.8 FEET...MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE MASON VALLEY FROM MASON TO WABUSKA INCLUDING YERINGTON. EXTENSIVE SANDBAGGING IN MASON AND YERINGTON TO PROTECT LOWEST STRUCTURES. LEVEE FAILURES POSSIBLE. APPROX. 2500 CFS. ABOUT A 1 IN 10 CHANCE ANY YEAR. $$
154 WGUS85 KREV 291931 CCA FLSREV FLOOD STATEMENT ...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV 1153 AM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEVADA.. MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER IN LYON COUNTY FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER...INCLUDING MASON...YERINGTON AND WABUSKA...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE EXPECTED BEGINNING THURSDAY. TOPAZ LAKE IS EXPECTED TO FILL BY EARLY THURSDAY...AND DIVERSIONS INTO TOPAZ WOULD END AT THAT TIME. AS A RESULT...ADDITIONAL RISES ARE EXPECTED ON THE WEST WALKER RIVER BELOW TOPAZ LAKE BEGINNING THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WOULD CAUSE FURTHER RISES ON THE MAINSTEM WALKER BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY. MOST OF THE FLOOD DAMAGE IN THE MASON VALLEY WILL BE TO FARMLAND... HOWEVER...SANDBAGGING WILL BE NEEDED IN THE MASON AND YERINGTON AREA TO PROTECT THE LOWEST STRUCTURES...ESPECIALLY LATER THIS WEEK WHEN FURTHER RISES ARE EXPECTED. A FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER BELOW WEBER DAM IN THE SCHURZ AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE LIVING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS SHOULD TAKE CARE IN AND NEAR THE WATER. WATER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND WATER CAN BE FAST FLOWING...TURBULENT AND DEEP. ALL VALUABLES...INCLUDING LIVESTOCK AND FARM EQUIPMENT...SHOULD BE MOVED AWAY FROM AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. IF STRUCTURES ARE LOCATED NEAR CURRENT RIVER LEVELS SANDBAGGING MAY BE NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS AS RUSHING WATER CAN EASILY SWEEP A CAR AWAY. FLOWS ON TRIBUTARIES OF THE WALKER RIVER IN WESTERN MONO COUNTY WILL REMAIN HIGH THIS WEEK...WITH FLOODING OF HIKING TRAILS...CAMPGROUNDS AND BACK COUNTRY ROADS. THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...JUNE 30TH. && NVC019-010053- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MASN2.2.RS.110613T0917Z.110627T1915Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1153 AM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 11:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY JULY 3. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BETWEEN 10.5 AND 10.8 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY JULY 3. * IMPACT...AT 10.8 FEET...MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE MASON VALLEY YERINGTON AREA. EXTENSIVE SANDBAGGING IN MASON AND YERINGTON TO PROTECT LOWEST STRUCTURES. LEVEE FAILURES POSSIBLE. APPROX. 2550 CFS. ABOUT A 1 IN 10 CHANCE CHANCE ANY YEAR. $$ NVC019-010053- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /WALN2.2.RS.110613T0945Z.110627T1815Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1153 AM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 11:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY JULY 4. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BETWEEN 10.5 AND 10.8 FEET THROUGH MONDAY JULY 4. * IMPACT...AT 10.8 FEET...MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE MASON VALLEY FROM MASON TO WABUSKA INCLUDING YERINGTON. EXTENSIVE SANDBAGGING IN MASON AND YERINGTON TO PROTECT LOWEST STRUCTURES. LEVEE FAILURES POSSIBLE. APPROX. 2500 CFS. ABOUT A 1 IN 10 CHANCE ANY YEAR. $$
