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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
118 PM PDT SAT SEP 2 2023
.FLASH FLOODING THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND
AS A SLOW MOVING UPPER TROUGH TAPS INTO TROPICAL/MONSOONAL MOISTURE.
THIS WILL FUEL MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BRINGING
HEAVY RAINFALL TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA.
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NORTHERN 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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MIDAS, GIBBS RANCH, CHARLESTON, JARBIDGE,
MOUNTAIN CITY, OWYHEE, TUSCARORA, ELY, ELY AIRPORT, LUND,
PRESTON, RUTH, CHERRY CREEK, MCGILL, ARGENTA, BATTLE MOUNTAIN,
CRESCENT VALLEY, BEOWAWE, DUNPHY, EMIGRANT PASS, PALISADE,
EUREKA, PINTO SUMMIT, GRASS VALLEY, HICKISON SUMMIT, DIAMOND
VALLEY, EUREKA AIRPORT, GARDEN PASS, ELKO, RYNDON, JIGGS,
LAMOILLE, LEE, SOUTH FORK, SPRING CREEK, RUBY LAKE, OASIS,
MANHATTAN, ROUND MOUNTAIN, TONOPAH, BLUE EAGLE RANCH, AND
DUCKWATER
118 PM PDT SAT SEP 2 2023
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EASTERN, NORTH CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, AND SOUTH
CENTRAL NEVADA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN EASTERN NEVADA,
WHITE PINE COUNTY. IN NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA, NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY
AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY AND SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN
EUREKA COUNTY. IN NORTHEAST NEVADA, NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY, RUBY
MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE, SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY AND
SOUTHWEST ELKO COUNTY. IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA, NORTHEASTERN NYE
COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY.
* WHEN...THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. LOW-WATER
CROSSINGS MAY BE FLOODED. STORM DRAINS AND DITCHES MAY BECOME
CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH COMBINED WITH AMPLE
TROPICAL/MONSOONAL MOISTURE TO GENERATE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, WITH THE STRONGEST
CELLS PRODUCING UP TO 1 INCH OF RAINFALL. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL
FROM THESE STORMS COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING
DURING THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND LASTING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON WITH STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 0.5" TO 3" POSSIBLE.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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