Nevada, 2013Flash Flood in Nevada, September 2, 2013
September 2, 2013 · NWS LKN · 1 event in 1 county or zone
A thunderstorm dumped up to 1 inch of rain across the western sections of Elko which caused flooding of many streets.
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A thunderstorm dumped up to 1 inch of rain across the western sections of Elko which caused flooding of many streets.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Elko, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 2, 12:10 PM PST, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 2, 12:10 PM PST, 2 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
110 PM PDT MON SEP 2 2013
.SYNOPSIS...VERY HIGH LEVELS OF MONSOON MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE
NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TUESDAY. STRONG STORMS AND
LOCALIZED FLOODING ARE EXPECTED. THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL
DECREASE TO SCATTERED ON WEDNESDAY...WITH ANY STORMS LIMITED TO
EASTERN NEVADA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
NEAR RECORD AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE ACROSS NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON,
COURTESY OF LAST NIGHT'S MONSOON SURGE. THIS MOISTURE WILL
INTERACT WITH APPROACHING JET ENERGY TO IGNITE NUMEROUS
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE
NORTHEAST AT 10-15 MPH, FAST ENOUGH TO ALLEVIATE SOME FLASH
FLOODING CONCERNS. THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE DEALING WITH A VERY WET
ATMOSPHERE WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER OF 1-1.2 INCH, AND K-INDEX OF
40-45. THIS MORNING'S BALLOON SOUNDING AT ELKO REVEALED A PW OF 1.13
INCH, NEAR THE ALL-TIME RECORD FOR EARLY SEPTEMBER. NEEDLESS TO SAY,
ALL STORMS THROUGH TONIGHT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING EXCESSIVELY
HEAVY RAINS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN NEVADA
THROUGH 11 PM, BUT THE THREAT OF FLOODING IS REAL FOR ALL OF NEVADA
THROUGH TONIGHT, AS TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES MAY MAKE UP FOR SOME
FASTER STORM MOVEMENT. IN ADDITION TO FLOODING, SEVERE STORMS ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH ABOUT 7 PM AS SHEAR INCREASES. HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS.
STORMS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE IN QUICKLY LATE THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT, BUT DID ALLOW FOR SOME NOCTURNAL CONVECTION ACROSS
NORTHERN NEVADA. VERY WARM AGAIN TONIGHT, AS WE STRUGGLE TO GET
BELOW 60 DEGREES. MORE RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY.
TUESDAY...MONSOON MOISTURE LEVELS REMAIN AT NEAR RECORD LEVELS,
WITH PW PROGGED TO REMAIN NEAR OR ABOVE 1 INCH AT ALL LOCALES.
MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS STRONG INSTABILITY WILL BE PRESENT ONCE
AGAIN TUESDAY, ALLOWING STORMS TO REDEVELOP AGAIN AROUND NOON.
12Z NAM CAPTURES A SHORTWAVE ARRIVING FROM BAJA CALIFORNIA AND
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TUESDAY MORNING, THAT SPREADS ACROSS EASTERN
NEVADA DURING PEAK HEATING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER ROUND OF
THUNDERSTORMS WILL RESULT, AGAIN PRODUCING LOCALLY VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL. MENTIONED HEAVY RAIN IN THE GRIDS AND FORECAST PRODUCTS.
STORM MOTION WILL AGAIN BE NE ON TUESDAY, AGAIN ABOUT 10-15 MPH.