933 WGUS85 KREV 302305 FLSREV FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV 405 PM PDT THU JUN 30 2011 ..THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEVADA.. MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER IN LYON COUNTY FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER...INCLUDING MASON...YERINGTON AND WABUSKA...MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND. MOST OF THE FLOOD DAMAGE IN THE MASON VALLEY WILL BE TO FARMLAND... HOWEVER...SOME PREVENTATIVE SANDBAGGING WILL BE NEEDED IN THE MASON AND YERINGTON AREA TO PROTECT THE LOWEST STRUCTURES. THE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR THE WEST WALKER RIVER HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. THE FLOOD WATCH FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER BELOW WEBER DAM HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...RENEWED RISES ARE POSSIBLE BEGINNING SUNDAY DUE TO VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WHICH ARE FORECAST. THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE WALKER RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST FORECASTS...WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR THE WALKER RIVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE LIVING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS SHOULD TAKE CARE IN AND NEAR THE WATER. WATER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND WATER CAN BE FAST FLOWING...TURBULENT AND DEEP. ALL VALUABLES...INCLUDING LIVESTOCK AND FARM EQUIPMENT...SHOULD BE MOVED AWAY FROM AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. IF STRUCTURES ARE LOCATED NEAR CURRENT RIVER LEVELS SANDBAGGING MAY BE NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS AS RUSHING WATER CAN EASILY SWEEP A CAR AWAY. FLOWS ON TRIBUTARIES OF THE WALKER RIVER IN WESTERN MONO COUNTY WILL REMAIN HIGH THIS WEEK...WITH FLOODING OF HIKING TRAILS...CAMPGROUNDS AND BACK COUNTRY ROADS. THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...JULY 1ST. && NVC019-020505- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MASN2.2.RS.110613T0917Z.110630T2200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 405 PM PDT THU JUN 30 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 3:15 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BETWEEN 10.6 AND 10.8 FEET THROUGH FRIDAY. * IMPACT...AT 10.8 FEET...MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS... PASTURE AND FARMLAND ADJACENT TO THE RIVER THROUGHOUT THE MASON VALLEY-YERINGTON AREA. SOME RURAL ROADS FLOOD. PREVENTATIVE SANDBAGGING OF LOWEST HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN MASON AND YERINGTON IS NECESSARY...BUT LITTLE FLOODING OF STRUCTURES OCCURS. SOME DAMAGE TO IRRIGATION STRUCTURES...LEVEE FAILURES ARE POSSIBLE. ABOUT 2450 CFS...LIKE FLOOD OF 7/14/1995. ABOUT A ONE IN 10 CHANCE ANY YEAR. $$ NVC019-020505- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /WALN2.1.RS.110613T0945Z.110627T1815Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 405 PM PDT THU JUN 30 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 3:15 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.3 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BETWEEN 10.3 AND 10.8 FEET THROUGH FRIDAY. * IMPACT...AT 10.3 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...VERY MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS THROUGHOUT MASON VALLEY-YERINGTON-WABUSKA AREA. ABOUT 1600 CFS...ABOUT A ONE IN 5 CHANCE ANY YEAR. * IMPACT...AT 10.8 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS...PASTURE... CROPLAND...AND SOME RURAL ROADS THROUGHOUT THE MASON VALLEY/YERINGTON/WABUSKA AREA. NO FLOODING OF STRUCTURES OR ROADS. ABOUT 1900 CFS...ABOUT A ONE IN 7 CHANCE ANY YEAR. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.9 FEET ON MAY 24 2006. $$
067 WGUS85 KREV 011856 FLSREV FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV 1156 AM PDT FRI JUL 1 2011 ..THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEVADA.. MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER IN LYON COUNTY FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER...INCLUDING MASON...YERINGTON AND WABUSKA...MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND. MOST OF THE FLOOD DAMAGE IN THE MASON VALLEY IS TO LOWLAND AND FARMLAND. HOWEVER...SOME PREVENTATIVE SANDBAGGING IS NEEDED IN THE MASON AND YERINGTON AREA TO PROTECT THE LOWEST STRUCTURES. RENEWED RISES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HEADWATERS OF THE WALKER RIVER BEGINNING SUNDAY DUE TO VERY WARM FORECAST TEMPERATURES. THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE WALKER RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST RIVER FORECASTS...FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR THE WALKER RIVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL VALUABLES...INCLUDING LIVESTOCK AND FARM EQUIPMENT...SHOULD BE MOVED AWAY FROM AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. IF STRUCTURES ARE LOCATED NEAR CURRENT RIVER LEVELS SANDBAGGING MAY BE NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS AS RUSHING WATER CAN EASILY SWEEP A CAR AWAY. PEOPLE LIVING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS SHOULD TAKE CARE IN AND NEAR THE WATER. WATER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND WATER CAN BE FAST FLOWING...TURBULENT AND DEEP. FLOWS ON TRIBUTARIES OF THE WALKER RIVER IN WESTERN MONO COUNTY WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGHOUT THE INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND...WITH FLOODING OF HIKING TRAILS...CAMPGROUNDS AND BACK COUNTRY ROADS OCCURRING. THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...JULY 2ND. && NVC019-030056- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MASN2.2.RS.110613T0917Z.110701T1200Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1156 AM PDT FRI JUL 1 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 11:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BETWEEN 10.5 AND 10.8 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACT...AT 10.8 FEET...MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS... PASTURE AND FARMLAND ADJACENT TO THE RIVER THROUGHOUT THE MASON VALLEY-YERINGTON AREA. SOME RURAL ROADS FLOOD. PREVENTATIVE SANDBAGGING OF LOWEST HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN MASON AND YERINGTON IS NECESSARY...BUT LITTLE FLOODING OF STRUCTURES OCCURS. ABOUT 2450 CFS...LIKE FLOOD OF 7/14/1995. ABOUT A ONE IN 10 CHANCE ANY YEAR. $$ NVC019-030056- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /WALN2.1.RS.110613T0945Z.110627T1815Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1156 AM PDT FRI JUL 1 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 11:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.3 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BETWEEN 10.3 AND 10.6 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACT...AT 10.3 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...VERY MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING THROUGHOUT MASON VALLEY-YERINGTON-WABUSKA AREA. ABOUT 1600 CFS...ABOUT A ONE IN 5 CHANCE ANY YEAR. * IMPACT...AT 10.8 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS...PASTURE... CROPLAND...AND SOME RURAL ROADS THROUGHOUT THE MASON VALLEY/YERINGTON/WABUSKA AREA. NO FLOODING OF STRUCTURES OR ROADS. ABOUT 1900 CFS...ABOUT A ONE IN 7 CHANCE ANY YEAR. $$
392 WGUS85 KREV 021847 FLSREV FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV 1147 AM PDT SAT JUL 2 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEVADA... MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER IN LYON COUNTY FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER...INCLUDING MASON...YERINGTON AND WABUSKA...MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND. MOST OF THE FLOOD DAMAGE IN THE MASON VALLEY IS TO LOWLAND AND FARMLAND. HOWEVER...SOME PREVENTATIVE SANDBAGGING IS NEEDED IN THE MASON AND YERINGTON AREA TO PROTECT THE LOWEST STRUCTURES. RENEWED RISES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HEADWATERS OF THE WALKER RIVER BEGINNING SUNDAY DUE TO VERY WARM FORECAST TEMPERATURES. THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE WALKER RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST RIVER FORECASTS...FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR THE WALKER RIVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL VALUABLES...INCLUDING LIVESTOCK AND FARM EQUIPMENT...SHOULD BE MOVED AWAY FROM AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. IF STRUCTURES ARE LOCATED NEAR CURRENT RIVER LEVELS SANDBAGGING MAY BE NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS AS RUSHING WATER CAN EASILY SWEEP A CAR AWAY. PEOPLE LIVING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS SHOULD TAKE CARE IN AND NEAR THE WATER. WATER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND WATER CAN BE FAST FLOWING...TURBULENT AND DEEP. FLOWS ON TRIBUTARIES OF THE