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Flash Flood Watch 3, NWS Reno, NV

July 16, 2014Lyon County, Mineral County, Nevada

NWS Reno, NV issued this flash flood watch at Jul 16, 2014, 2:59 AM PDT for Lyon County, Mineral County, Nevada. It took effect at Jul 16, 2014, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 16, 2014, 2:59 AM PDT (09:59 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 16, 2014, 12:00 PM PDT
Expired
Jul 19, 2014, 9:00 PM PDT
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Reno, NV
Flood severity
None

Counties Lyon County, NV, Mineral County, NV

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:01 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 nearest sounding before it

Reno, NV (KREV), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 103 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Reno, NV at 00:00Z on 2014-07-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Reno, NV at 00:00Z on 2014-07-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -23 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
4030 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
1 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-50 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

346 
WGUS65 KREV 160959
FFAREV

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
259 AM PDT WED JUL 16 2014

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN THIS WEEK...

.A MOIST AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THIS WEEK. LIGHT
WINDS ALOFT AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO INCREASING CHANCES
FOR THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. THE BEST
THREAT TODAY WILL BE ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA GENERALLY SOUTH
OF HIGHWAY 50 WITH THE THREAT SPREADING NORTH ON THURSDAY.

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GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
259 AM PDT WED JUL 16 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH
THIS EVENING...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA...
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...
  GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA AND MONO. IN WESTERN NEVADA...GREATER 
  LAKE TAHOE AREA AND GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA.

* FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT
  RETURNS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND LIGHT WINDS ALOFT WILL LEAD TO SLOW 
  MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN. THE AREAS AT GREATEST 
  RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS... 
  URBAN AREAS AND RECENT BURN SCARS SUCH AS THE BISON FIRE IN 
  DOUGLAS COUNTY. 

* HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO LEAD TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP 
  TERRAIN. THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES ON 
  INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAYS 4...50...88...89...108...120 AND 
  203. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
259 AM PDT WED JUL 16 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF WESTERN NEVADA...
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON 
  COUNTIES.

* FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT
  RETURNS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND LIGHT WINDS ALOFT WILL LEAD TO SLOW MOVING
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN. THE AREAS AT GREATEST RISK FOR
  FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS... URBAN AREAS
  AND RECENT BURN SCARS SUCH AS THE BISON FIRE IN SOUTHWESTERN LYON
  COUNTY.

* HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO LEAD TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP
  TERRAIN. THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL OVER HIGHWAYS 95 AND 359.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-170000-
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SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
259 AM PDT WED JUL 16 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA...
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...
  LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES AND SURPRISE 
  VALLEY CALIFORNIA. IN NORTHWEST NEVADA...NORTHERN WASHOE 
  COUNTY.

* FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND LIGHT WINDS ALOFT WILL LEAD TO SLOW 
  MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN. THE AREAS AT GREATEST 
  RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS... 
  URBAN AREAS AND RECENT BURN SCARS. 

* TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED ALONG HIGHWAYS 395...36...44...49... 
  70...AND 89. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
11 follow-up statements
810 
WGUS65 KREV 161533
FFAREV

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
833 AM PDT WED JUL 16 2014

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN THIS WEEK...

.ABUNDANT MOISTURE...INSTABILITY AND LIGHT WINDS ALOFT WILL
PRODUCE SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN. THE BEST
CHANCE FOR FLASH FLOODING TODAY IS IN THE SIERRA SOUTH OF HIGHWAY
50 AND WESTERN NEVADA SOUTH OF PYRAMID LAKE TO HAWTHORNE.

CAZ072-073-NVZ002-003-170400-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
833 AM PDT WED JUL 16 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* IN CALIFORNIA...MONO COUNTY...EASTERN ALPINE COUNTY AND THE LAKE
  TAHOE BASIN. IN NEVADA...SOUTHERN WASHOE COUNTY INCLUDING RENO-
  SPARKS...CARSON CITY...DOUGLAS...STORY...AND LYON COUNTY.

* FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING

* ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND LIGHT WINDS ALOFT WILL LEAD TO SLOW MOVING
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN. THE AREAS AT GREATEST RISK FOR
  FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS
  AND RECENT BURN SCARS SUCH AS THE BISON FIRE IN DOUGLAS COUNTY.

* HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO LEAD TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP
  TERRAIN. THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80...AND
  HIGHWAYS 4...50...88...89...108...120...203 AND 395.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

NVZ001-170400-
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/O.CON.KREV.FF.A.0003.140717T1900Z-140718T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
833 AM PDT WED JUL 16 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES.

* FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING

* ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND LIGHT WINDS ALOFT WILL LEAD TO SLOW MOVING
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN. THE AREAS AT GREATEST RISK FOR
  FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS... URBAN AREAS
  AND THE PORTION OF THE SMITH VALLEY BELOW THE BISON FIRE BURN
  SCAR.

* HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO LEAD TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP
  TERRAIN. THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 95...208...338 AND
  359.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-170400-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
833 AM PDT WED JUL 16 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* IN CALIFORNIA...EASTERN HALF OF PLUMAS AND SIERRA
  COUNTIES...LASSEN COUNTY AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY. IN
  NEVADA...NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. 

* FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING

* ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND LIGHT WINDS ALOFT WILL LEAD TO SLOW 
  MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN. THE AREAS AT GREATEST 
  RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS... 
  URBAN AREAS AND RECENT BURN SCARS. 

* HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO LEAD TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP
  TERRAIN. THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL ON SURPRISE VALLEY ROAD AND
  HIGHWAYS 36...44...49...70...89...395 AND 447.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

BRONG

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
552 
WGUS65 KREV 161847
FFAREV

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1147 AM PDT WED JUL 16 2014

CAZ072-073-NVZ002-003-171200-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
1147 AM PDT WED JUL 16 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR

* IN CALIFORNIA...MONO COUNTY...EASTERN ALPINE COUNTY AND THE LAKE
  TAHOE BASIN. IN NEVADA...SOUTHERN WASHOE COUNTY INCLUDING RENO-
  SPARKS...CARSON CITY...DOUGLAS...STORY...AND LYON COUNTIES.

* THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP DURING
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE AREAS AT GREATEST RISK FOR
  FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS
  AND RECENT BURN SCARS SUCH AS THE BISON FIRE IN DOUGLAS COUNTY.

* HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO LEAD TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP 
  TERRAIN. THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80...AND 
  HIGHWAYS 4...50...88...89...108...120...203 AND 395. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. 
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.  

&&

$$

NVZ001-171200-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON... SMITH VALLEY
1147 AM PDT WED JUL 16 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR

* MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES.

* THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP DURING
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE AREAS AT GREATEST RISK FOR
  FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS
  AND THE PORTION OF THE SMITH VALLEY BELOW THE BISON FIRE BURN
  SCAR.

* HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO LEAD TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP
  TERRAIN. THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 95...208...338 AND
  359.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. 
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.  

&&

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-171200-
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SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
1147 AM PDT WED JUL 16 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* IN CALIFORNIA...EASTERN HALF OF PLUMAS AND SIERRA
  COUNTIES...LASSEN COUNTY AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY. IN
  NEVADA...NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. 

* FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP DURING
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE AREAS AT GREATEST RISK FOR
  FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS
  AND RECENT BURN SCARS.

* HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO LEAD TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP 
  TERRAIN. THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL ON SURPRISE VALLEY ROAD AND 
  HIGHWAYS 36...44...49...70...89...395 AND 447. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

BRONG

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
504 
WGUS65 KREV 171002
FFAREV

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
302 AM PDT THU JUL 17 2014

CAZ070-NVZ005-171115-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...
GERLACH
302 AM PDT THU JUL 17 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND
NORTHWEST NEVADA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WHILE HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE
WITH THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WHICH COULD CAUSE MINOR ISSUES...LIFE-
THREATENING FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED SO THE WATCH HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

$$

CAZ071-180000-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SUSANVILLE
302 AM PDT THU JUL 17 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* A PORTION OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREA...LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES.

* FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP DURING 
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE AREAS AT GREATEST RISK 
  FOR FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN 
  AREAS AND RECENT BURN SCARS. 

* HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO LEAD TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP
  TERRAIN. THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 36...44...70...AND 
  139.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

CAZ072-073-NVZ002-180000-
/O.CON.KREV.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140719T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
302 AM PDT THU JUL 17 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA...
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...
  THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50...EASTERN ALPINE AND
  MONO COUNTIES. IN NEVADA...DOUGLAS COUNTY.

* THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP DURING
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE AREAS AT GREATEST RISK FOR
  FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS
  AND RECENT BURN SCARS.

* HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO LEAD TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP
  TERRAIN. THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAYS 4...50...88...
  89...108...120...203 AND 395.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

NVZ001-180000-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
302 AM PDT THU JUL 17 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES.

* THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP DURING 
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE AREAS AT GREATEST RISK 
  FOR FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN 
  AREAS AND THE PORTION OF THE SMITH VALLEY BELOW THE BISON FIRE 
  BURN SCAR. 

* HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO LEAD TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP 
  TERRAIN. THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 95...208...338 AND 
  359. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

NVZ003-180000-
/O.CON.KREV.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140719T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
302 AM PDT THU JUL 17 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF WESTERN NEVADA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...
  GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA.

* THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP DURING 
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE AREAS AT GREATEST RISK 
  FOR FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN 
  AREAS AND RECENT BURN SCARS SUCH AS THE BISON FIRE IN DOUGLAS 
  COUNTY. 

* HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO LEAD TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP
  TERRAIN. THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80...AND
  HIGHWAYS 50...395 AND 341.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
890 
WGUS65 KREV 171757
FFAREV

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1057 AM PDT THU JUL 17 2014

CAZ072-073-NVZ002-180400-
/O.CON.KREV.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140719T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
1057 AM PDT THU JUL 17 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* THE EASTERN SIERRA SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50...INCLUDING EASTERN
  ALPINE COUNTY AND MONO COUNTY. 

* THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP DURING 
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE AREAS AT GREATEST RISK 
  FOR FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN 
  AREAS AND RECENT BURN SCARS. 

* HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP
  TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY IN AREA THAT RECEIVED RAINFALL SINCE
  TUESDAY. THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES ALONG
  HIGHWAYS 4...50...88...89...108...120...203 AND 395.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

NVZ001-180400-
/O.CON.KREV.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-140719T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
1057 AM PDT THU JUL 17 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES.

* THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP DURING 
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE AREAS AT GREATEST RISK 
  FOR FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN 
  AREAS AND THE PORTION OF THE SMITH VALLEY BELOW THE BISON FIRE 
  BURN SCAR. 

* HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP TERRAIN.
  THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 95...208...338 AND 359.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

CAZ071-180400-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SUSANVILLE
1057 AM PDT THU JUL 17 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* LASSEN AND THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF PLUMAS AND SIERRA COUNTIES.

* FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP DURING 
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE AREAS AT GREATEST RISK 
  FOR FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN 
  AREAS AND RECENT BURN SCARS. 

* HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP TERRAIN.
  THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 36...44...70...139 AND 395.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

NVZ003-180400-
/O.CON.KREV.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140719T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
1057 AM PDT THU JUL 17 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* SOUTHERN WASHOE COUNTY INCLUDING RENO-SPARKS...CARSON
  CITY...DOUGLAS...STOREY...AND LYON COUNTIES. 

* THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP DURING 
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE AREAS AT GREATEST RISK 
  FOR FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN 
  AREAS AND RECENT BURN SCARS SUCH AS THE BISON FIRE IN DOUGLAS 
  COUNTY. 

* HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP TERRAIN.
  THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAYS
  50...207...341...395 AND 431.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
266 
WGUS65 KREV 172044
FFAREV

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
144 PM PDT THU JUL 17 2014

CAZ072-073-NVZ002-003-181200-
/O.EXT.KREV.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140720T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
144 PM PDT THU JUL 17 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* IN CALIFORNIA...EASTERN SIERRA SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 INCLUDING
  MONO AND ALPINE COUNTIES. IN WESTERN NEVADA...SOUTHERN WASHOE
  COUNTY INCLUDING RENO-SPARKS...STOREY...CARSON CITY...DOUGLAS
  AND LYON COUNTIES.

* THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP DURING 
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE AREAS AT GREATEST RISK 
  FOR FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN 
  AREAS AND RECENT BURN SCARS SUCH AS THE BISON FIRE. 

* HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP
  TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED RAINFALL SINCE
  TUESDAY. THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES ALONG
  HIGHWAYS 4...50...88...89...108...120...341...395 AND 431.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

NVZ001-181200-
/O.EXT.KREV.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-140720T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
144 PM PDT THU JUL 17 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES.

* THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP DURING 
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE AREAS AT GREATEST RISK 
  FOR FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN 
  AREAS AND THE PORTION OF THE SMITH VALLEY BELOW THE BISON FIRE 
  BURN SCAR. 

* HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP TERRAIN. 
  THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 95...208...338 AND 359. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

CAZ071-180400-
/O.CON.KREV.FF.A.0002.140717T2100Z-140718T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SUSANVILLE
144 PM PDT THU JUL 17 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* LASSEN AND THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF PLUMAS AND SIERRA COUNTIES.

* UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP DURING 
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE AREAS AT GREATEST RISK 
  FOR FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN 
  AREAS AND RECENT BURN SCARS. 

* HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP TERRAIN. 
  THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 36...44...70...139 AND 395. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

BRONG

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
701 
WGUS65 KREV 180516
FFAREV

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1016 PM PDT THU JUL 17 2014

CAZ072-073-NVZ002-003-181400-
/O.CON.KREV.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140720T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
1016 PM PDT THU JUL 17 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA...
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...
  GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA AND MONO. IN WESTERN NEVADA...GREATER 
  LAKE TAHOE AREA AND GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA.

* THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP DURING 
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE AREAS AT GREATEST RISK 
  FOR FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN 
  AREAS AND RECENT BURN SCARS SUCH AS THE BISON FIRE. 

* HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP 
  TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED RAINFALL SINCE 
  TUESDAY. THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES ALONG 
  HIGHWAYS 4...50...88...89...108...120...341...395 AND 431. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

NVZ001-181400-
/O.CON.KREV.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-140720T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
1016 PM PDT THU JUL 17 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF WESTERN NEVADA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...
  MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES.

* THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP DURING 
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE AREAS AT GREATEST RISK 
  FOR FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN 
  AREAS AND THE PORTION OF THE SMITH VALLEY BELOW THE BISON FIRE 
  BURN SCAR. 

* HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP TERRAIN. 
  THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 95...208...338 AND 359. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
891 
WGUS65 KREV 180951
FFAREV

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
251 AM PDT FRI JUL 18 2014

CAZ072-073-NVZ002-003-182300-
/O.CON.KREV.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140720T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
251 AM PDT FRI JUL 18 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA...
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...
  GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA AND MONO. IN WESTERN NEVADA...GREATER 
  LAKE TAHOE AREA AND GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA.

* THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP DURING 
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE AREAS AT GREATEST RISK 
  FOR FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN 
  AREAS AND RECENT BURN SCARS SUCH AS THE BISON FIRE. 

* HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP 
  TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED RAINFALL SINCE 
  TUESDAY. THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES ALONG 
  HIGHWAYS 4...50...88...89...108...120...341...395 AND 431. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

NVZ001-182300-
/O.CON.KREV.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-140720T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
251 AM PDT FRI JUL 18 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF WESTERN NEVADA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...
  MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES.

* THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP DURING 
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE AREAS AT GREATEST RISK 
  FOR FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN 
  AREAS AND THE PORTION OF THE SMITH VALLEY BELOW THE BISON FIRE 
  BURN SCAR. 

* HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP TERRAIN. 
  THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 95...208...338 AND 359. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
868 
WGUS65 KREV 182059
FFAREV

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
159 PM PDT FRI JUL 18 2014

CAZ072-073-NVZ002-003-191200-
/O.CON.KREV.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140720T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
159 PM PDT FRI JUL 18 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* IN CALIFORNIA...THE EASTERN SIERRA SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 INCLUDING
  ALPINE AND MONO COUNTIES. IN NEVADA...SOUTHERN WASHOE COUNTY
  INCLUDING RENO-SPARKS...STOREY...CARSON CITY...DOUGLAS AND LYON
  COUNTIES. 

* THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP DURING 
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE AREAS AT GREATEST RISK 
  FOR FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN 
  AREAS AND RECENT BURN SCARS SUCH AS THE BISON FIRE. 

* HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP 
  TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED RAINFALL SINCE 
  TUESDAY. THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES ALONG 
  HIGHWAYS 4...50...88...89...108...120...341...395 AND 431. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

NVZ001-191200-
/O.CON.KREV.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-140720T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
159 PM PDT FRI JUL 18 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES.

* THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP DURING 
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE AREAS AT GREATEST RISK 
  FOR FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN 
  AREAS AND THE PORTION OF THE SMITH VALLEY BELOW THE BISON FIRE 
  BURN SCAR. 

* HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP
  TERRAIN....ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED RAINFALL SINCE
  TUESDAY. THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 95...208...338 AND
  359.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

BRONG

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
417 AM PDT SAT JUL 19 2014

CAZ072-073-NVZ002-003-200000-
/O.CON.KREV.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140720T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
417 AM PDT SAT JUL 19 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* IN CALIFORNIA...THE EASTER SIERRA SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 INCLUDING
  ALPINE AND MONO COUNTIES. IN NEVADA...SOUTHERN WASHOE COUNTY
  INCLUDING RENO-SPARKS...STOREY...CARSON CITY...DOUGLAS AND
  WESTERN LYON COUNTIES.

* THROUGH THIS EVENING

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP DURING 
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE AREAS AT GREATEST RISK 
  FOR FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN 
  AREAS AND RECENT BURN SCARS SUCH AS THE BISON FIRE. 

* HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP
  TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL
  SINCE TUESDAY. THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES
  ALONG HIGHWAYS 4...50...88...89...108...120...341...395 AND 431.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

NVZ001-200000-
/O.CON.KREV.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-140720T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
417 AM PDT SAT JUL 19 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES.

* THROUGH THIS EVENING

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP DURING 
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE AREAS AT GREATEST RISK 
  FOR FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN 
  AREAS AND THE PORTION OF THE SMITH VALLEY BELOW THE BISON FIRE 
  BURN SCAR. 

* HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP
  TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL
  SINCE TUESDAY. THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 95...208...338
  AND 359.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

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FLOOD WATCH...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
704 AM PDT SAT JUL 19 2014

CAZ072-073-NVZ002-003-200300-
/O.COR.KREV.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140720T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
704 AM PDT SAT JUL 19 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* IN CALIFORNIA...THE EASTERN SIERRA SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 INCLUDING
  ALPINE AND MONO COUNTIES. IN NEVADA...SOUTHERN WASHOE COUNTY
  INCLUDING RENO-SPARKS...STOREY...CARSON CITY...DOUGLAS AND
  WESTERN LYON COUNTIES.

* THROUGH THIS EVENING

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP DURING 
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE AREAS AT GREATEST RISK 
  FOR FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN 
  AREAS AND RECENT BURN SCARS SUCH AS THE BISON FIRE. 

* HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP
  TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL
  SINCE TUESDAY. THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES
  ALONG HIGHWAYS 4...50...88...89...108...120...341...395 AND 431.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

NVZ001-200300-
/O.CON.KREV.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-140720T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
704 AM PDT SAT JUL 19 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES.

* THROUGH THIS EVENING

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP DURING 
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE AREAS AT GREATEST RISK 
  FOR FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN 
  AREAS AND THE PORTION OF THE SMITH VALLEY BELOW THE BISON FIRE 
  BURN SCAR. 

* HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP
  TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL
  SINCE TUESDAY. THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 95...208...338
  AND 359.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1052 AM PDT SAT JUL 19 2014

CAZ072-073-NVZ002-003-200400-
/O.CON.KREV.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140720T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
1052 AM PDT SAT JUL 19 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* IN CALIFORNIA...THE EASTERN SIERRA SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 INCLUDING
  ALPINE AND MONO COUNTIES. IN NEVADA...SOUTHERN WASHOE COUNTY
  INCLUDING RENO-SPARKS...STOREY...CARSON CITY...DOUGLAS AND
  WESTERN LYON COUNTIES.

* UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP DURING 
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE AREAS AT GREATEST RISK 
  FOR FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN 
  AREAS AND RECENT BURN SCARS SUCH AS THE BISON FIRE. 

* HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP 
  TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL 
  SINCE TUESDAY. THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES 
  ALONG HIGHWAYS 4...50...88...89...108...120...341...395 AND 
  431. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

NVZ001-200400-
/O.CON.KREV.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-140720T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
1052 AM PDT SAT JUL 19 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES.

* UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP DURING 
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE AREAS AT GREATEST RISK 
  FOR FLASH FLOODING ARE NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN 
  AREAS AND THE PORTION OF THE SMITH VALLEY BELOW THE BISON FIRE 
  BURN SCAR. 

* HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP 
  TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL 
  SINCE TUESDAY. THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 95...208...
  338 AND 359. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
UPDATES AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS
AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

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 16, 2:51 AM PDT, 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 2:51 AM PDT, 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
251 AM PDT WED JUL 16 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
DEEP MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH FRIDAY WITH
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS. FOR THIS WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...LOW PRESSURE
APPROACHING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRING A DRYING TREND AND
LOCALLY BREEZY WINDS. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL TOP OUT NEAR
AVERAGE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
DEBRIS CLOUDS FROM YESTERDAY'S CONVECTION HAVE DISSIPATED
SUBSTANTIALLY FOR MOST AREAS OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN
NEVADA, WITH A MORE STUBBORN CLOUD DECK REMAINING SOUTH OF
MARKLEEVILLE AND WALKER LAKE. THE DISSIPATING CLOUDS WILL ALLOW
FOR PLENTY OF DAYTIME HEATING, WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH COPIOUS
MOISTURE (PWATS +2 TO +2.5 STANDARD DEVIATIONS) AND AFTERNOON TO
EVENING LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE NEAR THE SIERRA AND OUT INTO FAR
WESTERN NEVADA TO PRODUCE ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS.
THUNDERSTORMS COULD ONCE AGAIN BRING POCKETS OF HEAVY RAIN AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING DUE TO VERY SLOW CELL MOVEMENTS. THE
FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE SIERRA SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 AND
OUT INTO WESTERN NEVADA FROM NEAR RENO SOUTH. I DID ADD MINERAL
AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES TO THE WATCH FOR TODAY AS RADAR
INDICATES SWATHS OF HEAVIER RAINFALL FROM YESTERDAY (ESPECIALLY
SOUTH OF A MARKLEEVILLE TO WALKER LAKE LINE) WHICH COULD AID FLASH
FLOOD POTENTIAL.

THURSDAY, MID LEVEL FLOW BEGINS TO COME AROUND TO THE WEST,
ESPECIALLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50, AS THE UPPER RIDGE FLATTENS WITH
WEAK ENERGY MOVING INTO THE NORTHWEST CONUS. THE INCREASING FLOW
ALONG WITH PLENTY OF SUN AND CONTINUED HIGH PWATS LOOKS TO BRING
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON
AS WESTERLY WINDS DEVELOP OFF THE SIERRA. STEERING FLOW FOR
THUNDERSTORMS DOES INCREASE TO 10-15 KTS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50 IN
THE NAM AND EVERYWHERE IN THE GFS ON THURSDAY. THE INCREASED
SPEEDS COULD LIMIT THE FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL. HOWEVER, WITH HIGH
PWATS AND THE INCREASED FLOW AIDING LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE STORMS
COULD BECOME STRONGER AND INCREASE THE HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL.