700 MB WINDS WILL BE NEAR 10 KTS, SO STORM MOTION AGAIN ARGUES
AGAINST ISSUING ANOTHER FLASH FLOOD WATCH. MOISTURE LEVELS WILL BE
VERY HIGH YET AGAIN, SO WILL PASS THIS CONCERN ONTO THE NEXT FEW
SHIFTS. INCREASED THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE TO NUMEROUS FOR MANY ZONES
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL REDUCE TO SCATTERED, AS
MOISTURE QUALITY FINALLY BEGINS TO DEGRADE. PW FALLS TO NEAR 0.75
ACROSS EASTERN NEVADA, STILL PLENTY SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT
CONVECTION, AND NAM/GFS BOTH FORECAST ENOUGH INSTABILITY TO GIN
UP YET ANOTHER ROUND OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES WARM ABOUT 4-6 DEGREES OVER TUESDAY'S HIGHS. TURNER
.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT MONDAY. MODELS IN
FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SUNDAY. AIRMASS REMAIN FAIRLY MOIST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE CWA. THEN AS
UPPER TROF PUSHES INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST DURING THE DAY ON
THURSDAY...A DRY AND STABLE AIRMASS PUSHES OVER THE WESTERN HALF
OF THE CWA BY AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY
TO BE CONFINED EAST OF THE RUBIES AND OVER WHITE PINE COUNTY. BY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF EXTREME EASTERN ELKO
COUNTY AND WHITE PINE COUNTY...THE DRY AND STABLE AIRMASS INVADES
THE REMAINDER OF THE ZONES. A WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW OVER NV ON
SUNDAY AND MONDAY RESULTS IN SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ALONG
WITH A CONTINUED DRY AIRMASS. STILL...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD. JH
&&
.AVIATION...VFR ALL TERMINALS. KWMC WILL HAVE VCTS THIS EVENING AND
KEKO...KTPH...AND KELY MAY HAVE -TSRA EARLY THIS EVENING. KELY MAY
SEE HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES. EXPECT MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION AT KELY AND
POSSIBLY AT KTPH AND KEKO. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SITES
AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. JH
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NEVADA THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING, WITH LAL AS HIGH AS 5. HIGH HUMIDITY
AND PLENTIFUL RAIN WILL MAKE LIGHTNING IGNITIONS DIFFICULT, AND
ANY THOSE THAT DO START WILL HAVE DIFFICULTY SPREADING. ANOTHER
ROUND OF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY,
WITH AGAIN LAL OF 5. WITH NEAR RECORD LEVELS OF MOISTURE IN THE
ATMOSPHERE, ALL STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND
FLOODING, BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY. ANY BURN SCARS WILL BE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES THROUGH TUESDAY. TURNER
&&
.LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTHERN ELKO
COUNTY...RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE...SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO
COUNTY...SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY...SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY...
WHITE PINE COUNTY.
&&
99/87/87/99
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 2, 2:58 AM PST, 12 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
358 AM PDT MON SEP 2 2013
NVZ030-031-033>041-031100-
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY-
358 AM PDT MON SEP 2 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
NEVADA...NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA...NORTHEAST NEVADA...NORTHWEST
NEVADA AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY WET THUNDERSTORMS WILL COVER MOST OF
CENTRAL...EASTERN...AND NORTHERN NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING.
THERE IS A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR WHITE PINE AND ELKO
COUNTIES UNTIL 11 PM PDT/MIDNIGHT MDT/ TONIGHT. THE GREATEST
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN WILL BE IN EASTERN AND NORTHEASTERN
NEVADA...PARTS OF WHICH HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED FAR ABOVE NORMAL RAIN
IN THE LAST FEW DAYS AND COULD EASILY FLOOD. OTHER PARTS OF NEVADA
WILL HAVE ISOLATED HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS AND ARE NOT AS LIKELY TO
FLOOD.
SOME OF THE STORMS ARE ALSO GOING TO BECOME STRONG OR CLOSE TO
SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THE
POTENTIAL FOR THIS WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET.
KNOW YOUR SURROUNDINGS! MOST FLOOD DEATHS HAPPEN WHEN PEOPLE DRIVE
RIGHT INTO WATER OVER A ROAD. ONLY A FOOT OF MOVING WATER CAN
CARRY AWAY MOST CARS AND PICK UPS. A COUPLE FEET CAN CARRY OFF A
SEMI. TURN AROUND. DON'T DROWN!
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY DRY OUT OVER THE NEXT WEEK AND CALMER
WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE GREAT BASIN.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. NEVER PUT YOURSELF IN DANGER. IF YOU
SEE SOMETHING...YOU CAN REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
ELKO WHEN YOU HAVE REACHED SAFETY.
BB
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 2, 1:39 PM PST, 1 hour 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
239 PM PDT MON SEP 2 2013
NVZ036-022215-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY NV-
239 PM PDT MON SEP 2 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN LANDER AND EXTREME
NORTHWESTERN EUREKA COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM PDT...