WALKER RIVER IN WESTERN MONO COUNTY WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGHOUT THE INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND...WITH FLOODING OF HIKING TRAILS...CAMPGROUNDS AND BACK COUNTRY ROADS OCCURRING. THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...JULY 3RD. && NVC019-040047- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MASN2.2.SM.110613T0917Z.110701T1200Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1147 AM PDT SAT JUL 2 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 11:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AROUND 10.4 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY. * IMPACT...AT 10.3 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING OF LOWLANDS...PASTURE AND FARMLAND IN MASON VALLEY-YERINGTON AREA. PREVENTATIVE SANDBAGGING OF LOWEST HOMES AND BUSINESSES ADJACENT TO RIVER BEGINS. SOME ISOLATED FLOODING OF RURAL ROADS. ABOUT 2100 CFS. $$ NVC019-040047- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /WALN2.1.SM.110613T0945Z.110627T1815Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1147 AM PDT SAT JUL 2 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 11:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.3 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BETWEEN 10.3 AND 10.6 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY. * IMPACT...AT 10.3 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...VERY MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS THROUGHOUT MASON VALLEY-YERINGTON-WABUSKA AREA. ABOUT 1600 CFS...ABOUT A ONE IN 5 CHANCE ANY YEAR. * IMPACT...AT 10.8 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS...PASTURE... CROPLAND...AND SOME RURAL ROADS THROUGHOUT THE MASON VALLEY/YERINGTON/WABUSKA AREA. NO FLOODING OF STRUCTURES OR ROADS. ABOUT 1900 CFS...ABOUT A ONE IN 7 CHANCE ANY YEAR. $$
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WGUS85 KREV 032153
FLSREV
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV
253 PM PDT SUN JUL 3 2011
MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER IN LYON COUNTY
FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER...INCLUDING MASON...YERINGTON AND
WABUSKA...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THE INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND.
MOST OF THE FLOODING IN THE MASON VALLEY IS TO LOWLAND AND
FARMLAND.
RENEWED RISES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HEADWATERS OF THE WALKER RIVER
THROUGH WEDNESDAY DUE TO VERY WARM FORECAST TEMPERATURES. THOSE WITH
INTERESTS ALONG THE WALKER RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES SHOULD KEEP
INFORMED OF THE LATEST RIVER FORECASTS...FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS
FOR THE WALKER RIVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL VALUABLES...INCLUDING LIVESTOCK AND FARM EQUIPMENT...SHOULD BE
MOVED AWAY FROM AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF
EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. IF STRUCTURES ARE LOCATED NEAR CURRENT RIVER
LEVELS SANDBAGGING MAY BE NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH
FLOODED AREAS AS RUSHING WATER CAN EASILY SWEEP A CAR AWAY.
PEOPLE LIVING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS
SHOULD TAKE CARE IN AND NEAR THE WATER. WATER TEMPERATURES ARE
VERY COLD AND WATER CAN BE FAST FLOWING...TURBULENT AND DEEP.
FLOWS ON TRIBUTARIES OF THE WALKER RIVER IN WESTERN MONO COUNTY WILL
REMAIN HIGH THROUGHOUT THE INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND...WITH FLOODING
OF HIKING TRAILS...CAMPGROUNDS AND BACK COUNTRY ROADS OCCURRING.
THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY
MONDAY AFTERNOON...JULY 4TH.
&&
NVC019-050353-
/O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/MASN2.2.SM.110613T0917Z.110701T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
253 PM PDT SUN JUL 3 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 2:15 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.3 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AROUND 10.4 THROUGH
MONDAY.
* IMPACT...AT 10.3 FEET...MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING OF LOWLANDS...
