[NevadaARES] Flood Watch

[Matthew Parker]

NVZ030>033-036-272330-

BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
530 AM PDT WED APR 27 2005

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY FOR NORTHERN
NEVADA..

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO NEVADA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WATCH FOR NORTHERN NEVADA FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE
WATCH INCLUDES HUMBOLDT COUNTY...ELKO COUNTY...AND NORTHERN LANDER
AND EUREKA COUNTIES.

A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL DEVELOP
THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA AND BECOME LOCALLY HEAVY AT
TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...COMBINED WITH ALREADY
HIGH RIVER LEVELS AND MELTING HIGH ELEVATION SNOW PACK...MAY LEAD TO
AREAS OF FLOODING ALONG RIVERS AND STREAMS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
HUMBOLDT RIVER...MARYS RIVER...AND LAMOILLE CREEK.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG RIVERS AND STREAMS
WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK
PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK
ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/ELKO FOR THE LATEST AND MOST ACCURATE WEATHER INFORMATION
ON THIS WEATHER EVENT.

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TRUDEL