Flood Watch until 12:00AM Thursday
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of eastern, north central, northeast, and south central Nevada, including the following areas, in eastern Nevada, White Pine. In north central Nevada, Northern Lander and Northern Eureka and Southern Lander and Southern Eureka. In northeast Nevada, Northern Elko, Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range in Elko, South Central Elko, Southeastern Elko and Southwest Elko. In south central Nevada, Northeastern Nye and Northwestern Nye.
* WHEN...From Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Deep subtropical moisture will be moving northward across portions of northern and central Nevada through tomorrow. This anonymously moist atmosphere will allow for the development of showers and thunderstorms. Some of these storms will be capable of producing rainfall rates of an inch of rainfall per hour or more, leading to flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY ... SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY ... RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE ... WHITE PINE COUNTY ... NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY ... SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY ... SOUTHWEST ELKO COUNTY ... SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY ... NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY ... NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY
Instructions:
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Address/Location
Shoshone Paiute Tribal Emergency Response Commission
1935 Fire Lane
Owyhee, NV 89832
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 775-757-2473
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Watch
