Thunderstorms developed over parts of the northern Lake Tahoe Basin, Verdi, and the Reno-Sparks Metropolitan area the 12th through the 14th.
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The episode as NWS REV wrote it up.
Thunderstorms developed over parts of the northern Lake Tahoe Basin, Verdi, and the Reno-Sparks Metropolitan area the 12th through the 14th.
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 Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 12, 1:33 PM PST, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.
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5 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Mesonet station KNXN2, 1 mile north of Incline Village (elevation 7568 feet) reported 1.59 inches of rainfall during a 3-hour period from 12 July 1519PST to 1819PST.
A trained weather spotter 1 mile north-northwest of Incline Village reported 0.57 inches of rainfall in a 1-hour period from 12 July 1756PST to 1856PST.
Mesonet station C6120, 2 miles west-northwest of Sun Valley (elevation 5140 feet) reported 0.72 inches of rainfall in a 1 hour and 40 minute period from 14 July 1815PST to 1955PST.
Reno Weather Forecast Office measured 1.12 inches of rain from 14 July 1836PST to 2006PST.
Mesonet D4148, 3 miles north of Spanish Springs (elevation 4495 feet) reported 0.51 inches of rainfall in a 50 minute period from 14 July 1841PST to 1931PST.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nevada in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in Nevada, July 2018
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: 778200, 778201, 778212, 778215, 778214.