FLOOD WATCH
FLOOD WATCH ISSUED OCTOBER 22 AT 11:36AM PDT UNTIL OCTOBER 23 AT 5:00AM PDT
Effective: 2026-10-22 11:36:00
Expires: 2026-10-23 05:00:00
Issued by: NWS Reno NV
Alert Text
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE. * WHERE...NORTHEASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND SURPRISE VALLEY IN CALIFORNIA, AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN PERSHING COUNTY IN NEVADA. THE WATCH AREA INCLUDES THE BISCAR AND S1-VYA BURN SCARS.
* WHEN...THROUGH 5 AM PDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY FLOOD RURAL ROADS. INCREASED SEDIMENT TRANSPORT FROM BURN SCARS MAY CLOG CULVERTS AND DITCHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 0.5 TO 1.5 INCHES, LOCALLY 2 INCHES OR MORE, IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. HEAVIER RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY BRIEFLY EXCEED 0.5 INCH PER HOUR. RUNOFF MAY LINGER OVERNIGHT. - VULNERABLE LOCATIONS INCLUDE REMOTE RANCHES WITHIN AND NEAR THE BISCAR AND S1-VYA BURN SCARS, DOWNSTREAM DRAINAGES, AND CULVERTS ALONG US-395 FROM STONEY CREEK ROAD NORTH TO RYE PATCH ROAD. - HTTP: WWW.WEATHER.GOV SAFETY FLOOD
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Target Area
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA, LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES, WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE, NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY
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