501  
WGUS85 KREV 220015  
FLSREV  
 
FLOOD ADVISORY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV  
515 PM PDT WED OCT 21 2026  
 
CAC057-091-220145-  
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/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
NEVADA CA-SIERRA CA-  
515 PM PDT WED OCT 21 2026  
   
..FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM PDT THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES.  
 
* WHERE...NEVADA COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...  
SIERRA COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 645 PM PDT.  
 
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 512 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO  
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN  
SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. UP TO 0.4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE  
FALLEN.  
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...  
BOCA RESERVOIR AND FLORISTON.  
- I-80 NEAR THE FLORISTON FIRE BURN SCAR.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD  
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.  
 
RECENT BURN AREAS ARE MORE PRONE TO FLOODING, DEBRIS FLOWS, AND ROCK  
FALLS. PLUGGED CULVERTS, ROCKS AND DEBRIS ON ROADS, AND WATER AND MUD  
OVER ROADS ARE COMMON DURING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS. INCREASED  
SEDIMENT AND DEBRIS CAN LEAD TO IMPACTS IN AREAS TYPICALLY NOT PRONE  
TO FLOODING. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING IN OR BELOW RECENT BURN  
AREAS. IMPACTFUL FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS MAY BE GENERATED BY 15  
MINUTES OR LESS OF HEAVY RAINFALL.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3946 12009 3946 12000 3939 12000 3939 12009  
 
 
 
MRC  
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