PASTURE AND FARMLAND IN MASON VALLEY-YERINGTON AREA. PREVENTATIVE
SANDBAGGING OF LOWEST HOMES AND BUSINESSES ADJACENT TO RIVER
BEGINS. SOME ISOLATED FLOODING OF RURAL ROADS. ABOUT 2100 CFS.
$$
NVC019-050353-
/O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/WALN2.1.SM.110613T0945Z.110627T1815Z.110703T0937Z.NO/
253 PM PDT SUN JUL 3 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 2:15 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.3 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BETWEEN 10.2 AND 10.4
FEET THROUGH MONDAY.
* IMPACT...AT 10.3 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...VERY MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING
BEGINS THROUGHOUT MASON VALLEY-YERINGTON-WABUSKA AREA. ABOUT 1600
CFS.
$$889 WGUS85 KREV 041951 FLSREV FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV 1251 PM PDT MON JUL 4 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEVADA.. MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER IN LYON COUNTY FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER...INCLUDING MASON...YERINGTON AND WABUSKA...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THIS WEEK. MOST OF THE FLOODING IN THE MASON VALLEY IS TO LOWLAND NEAR THE RIVER AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS ADJACENT TO THE RIVER. RENEWED RISES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HEADWATERS OF THE WALKER RIVER THROUGH WEDNESDAY DUE TO VERY WARM FORECAST TEMPERATURES. THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE WALKER RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST RIVER FORECASTS...FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR THE WALKER RIVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL VALUABLES...INCLUDING LIVESTOCK AND FARM EQUIPMENT...SHOULD BE MOVED AWAY FROM AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. IF STRUCTURES ARE LOCATED NEAR CURRENT RIVER LEVELS SANDBAGGING MAY BE NECESSARY. PEOPLE LIVING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS SHOULD TAKE CARE IN AND NEAR THE WATER. WATER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND WATER CAN BE FAST FLOWING...TURBULENT AND DEEP. THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...JULY 5TH. && NVC019-060151- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MASN2.2.SM.110613T0917Z.110701T1200Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1251 PM PDT MON JUL 4 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 12:15 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 10.2 FEET AND 10.4 FEET THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK. * IMPACT...AT 10.3 FEET...MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING OF LOWLANDS... PASTURE AND FARMLAND IN MASON VALLEY-YERINGTON AREA. SOME SANDBAGGING OF LOWEST HOMES AND BUSINESSES ADJACENT TO RIVER MAY BE NEEDED. SOME ISOLATED FLOODING OF RURAL ROADS. PEAK FLOWS WILL NEAR AROUND 2100 CFS. $$ NVC019-060151- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /WALN2.1.SM.110613T0945Z.110627T1815Z.110703T0937Z.UU/ 1251 PM PDT MON JUL 4 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 12:15 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.3 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 10.1 FEET AND 10.4 FEET THROUGH THIS WEEK. * IMPACT...AT 10.3 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...VERY MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS THROUGHOUT MASON VALLEY...YERINGTON...WABUSKA AREA. PEAK FLOW WILL REACH AROUND 1600 CFS. $$