THURSDAY'S FLASH FLOOD WATCH STILL LOOKS FINE FOR RENO-TAHOE
SOUTH AND EAST, ESPECIALLY GIVEN RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL IN SOME
AREAS. HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED THAT FOR NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY,
EASTERN LASSEN/PLUMAS COUNTIES AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY THE THREAT
MAY BE MUCH LOWER. THIS IS DUE TO A LACK OF HEAVY ANTECEDENT
RAINFALL WHICH MAY ALLOW FOR MORE RAINFALL BEFORE FLASH FLOODING
BECOMES AN ISSUE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE IN TIMBER AREAS WHICH
CAN TYPICALLY TAKE MORE RAINFALL. THIS THINKING MAY BE AFFECTED BY
ANY HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY SO WILL LEAVE UP WATCH FOR NOW AND LET
THE DAYSHIFT RE-EXAMINE.

FRIDAY, YET ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS IS IN THE OFFING AS SOUTHWEST
TO WEST FLOW ALOFT WILL STILL BE INSUFFICIENT TO DRY OUT THE SIERRA
AND WESTERN NEVADA. THIS WILL MEAN ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS ONCE AGAIN FOR THE SIERRA AND, ONCE THE ZEPHYR KICKS
IN, FOR WESTERN NEVADA. SNYDER

.LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
FEW CHANGES MADE AS THE RIDGE BREAKS DOWN AND A TROUGH MOVES INTO
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. WHILE THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN
THIS PATTERN CHANGE, THEY CONTINUE TO DISAGREE AND FLUCTUATE ON
WHICH WILL BE MORE DOMINANT FOR AREA WEATHER. ALL THE MODELS THIS
RUN ARE STRONGER WITH THE TROUGH AS ARE THE ENSEMBLES. HOWEVER, IT
WAS THE OPPOSITE 12 HOURS AGO SO CONFIDENCE IS STILL RATHER LOW.

SATURDAY STILL LOOKS TO HAVE A DECENT CHANCE AT CONVECTION AND THE
MODELS ARE WEAKER WITH THE SOUTHWEST FLOW. AS A RESULT, ADDED A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS BACK TO MOST OF THE AREA AS THERE WILL STILL
BE PLENTY OF MOISTURE FOR THUNDERSTORMS.

SUNDAY AND BEYOND, THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA WILL UNDER
THE MERCY OF THE TROUGH. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, IT APPEARS WINDS
WILL BE RATHER BREEZY IN THE MODERATE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. THE DAYS
WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS APPEAR TO BE SUNDAY AND TUESDAY AT THIS
TIME. OF COURSE THIS COULD CHANGE GIVEN THE MODELS RECENT BEHAVIOR.
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL INCREASE WITH THE WINDS, ESPECIALLY NORTH
OF HWY 50 WHICH HAS BEEN CONSIDERABLY DRIER. HOWEVER, IT IS STILL
UNCERTAIN IF THE WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR ANY HIGHLIGHTS. ONE
THING IS FOR CERTAIN, IT WILL BE DRY NEXT WEEK WITH HUMIDITY
LOWERING BACK TO SEASONAL LEVELS. WALLMANN

&&

.AVIATION...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE THE MAIN FOCUS THROUGH FRIDAY WITH THE MAIN
THREATS BEING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS, OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS TO 40 KTS, AND
SMALL HAIL POSSIBLE.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM 19-04Z TODAY WITH THE BEST
THREAT SOUTHEAST OF A RENO-PORTOLA LINE WITH MORE ISOLATED STORMS
ELSEWHERE. ON THURSDAY, MOST AREAS SHOULD SEE A STRONG CHANCE AT
STORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL EXCEPT NORTHEAST OF A LOVELOCK-GERLACH
LINE WHERE THEY WILL REMAIN ISOLATED. FRIDAY ALSO LOOKS TO BE AN
ACTIVE DAY BEFORE THE THREAT DIMINISHED THIS WEEKEND. WALLMANN

&&

.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
     EVENING NVZ001>003-005.

     FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING
     NVZ001>003.

CA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
     EVENING CAZ070>073.

     FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING
     CAZ072-073.

&&

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 16, 2:59 AM PDTFlash Flood WatchREVDouglas, Lyon, Storey, Washoe4 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.