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River Flood Watch 2, NWS Reno, NV

May 19, 2017Mineral County, Nevada

NWS Reno, NV issued this river flood watch at May 19, 2017, 3:03 PM PDT for Mineral County, Nevada. It took effect at May 24, 2017, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 7 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 19, 2017, 3:03 PM PDT (22:03 UTC)
In effect from
May 24, 2017, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
May 31, 2017, 11:00 AM PDT
In force
7 days
Issued by
NWS Reno, NV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Mineral County, NV

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 162 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:08 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 Walker River near Schurz (WSIN2).

Action stage
5.5 ft
Minor stage
5.9 ft
Moderate stage
6.4 ft
Major stage
7 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 10302002, 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
May 19, 1:34 PM PDTAreal Flood WarningREVDouglas, Lyon7 days
May 19, 2:08 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryREVDouglas6 days

Nearby

River Flood Watches in Nevada, 2017Every river flood watch in 2017

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.