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WGUS65 KREV 200847  
FFAREV  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV  
147 AM PDT SUN AUG 20 2023  
 
NVZ003-220000-  
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GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SPARKS, VERDI, GARDNERVILLE, AND VIRGINIA  
CITY  
147 AM PDT SUN AUG 20 2023  
 
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH LATE MONDAY  
NIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF WESTERN NEVADA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA,  
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS.  
STORM DRAINS AND DITCHES MAY BECOME CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- HURRICANE HILARY WILL BRING WIDESPREAD IMPACTS TO MUCH OF THE  
SOUTHWEST THROUGH TUESDAY. THE BIGGEST CONCERN REMAINS  
FLOODING FROM EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. WHILE PERIODS OF RAINFALL  
ARE POSSIBLE AT ANYTIME OVER THE NEXT 4 DAYS, THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH MONDAY WILL BE THE WINDOW WHERE WE WILL HAVE THE  
GREATEST FLOODING THREAT AS THE REMNANTS OF HILARY MOVES  
THROUGH CENTRAL NEVADA.  
- 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
CAZ073-NVZ001-004-220000-  
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MONO COUNTY-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-WESTERN NEVADA  
BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRIDGEPORT, COLEVILLE, LEE VINING,  
MAMMOTH LAKES, HAWTHORNE, YERINGTON, SMITH VALLEY, MINA, SCHURZ,  
FERNLEY, FALLON, LOVELOCK, SILVER SPRINGS, NIXON, AND IMLAY  
147 AM PDT SUN AUG 20 2023  
 
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH LATE  
MONDAY NIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING THE  
FOLLOWING AREA, MONO COUNTY. PORTIONS OF NEVADA, INCLUDING THE  
FOLLOWING AREAS, MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES AND WESTERN  
NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.  
 
* 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.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- HURRICANE HILARY WILL BRING WIDESPREAD IMPACTS TO MUCH OF THE  
SOUTHWEST THROUGH TUESDAY. THE BIGGEST CONCERN REMAINS  
FLOODING FROM EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. WHILE PERIODS OF RAINFALL  
ARE POSSIBLE AT ANYTIME OVER THE NEXT 4 DAYS, THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH MONDAY WILL BE THE WINDOW WHERE WE WILL HAVE THE  
GREATEST FLOODING THREAT AS THE REMNANTS OF HILARY MOVES  
THROUGH CENTRAL NEVADA.  
- 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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