735 WGUS85 KREV 052144 FLSREV FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV 244 PM PDT TUE JUL 5 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEVADA... MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA...NORTH OF MILLER LANE IN MASON VALLEY...AFFECTING LYON COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEVADA... MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER...SOUTH OF MILLER LANE IN MASON VALLEY INCLUDING MASON AND YERINGTON IN LYON COUNTY...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS WEEK. GRADUALLY DECREASING FLOWS HAS ALLOWED THE WALKER RIVER IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE MASON VALLEY...NORTH OF MILLER LANE...TO FALL BELOW FLOOD LEVELS. THERE ARE STILL SOME AREAS OF MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING WHERE THE RIVER IS SLIGHTLY OUT OF ITS BANKS...ESPECIALLY IN THE MASON VALLEY WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...BUT THE FLOOD WARNING FOR THIS REACH OF THE RIVER HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...FLOWS IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF MASON VALLEY...IN THE MASON AND YERINGTON AREA...ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD LEVELS THROUGH THIS WEEK AS WARM WEATHER AND SNOWMELT CONTINUES IN THE WALKER RIVER HEADWATERS...AND RESERVOIR RELEASES REMAIN HIGH. THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAIN IN THE HEADWATER AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MOST OF THE FLOODING IN THIS AREA IS TO LOWLANDS NEAR THE RIVER AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS ADJACENT TO THE RIVER. NO STRUCTURES OR ROADS ARE THREATENED. RENEWED RISES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HEADWATERS OF THE WALKER RIVER THROUGH THURSDAY DUE TO VERY WARM FORECAST TEMPERATURES AND POSSIBLE HEAVY RAIN. THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE WALKER RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST RIVER FORECASTS... FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE LIVING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS SHOULD TAKE CARE IN AND NEAR THE WATER. WATER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND WATER CAN BE FAST FLOWING...TURBULENT AND DEEP. THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...JULY 6TH. && NVC019-070344- /O.CON.KREV.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MASN2.1.SM.110613T0917Z.110701T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 244 PM PDT TUE JUL 5 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR MASON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 2:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 10.3 FEET AND 10.5 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY. * IMPACT...AT 10.5 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING OF LOWLANDS...PASTURE... FARMLAND AND SOME RURAL ROADS IN MASON VALLEY. ABOUT 2230 CFS...LIKE FLOOD OF MAY 24 2006. $$ NVC019-052214- /O.CAN.KREV.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110705T2144Z/ /WALN2.1.SM.110613T0945Z.110627T1815Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 244 PM PDT TUE JUL 5 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE WALKER RIVER NEAR WABUSKA. * AT 2:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.3 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 10.1 FEET AND 10.3 FEET THROUGH THIS WEEK. * IMPACT...AT 10.3 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...VERY MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS THROUGHOUT MASON VALLEY-YERINGTON-WABUSKA AREA. ABOUT 1600 CFS...ABOUT A ONE IN 5 CHANCE ANY YEAR. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.9 FEET ON MAY 24 2006. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 river flood warning went out at Jun 11, 3:17 AM PDT, 11 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 3:17 AM PDT, 11 hours 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 317 AM PDT SAT JUN 11 2011 .SHORT TERM... THE MAIN FEATURES OF THE SHORT TERM FORECAST WILL BE A WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE TODAY FOLLOWED BY A SLOWLY BUILDING UPPER RIDGE SUNDAY AND MONDAY. FOR THE INCOMING DISTURBANCE TODAY...I DID NOT ALTER THE PREVIOUSLY FORECAST ISOLATED SHOWERS NORTH OF SUSANVILLE AND GERLACH. DETERMINISTIC MODELS AND THE SREF ENSEMBLE CONTINUE TO SHOW SHOWERS FORMING ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN CWA THIS AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER DISTURBANCE MOVES OVERHEAD. IT STILL LOOKS LIKE WE SHOULD AVOID THUNDERSTORMS AS INSTABILITY IS POOR WITH LOTS OF CLOUD COVER AND RELATIVELY WARM MID LEVEL TEMPERATURES WITH THE WEAK