Reno, Sparks, Carson Flash Flooding

Rccrwlr

Rccrwlr

New member
Hope all of the members in this area are doing ok. Sounds like this area is now a mud bog. Be careful out there as it looks like there is a flash flood warning again today.

Flash flood warning until 9pm

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH 9 PMPDT THIS EVENING



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND
WESTERN NEVADA

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN EAST CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA

GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA AND MONO COUNTY. IN WESTERN
NEVADA

GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA

GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN
AREA AND MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES.



* FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING



* ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN PLACE ACROSS THE SIERRA AND FAR WESTERN
NEVADA WILL COMBINE WITH DAYTIME HEATING TO PRODUCE
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANY STORMS THAT
DEVELOP WILL BE SLOW MOVING AND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY
RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THESE BRIEF HEAVY RAINS COULD
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS

ESPECIALLY IN AREAS
WHERE RECENT RAINS HAVE LEFT SOILS NEARLY SATURATED

AREAS OF
STEEP TERRAIN

AND NEAR BURN SCARS FROM RECENT WILDFIRES.



* LOCAL ROADS COULD BE IMPACTED BY FLOODING

DEBRIS FLOWS AND
ROCK SLIDES MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS

CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
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wayoflife

wayoflife

Administrator
Staff member
It sure is crazy to see all this flash flooding especially being that when it happened, you simply couldn't ask for a more beautiful day where I live. These storms are just so localized and hope they keep out of my neighborhood.
 
MTG

MTG

Caught the Bug
That's crazy! I got the text alert, but didn't hardly get a drop at my place.
 
jesse3638

jesse3638

Hooked
This was on Ivanpah Rd. near Nipton.
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18-24" deep and fast moving. Even in a 4wd F-350 I didn't want to risk it. Had to sit for 30 mins to let it go down enough to pass.

Also saw these guys. 4 tortoises and a larger well fed gopher snake. 1436334007236.jpg 1436334022430.jpg 1436334037641.jpg 1436334048819.jpg
 
DMF

DMF

Active Member
I'm not going to lie, I wish something like this would happen in Orange County, CA because 90% of my friends drive sports cars. I would get a good laugh.
 
longarmwj

longarmwj

New member
I couldn't imagine what would happen in the southeast, specifically Georgia, if something like this were to happen. If we shut down for a quarter of an inch of snow, I cant begin to imagine what a few inches of mud would do. Personally I would be out making money and pulling people out though. I wheel the south, I'm used to some mud :cheesy:
 
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