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WGUS85 KLKN 212158
FLSLKN
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
258 PM PDT FRI AUG 21 2026
NVC033-220200-
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WHITE PINE NV-
258 PM PDT FRI AUG 21 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...OVER THE FORMER WARD FIRE BURN SCAR ACROSS SOUTHERN WHITE
PINE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NEVADA...
* WHEN...UNTIL 700 PM PDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS
INCLUDING OVER THE FORMER WARD FIRE BURN SCAR. WATER OVER ROADWAYS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 256 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BETWEEN 0.1 AND 0.3 INCHES OF RAIN
HAVE FALLEN.
- ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.1 TO 0.2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR
FLOODING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
OVER THE FORMER WARD FIRE BURN SCAR SOUTH OF ELY.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
MOVE AWAY FROM RECENTLY BURNED AREAS. LIFE-THREATENING FLOODING OF
CREEKS, ROADS AND NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS IS LIKELY. THE HEAVY RAINS
WILL LIKELY TRIGGER ROCKSLIDES, MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN STEEP
TERRAIN, ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THESE AREAS.
PLEASE REPORT OBSERVED FLOODING TO LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND REQUEST THEY PASS THIS INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3916 11494 3917 11486 3910 11484 3909 11493
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