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River Flood Warning 6, NWS Reno, NV

May 17, 2023Lyon County, Nevada

NWS Reno, NV issued this river flood warning at May 17, 2023, 5:05 PM PDT for Lyon County, Nevada. It took effect at May 18, 2023, 8:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 48 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 17, 2023, 5:05 PM PDT (00:05 UTC)
In effect from
May 18, 2023, 8:00 AM PDT
Expired
Jul 5, 2023, 3:13 PM PDT
In force
48 days
Issued by
NWS Reno, NV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Lyon County, NV

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:09 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 Mason - Snyder Lane (MASN2). The gauge peaked at 11.62 ft at Jun 8, 2023, 12:00 AM PDT.

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Action stage
9 ft
Minor stage
9.8 ft
Moderate stage
11 ft
Major stage
11.6 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 10300600, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.