An upper low moved across California and western Nevada providing forcing for showers and thunderstorm across the region. The combination of a moist atmosphere, instability and diffluent forcing from the low allowed for isolated storms with localized heavy rainfall.
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An upper low moved across California and western Nevada providing forcing for showers and thunderstorm across the region. The combination of a moist atmosphere, instability and diffluent forcing from the low allowed for isolated storms with localized heavy rainfall.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
CoCoRaHS station NV-LY-19, 5 miles south-southeast of Silver Springs reported 0.81 inches of rainfall in a 24-hour period from 3 October 0700PST to 4 October 0700PST.
CoCoRaHS station NV-LY-14, 3 miles west-northwest of Fernley reported 0.78 inches of rainfall in a 24-hour period from 3 October 0700PST to 4 October 0700PST.
Mesonet station LVYN2, 4 miles east of Incline Village (elevation 6310 feet) reported 0.93 inches of rainfall in a 28-hour period from 3 October 0838PST to 4 October 1238PST.
A trained weather spotter 1-mile south-southwest of Fernley reported 0.78 inches of rainfall in a 24-hour period from 3 October 0915PST to 4 October 0915PST.
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