[NevadaARES] Flash Flood Warning Advisory for Douglas County, NV

[Paul Cavnar]

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CAC003-017-051-057-061-091-NVC001-005-019-021-029-031-510-012245-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
345 AM PDT FRI AUG 1 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH 
FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENINGFOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES

IN EASTERN CALIFORNIA
    EASTERN SIERRA...EASTERN NEVADA...EASTERN PLACER...EASTERN       
    EL DORADO...ALPINE AND MONO

IN WESTERN NEVADA
    SOUTHERN WASHOE...CHURCHILL...STOREY...LYON...DOUGLAS AND MINERAL

A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS 
FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON AND 
EVENING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN 
LATER THIS MORNING.  A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL HELP THE 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON.  LOCALLY HEAVY 
RAINFALL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DROP OVER ONE-HALF INCH OF RAIN IN A 
VERY SHORT TIME.  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE 
EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING OVERNIGHT.  

HIKERS AND CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID DRY STREAM BEDS AND WASHES.  STAY 
AWAY FROM NARROW CANYONS WHERE FLOOD WATERS CAN BECOME KILLERS. 
FLASH FLOODS CAN OCCUR MANY MILES FROM THUNDERSTORMS.  BE READY TO 
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS 
ISSUED.  NEVER DRIVE ACROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 
DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.
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O'HARA