Flash Flood Warning 44, NWS Elko, NV

786 
WGUS75 KLKN 280804
FFSLKN

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
104 AM PDT SUN SEP 28 2014

NVC007-280845-
/O.CON.KLKN.FF.W.0044.000000T0000Z-140928T0845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ELKO NV-
104 AM PDT SUN SEP 28 2014

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM PDT FOR
CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY...

AT 100 AM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED
AREA.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TUSCARORA

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.25 TO 0.50 OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE 
IN THE WARNED AREA.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

&&

LAT...LON 4140 11636 4154 11589 4121 11572 4111 11615

$$

PJS

505 
WGUS55 KLKN 280831
FFWLKN
NVC007-280915-
/O.EXT.KLKN.FF.W.0044.000000T0000Z-140928T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
131 AM PDT SUN SEP 28 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEVADA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TUSCARORA...

* UNTIL 215 AM PDT

* AT 130 AM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF INCLUDE...TUSCARORA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR
CREEKS.

&&

LAT...LON 4140 11636 4154 11589 4121 11572 4111 11615

$$

PJS

638 
WGUS75 KLKN 280915
FFSLKN

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
215 AM PDT SUN SEP 28 2014

NVC007-280922-
/O.EXP.KLKN.FF.W.0044.000000T0000Z-140928T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ELKO NV-
215 AM PDT SUN SEP 28 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 215 AM PDT FOR CENTRAL ELKO
COUNTY...

SHOWERS ARE TAPERING OFF. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS 
BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

&&

LAT...LON 4140 11636 4154 11589 4121 11572 4111 11615

$$

PJS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
314 PM PDT SAT SEP 27 2014

.SYNOPSIS...UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE GREAT BASIN THROUGH
SUNDAY...THEN GRADUALLY START MOVING AWAY MONDAY. DRIER WEATHER
WILL RETURN FOR THE BALANCE OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. UPPER LEVEL LOW SITUATED
OVER WEST-CENTRAL NEVADA AT PRESENT. CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY FIRING UP
THANKS TO INSOLATION...WITH SOME SHEAR MIGHT GET SOME STRONG
STORMS TO DEVELOP AND PRODUCE HAIL/GUSTY WINDS OVER THE NEXT FEW
HOURS. OTHERWISE...EXPECT INSTABILITY TO LINGER THROUGH TOMORROW
AT LEAST ACROSS THE WHOLE CWA SO WHILE LIGHTNING COVERAGE DOESN'T
LOOK TOO BIG...KEPT ISOLATED THUNDER THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO
SUNDAY EVENING ALL ZONES...BY WHICH TIME THE UPPER LOW WILL HAVE
MOVED VERY SLOWLY EAST BUT REMAIN OVER CENTRAL NEVADA. SUNDAY
NIGHT INTO MONDAY CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY LOOKS TO WANE...HOWEVER
WRAPAROUND/DEFORMATION BAND WITH DECENT FGEN/UPPER LEVEL
DIFFLUENCE APPEARS TO FORM AND MOVE SOUTH OVER NORTHERN PARTS OF
THE CWA...RESULTING IN CONTINUED SHOWERS. AS THIS BAND MOVES EAST
OF US WITH THE LOW ITSELF DURING THE DAY MONDAY CONDITIONS WILL
FINALLY START IMPROVING.

TEMPERATURES THROUGH MONDAY WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL DURING THE
DAY WITH THE CLOUDS AND SHOWERS...BUT ABOVE NORMAL AT NIGHT FOR
SIMILAR REASONS. RCM

