[SIERA] Flood Watch for Carson City, NV

[Dick Flanagan]

Flood Watch
400 PM PDT Wed may 18 2005

...Flood Warning is canceled for the Susan River...

...A Flood Warning remains in effect through Thursday morning for
the West Fork of the Carson River at Woodfords...

A warm and moist Pacific storm will continue to bring moderate to
heavy rain to the Sierra tonight.  Rainfall will combine with
melting snow to produce significant rises on rivers east of the
Sierra crest.

For the West Fork Carson River at Woodfords...the stage at 3 PM
Wednesday was 13.6 feet.  Flood stage is 14.0 feet.  Minor flooding
is forecast...with the river rising to 14.0 feet late this evening.
The river will recede to 13.0 feet by Thursday afternoon.

At 14.0 feet...minor flooding begins in the southwestern Carson
Valley between Centerville and Genoa NV.  About 2200 cfs.

For the East Fork Carson River near Gardnerville...the stage at 3 PM
Wednesday was 7.3 feet.  Flood stage is 9.5 feet.  The river is
forecast to crest near 8.5 feet early Thursday morning and recede to
8.0 feet on Thursday afternoon.

At 8.5 feet the river reaches channel capacity on some portions of
the East Fork Carson River.  Residents should be prepared for
flooding if there are additional rises due to snowmelt and rainfall
runoff.

For the Carson River at Carson City...the stage at 3 PM Wednesday
was 6.4 feet.  Flood stage is 10.0 feet.  The river will crest near
8.0 feet on Thursday evening.  No flooding is expected.

For the Susan River at Susanville...the stage at 3 PM Wednesday was
6.0 feet.  Flood stage is 12.0 feet.  The river is forecast to rise
to 10.5 feet early Thursday morning...then recede to near 9.5 feet
on Thursday afternoon.

At 10.5 feet...minor lowland flooding occurs in Susanville from
Richmond Road downstream along Riverside drive...especially below
Piute creek which enters river near Alexander drive.

Be alert for heavy rain upstream of your location which could cause
additional rapid rises on rivers and streams.  Valuables should
moved away from areas subject to flooding.  Never drive through
flooded areas. Follow the directions of emergency officials. Stay
tuned to latest developments from the National Weather Service or
your favorite news source.

Real-time stage and flow information for many rivers and streams in
the eastern Sierra and Nevada is available from USGS on the internet
at: http://waterdata.USGS.Gov/NV/nwis/rt ...in lower case.

The next forecast update for these locations will be issued by
11 am Thursday may 19th.

Expires:191800 gmt

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Dick Flanagan K7VC NV SM
E-mail: k7vc at arrl.org