[NevadaARES] WeatherNV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

.FLOODING POSSIBLE ON CREEKS & STREAMS IN NE CA AND WESTERN NV TONIGHT
THROUGH WED AFTERNOON.

.HEAVY RAINFALL FROM A STRONG PACIFIC STORM IS EXPECTED IN NORTHEAST CA &
WESTERN NV BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY
RAIN.COMBINED WITH MELTING SNOW & SATURATED SOILS.COULD CAUSE FLOODING ON
CREEKS AND STREAMS IN EASTERN CA & EXTREME WESTERN NV.  IT COULD ALSO
GENERATE ROCK & MUDSLIDES.ESPECIALLY IN STEEP TERRAIN & IN AREAS THAT HAVE
RECENTLY BURNED. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN TRAVELING IN THESE AREAS
DURING HEAVY RAIN.
VALUABLES SHOULD BE MOVED AWAY FROM CREEKS & STREAMS IN THESE AREAS.

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LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE
AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES
OF.PORTOLA.SUSANVILLE.WESTWOOD.
SIERRAVILLE.SOUTH LAKE TAHOE.TAHOE CITY.TRUCKEE.
MARKLEEVILLE.GLENBROOK.INCLINE VILLAGE.SPARKS.VERDI.
GARDNERVILLE
224 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2005

.FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
SMALL STREAMS & CREEKS.

THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN RENO HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CNTL CA.
  NE CA & WESTERN NV.INCLUDING THE
  FOLLOWING AREAS.IN EAST CNTL CA.GREATER LAKE
  TAHOE AREA IN NE CA.LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
  EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES IN WESTERN NV.GREATER LAKE TAHOE
  AREA & GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA.

* FROM LATE TUES NIGHT THROUGH WED AFTERNOON

* HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED TUES NIGHT THROUGH WED AFTERNOON
  .COMBINED WITH MELTING SNOW & SATURATED SOILS.WILL
  INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF FLOODING ON SMALL CREEKS & STREAMS
  IN THE WATCH AREA. THE EXCESSIVE RAIN COULD ALSO GENERATE ROCK
  & MUDSLIDES.ESPECIALLY IN STEEP TERRAIN & IN AREAS THAT
  HAVE RECENTLY BURNED. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL IS
  EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE AREA.WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO
  BE AS HIGH AS 8500 FEET THROUGH EARLY WED AFTERNOON. SNOW
  LEVELS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO FALL RAPIDLY TO NEAR 5500 FEET BY
  WED EVENING.& RUNOFF IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE
  AFTER THAT TIME.


SMALL CREEKS & STREAMS ARE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING.
PERSONS LIVING ALONG SMALL CREEKS & STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION & BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING OCCUR. STAY
TUNED TO THE NATL WEATHER SVC FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING
SITUATION. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. 

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