AT 236 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTH OF ARGENTA...MOVING NORTH AT 10
MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ARGENTA...
INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARGENTA...
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4074 11685 4076 11653 4055 11676 4057 11684
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 196DEG 9KT 4060 11679
JRM
Special weather statement, Sep 2, 1:40 PM PST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
240 PM PDT MON SEP 2 2013
NVZ036-038-022230-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY NV-SOUTHWEST ELKO
COUNTY NV-
240 PM PDT MON SEP 2 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN EUREKA AND CENTRAL ELKO
COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM PDT...
AT 236 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES NORTH OF
CARLIN TO PINE VALLEY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CARLIN...
INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CARLIN AND ELKO
EMIGRANT MINE...
ADOBE SUMMIT...
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4105 11582 4054 11582 4043 11623 4091 11622
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 244DEG 16KT 4098 11612 4048 11612
TURNER
Special weather statement, Sep 2, 2:02 PM PST, 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
302 PM PDT MON SEP 2 2013
NVZ038-022245-
SOUTHWEST ELKO COUNTY NV-
302 PM PDT MON SEP 2 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM
PDT...
AT 301 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ELKO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS DANGEROUS. IF
OUTDOORS...TAKE SHELTER INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LOCALIZED FLOODING AND
STREET FLOODING IS LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELKO AND LAMOILLE SUMMIT...
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4101 11565 4083 11556 4075 11586 4087 11595
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 233DEG 15KT 4084 11582
TURNER
Special weather statement, Sep 2, 2:31 PM PST, 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
331 PM PDT MON SEP 2 2013
NVZ036-022300-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY NV-
331 PM PDT MON SEP 2 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN LANDER AND EXTREME
NORTHWESTERN EUREKA COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM PDT...
AT 327 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES WEST OF DUNPHY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10
MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ARGENTA...
INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARGENTA...
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4083 11662 4079 11647 4064 11661 4066 11669
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 208DEG 9KT 4072 11661
JRM
Special weather statement, Sep 2, 2:41 PM PST, 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
341 PM PDT MON SEP 2 2013
NVZ036-022315-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY NV-
341 PM PDT MON SEP 2 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN LANDER AND EXTREME
NORTHWESTERN EUREKA COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM PDT...
AT 336 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH
VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BATTLE MOUNTAIN...
MULE CANYON RECLAMATION PROJECT...
ARGENTA...
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4072 11695 4063 11647 4039 11677 4044 11700
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 208DEG 14KT 4051 11682
JRM
Special weather statement, Sep 2, 2:44 PM PST, 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
344 PM PDT MON SEP 2 2013
NVZ031-036-022315-
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY NV-NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA
COUNTY NV-
344 PM PDT MON SEP 2 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXTREME NORTHERN LANDER AND
EXTREME WESTERN ELKO COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM PDT...
AT 341 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF VALMY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
15 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTHWEST LANDER COUNTY...
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 4112 11695 4102 11664 4084 11688 4090 11700
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 213DEG 13KT 4094 11691
JRM
Flash Flood, Elko
- When
- September 2, 3:00 PM PST to 3:30 PM PST
- Where
- Elko County, 0.41 mi ENE of Elko to 6.79 mi W of (Eko)harris Fld Elko
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 40.833, -115.763
Received numerous reports and pictures from the public and NWS employees of flash flooding on many streets within the city of Elko. Estimated 1 to 2 feet of water flowing across many streets. One basement was reported flooded along with several garages. A mud slide was also reported near Adobe Summit along state route 225 north of Elko.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Lightning Strikes in Florida, September 2, 20131 death · 2 injured · $2.0 million · 4 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Rhode Island, September 2, 2013$1.6 million · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, September 2, 2013$385,000 · 1.75 in hail · 33 events
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, September 2, 2013$250,000 · 4 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Alabama, September 2, 2013$240,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, September 2, 2013$215,000 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, September 2, 20131 injured · $35,000 · 2 in hail · 28 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in New Jersey, September 2 to 3, 2013$75,000 · 6 events
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, September 2, 2013$50,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flood in New Mexico, September 2 to 3, 2013$35,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, September 2, 2013$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Ohio, September 2, 2013$25,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 466885.