.LONG TERM...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY. A RIDGE BUILDS
INTO NEVADA MONDAY NIGHT WITH A SHORTWAVE MOVING THROUGH THE FLOW
OVER NORTHEAST NV. HAVE LOW POPS OVER NORTHEASTERN NV MONDAY NIGHT
AND TUESDAY WITH THE REST OF THE CWA REMAINING DRY. DRIER AND
COOLER AIRMASS ASSOCIATED WITH NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT ON WEDNESDAY.
TEMPERATURES THURSDAY MORNING MAY REACH NEAR FREEZING OVER THE
HIGHER VALLEYS MAINLY DUE TO GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING...NORTHWEST
FLOW AND IT IS NEAR THE END OF SEPTEMBER. STRONG H5 RIDGE BUILDS
OVER NEVADA ON FRIDAY WITH TEMPERATURES RECOVERING AND REACHING
INTO THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S MOST AREAS...OTHERWISE TEMPERATURES
NEAR NORMAL DURING THE REST OF THE PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION...UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL IMPACT THE TAF SITES TONIGHT
AND ON SUNDAY. EXPECT OBSCURED MT TOPS AT TIMES AND REDUCED CIGS I
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. FLIGHT CATEGORY WILL DEGRADE TO MVFR AT
TIMES.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...NO CONCERNS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH WETTING RAINS
COMBINED WITH MAINLY ISOLATED LIGHTNING ACTIVITY SHOULD NOT RESULT
IN ANY SIGNIFICANT STARTS THROUGH MONDAY. NO WIND/RH ISSUES EITHER
WITH MOIST AIR IN PLACE. WEATHER WILL TURN DRIER AND WARMER BY
LATER NEXT WEEK. RCM

&&

.LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

93/87/87/93

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
511 PM PDT SAT SEP 27 2014

NVZ039-280100-
SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY NV-
511 PM PDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN ELKO COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM
PDT...

AT 506 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF CURRIE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT
10 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  U.S. ROUTE 93 IN RURAL SOUTHERN ELKO COUNTY...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4042 11511 4055 11487 4032 11468 4022 11487
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 144DEG 8KT 4034 11485

RCM

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
512 PM PDT SAT SEP 27 2014

NVZ030-280100-
HUMBOLDT COUNTY NV-
512 PM PDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY UNTIL 600
PM PDT...

AT 506 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF GOLCONDA...MOVING NORTHWEST
AT 10 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RURAL EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4124 11759 4136 11734 4110 11715 4100 11735
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 153DEG 9KT 4113 11734

RCM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
601 PM PDT SAT SEP 27 2014

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

0515 PM     FLASH FLOOD      8 ESE TUSCARORA         41.26N 116.08W
09/27/2014                   ELKO               NV   CO-OP OBSERVER

            SEVERE FLOODING ALONG STATE ROUTE 226 IN TAYLOR CANYON.
            BOULDERS ON ROAD AND POSSIBLY PARTIAL ROAD WASHOUT.

&&

RCM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
839 PM PDT SAT SEP 27 2014

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

0515 PM     FLASH FLOOD      8 ESE TUSCARORA         41.26N 116.08W
09/27/2014                   ELKO               NV   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            SEVERE FLOODING ALONG STATE ROUTE 226 IN TAYLOR CANYON.
            BOULDERS ON ROAD AND POSSIBLY PARTIAL ROAD WASHOUT.
            SAFETY PERSONNEL ALSO REPORT FIVE CABINS, SIX CAMP
            TRAILERS, A SINGLEWIDE, AND A NUMBER OF CARS WERE DAMAGED
            AS WELL.

&&

86

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
906 PM PDT SAT SEP 27 2014

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

0410 PM     FLASH FLOOD      8 ESE TUSCARORA         41.26N 116.08W
09/27/2014                   ELKO               NV   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED THAT ONE FOOT OF WATER
            WAS FLOWING OVER HIS BRIDGE. THIS REPORTS WAS FROM TAYLOR
            CANYON ALONG STATE ROUTE 226. EDIT-THIS QUALIFIES AS
            MINOR FLOODING.

0450 PM     FLASH FLOOD      8 ESE TUSCARORA         41.26N 116.08W
09/27/2014                   ELKO               NV   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            EDIT FROM PREVIOUS REPORT LISTED AT 515 PM TIME CORRECTED
            TO 450 PM-TIME OF WORST FLOODING. SEVERE FLOODING ALONG
            STATE ROUTE 226 IN TAYLOR CANYON. BOULDERS 2-3 FEET IN
            DIAMETER ON ROAD WITH WATER UP TO 5 FEET DEEP OVER THE
            ROAD. SMALL HAIL DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP ALONG SIDES OF
            ROADWAY. SAFETY PERSONNEL ALSO REPORT FIVE CABINS, SIX
            CAMP TRAILERS, A SINGLEWIDE PARTIALLY SUBMERGED. MULTIPLE
            CARS SUBMERGED AND SEVERAL MOVED BY WATER. ONE SMALL
            HOUSE AND AT LEAST ONE CABIN DISLODGED FROM FOUNDATIO

&&

RCM