TROUGH. THE NAM/GFS/ECMWF ALSO SHOW WEAK INSTABILITY (MODIFIED TOTAL TOTALS NEAR 30C) FOR MINERAL COUNTY AND OUT INTO CENTRAL NEVADA...BUT NO PRECIP AS LOW LEVELS ARE FAIRLY DRY WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CUT OFF ANY POTENTIAL DEEP CONVECTION. IT WILL PROBABLY WIND UP JUST BEING SOME MODEST CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT. SUNDAY...THE ECMWF HAS COME IN DRIER/MORE STABLE THAN THE GFS/NAM ACROSS THE NORTHERN CWA. DRIER AND MORE STABLE MAKES SENSE WITH WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT BEHIND SATURDAY'S WEAK TROUGH LIKELY TO STABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE. THE GFS/NAM MAY BE HAVING AN ISSUE WITH TOO MUCH BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE ALLOWING FOR SOME SHOWER DEVELOPMENT BY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...EVEN THE GFS/NAM BARELY SCRAPE OUT SOME LIGHT SHOWERS ACROSS NORTHERN LASSEN COUNTY BY LATE AFTERNOON SUNDAY. FOR NOW I WILL LEAVE THE ISOLATED MENTION IN PER PERSISTENCE BUT DO NOT BE SURPRISED IF THE SHOWERS ARE REMOVED SOON. MONDAY...THE UPPER RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD OVERHEAD IN EARNEST WITH HIGHS TOPPING OUT WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF AVERAGE FOR MID JUNE. SNYDER .LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... MINOR CHANGES. ECMWF CAME IN SLIGHTLY COOLER...TRENDING A BIT TOWARD THE MORE AMPLIFIED GFS/GEM AND GEFS WHICH TAKE FLAT RIDGE OVER AREA TUE AND SLIDE IT EAST WHILE DROPPING TROUGH INTO THE WESTERN CONUS. THIS ADJUSTMENT IN THE ECMWF AND TELECONNECTIONS TO POSITIVE ANOMALY NORTHEAST OF HUDSON BAY AND NEAR 40N/150W SUPPORT A WEAK TROUGH AND SEASONAL TEMPERATURES FOR MID JUNE. TEMPERATURES SHOULD CLIMB TO 5-8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL EARLY IN PERIOD BUT THEN FALL BACK SOME AS HEIGHTS COOL SLIGHTLY. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN DRY. HOHMANN && .HYDROLOGY... DAY TO DAY WARMING CONTINUES TO DRIVE THE DIURNALLY DRIVEN CRESTS OF LOCAL CREEKS AND RIVERS UPWARD. TEMPERATURES IN UPPER ELEVATIONS HAVE REMAINED ABOVE FREEZING AT MANY SITES NOW FOR THE PAST 5 DAYS INCLUDING SOME ELEVATIONS OVER 10000 FEET. THE TROUGH THIS WEEKEND WILL HELP SLOW THE RISES SOME BUT WARMING EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL LIKELY ACCELERATE RUNOFF. A HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK (RNOESFREV FGUS75) HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AFFECTED COUNTIES WITH RIVER STATEMENTS OUT FOR THE EAST AND WEST FORKS OF THE WALKER RIVER AS WELL AS THE WEST WALKER RIVER. THE MAIN STEM WALKER RIVER CONTINUED TO RISE CLOSE TO LEVELS SEEN EARLIER THIS SPRING WHILE TROUT CREEK NEAR SOUTH LAKE TAHOE HAS BEEN RUNNING QUITE HIGH EACH NIGHT THE PAST COUPLE OF NIGHTS. ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS...WATCHES AND EVEN FLOOD WARNINGS MAY BE NECESSARY OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS TO ADDRESS POTENTIAL IMPACTS EARLY NEXT WEEK. HOHMANN && .AVIATION... PATCHY FOG AROUND KTRK WILL BURN OFF BY 15Z. AS SKIES CLEAR TONIGHT FOG MAY RETURN AGAIN AT THIS TAF SITE BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW. LATEST MOS GUIDANCE INDICATES A BRIEF EPISODE 12Z-15Z SUNDAY. OTHERWISE GENERALLY VFR THROUGH SUNDAY. A TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE REGION WILL BRING SW-W WINDS 10-15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE NORTH OF I-80. MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL THICKEN AND BECOME OVERCAST AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN CLEAR OUT THIS EVENING AS TROUGH AXIS SHIFTS EAST OF AREA. HOHMANN && .REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NV...NONE. CA...NONE. && HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 3:03 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | REV | Lyon | 34 days |
| Jun 11, 4:14 PM PDT | River Flood Watch | REV | Douglas | 71 hr |
| Jun 11, 4:14 PM PDT | River Flood Watch | REV | Douglas, Lyon | 5 days |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.