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Flash Flood Watch 1, NWS Reno, NV

July 2, 20134 counties in Nevada; 9 counties in California

NWS Reno, NV issued this flash flood watch at Jul 2, 2013, 10:37 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada; 9 counties in California. It took effect at Jul 3, 2013, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 2, 2013, 10:37 PM PDT (05:37 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 3, 2013, 12:00 PM PDT
Expired: Jul 3, 2013, 9:00 PM PDT
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Reno, NV
Flood severity: None

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

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What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Jul 2, 10:11 PM PDT, 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 10:11 PM PDT, 26 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 7:22 AM PDT, 15 hours 15 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
722 AM PDT TUE JUL 2 2013

CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-031400-
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-
MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
722 AM PDT TUE JUL 2 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA...
NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION RECORD BREAKING HEAT CAN
BE EXPECTED AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA AND THE
EASTERN SIERRA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH ANY
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY
RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

UNSEASONABLY HOT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY ACROSS
THE REGION. THE RECORD BREAKING HEAT SHOULD END BY THURSDAY BUT
CONDITIONS WILL STILL BE WARM WITH AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES 5
TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WIDESPREAD AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS
THE REGION...WITH GUSTY WINDS...HAIL AND LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN
POSSIBLE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES WILL
DECREASE BY FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

O'HARA

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://FORECAST.WEATHER.GOV/HAZARDS/REV  (ALL LOWER CASE)

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 2, 4:49 PM PDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
449 PM PDT TUE JUL 02 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0449 PM     FLASH FLOOD      FLORISTON               39.40N 120.01W
07/02/2013                   NEVADA             CA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            MUDSLIDE OVER INTERSTATE 80 NEAR THE CALIFORNIA NEVADA
            STATE LINE. CALTRANS IS REPORTING ON THEIR WEBSITE THAT
            INTERSTATE 80 IS CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.

&&

MYRICK

Local storm report, Jul 2, 5:09 PM PDT, 5 hours 28 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 5:10 PM PDT, 5 hours 27 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 2, 5:20 PM PDT, 5 hours 17 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 2, 6:06 PM PDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:15 PM PDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 2, 5:07 PM PDT	Dust Storm Warning	REV	Churchill, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe	3 hr
Jul 2, 5:10 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	REV		65 min
Jul 2, 6:15 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	REV		60 min
Jul 3, 4:25 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	REV		50 min
Jul 3, 2:58 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	REV	Tuolumne	32 min
Jul 3, 3:42 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	REV	Mono	33 min
Jul 3, 4:40 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	REV	Placer	35 min
Jul 3, 4:45 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	REV	Mono	3 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Watches in California, 2013 Flash Flood Watches in Nevada, 2013 Every flash flood watch in 2013

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.