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River Flood Watch 6, NWS Reno, NV

June 19, 2011Douglas County, Lyon County, Nevada

NWS Reno, NV issued this river flood watch at Jun 19, 2011, 11:49 AM PDT for Douglas County, Lyon County, Nevada. It took effect at Jun 22, 2011, 8:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 7 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 19, 2011, 11:49 AM PDT (18:49 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 22, 2011, 8:00 PM PDT
Expired
Jun 29, 2011, 2:24 PM PDT
In force
7 days
Issued by
NWS Reno, NV
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 West Walker River at Hoye Bridge nr Wellington (HOYN2). The gauge peaked at 7.01 ft at Jun 30, 2011, 8:00 AM PDT.

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Action stage
7 ft
Minor stage
8 ft
Moderate stage
9 ft
Major stage
10 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 10297500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 11:49 AM PDTRiver Flood WatchREVMono9 hr

Nearby

River Flood Watches in Nevada, 2011Every river flood watch in 2011

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.