Alert archive / Nevada / Flash Flood Warnings in 2023
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this flash flood warning at Jun 11, 2023, 5:29 PM PDT for Lyon County, Storey County, Nevada. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 11, 2023, 5:29 PM PDT (00:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2023, 7:30 PM PDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Lyon County, NV, Storey County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:32 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, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 124 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 505 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1832 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
127
WGUS55 KREV 120029
FFWREV
NVC019-029-120230-
/O.NEW.KREV.FF.W.0013.230612T0029Z-230612T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Reno NV
529 PM PDT Sun Jun 11 2023
The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Lyon County in west central Nevada...
Storey County in western Nevada...
* Until 730 PM PDT.
* At 529 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...Six
Mile Canyon and Gold Hill.
Small hail may be mixed with heavy rainfall.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3927 11965 3929 11966 3930 11962 3931 11960
3933 11959 3933 11954 3931 11951 3928 11957
3927 11962
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
AY1 follow-up statement
795
WGUS75 KREV 120229
FFSREV
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Reno NV
729 PM PDT Sun Jun 11 2023
NVC019-029-120239-
/O.EXP.KREV.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230612T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lyon NV-Storey NV-
729 PM PDT Sun Jun 11 2023
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
NORTHERN LYON AND STOREY COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
A Flood Watch remains in effect until 900 PM PDT Monday for portions
of California and western Nevada.
LAT...LON 3927 11965 3929 11966 3930 11962 3931 11960
3933 11959 3933 11954 3931 11951 3928 11957
3927 11962
$$
AYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 6:02 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | 58 min | |
| Jun 11, 6:06 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Storey | 39 min |
| Jun 12, 1:25 PM PDT | River Flood Advisory | REV | Mineral | 32 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.