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FLASH FLOOD WARNING

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
629 PM PST WED DEC 21 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR..
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN CHURCHILL COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEVADA
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN PERSHING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEVADA
NORTHERN CARSON CITY IN WESTERN NEVADA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CARSON CITY
NORTHWESTERN LYON COUNTY IN WESTERN NEVADA
STOREY COUNTY IN WESTERN NEVADA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF VIRGINIA CITY
SOUTHERN WASHOE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEVADA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RENO...INCLINE VILLAGE

* UNTIL 930 PM PST

* AT 627 PM PST...VERY HEAVY RAIN HAD BEEN FALLING OVER A LARGE AREA
OF WESTERN NEVADA FROM CARSON CITY TO PYRAMID LAKE. SOME AREAS HAVE
SEEN AS MUCH AS ONE INCH OF RAIN SINCE 530 PM PST.

SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL RISE RAPIDLY IN WESTERN NEVADA OVER
THE NEXT THREE HOURS. BECAUSE THE GROUND IS SATURATED THERE IS AN
INCREASED RISK OF MUD AND ROCK SLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN AS WELL.

STAY AWAY FROM ASH...VICEE AND KINGS CANYONS AS THESE AREAS ARE MOST
PRONE TO FLASH FLOODING. DUE TO THE DESTRUCTIVE NATURE OF THE
WATERFALL FIRE...FLASH FLOODING MAY BRING A RIVER OF
MUD...ASH...BOULDERS AND BURNED TREES DOWN THE CANYONS AND INTO
WESTERN CARSON CITY. IF YOU ARE IN A LOW LYING AREA OF WESTERN
CARSON CITY...SEEK HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

LAT...LON 4002 11996 3912 11998 3912 11931 4003 11898

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FISCHER


NWS Reno, minor flooding in my driveway. Watching the garage door closely!

You wouldn't happen to be a NIN fan, would you?

I saw that come across the TV about 30 minutes ago...on the flash flooding down there..hope all is okay. It is pouring down rain here in Meyers at the 6300 feet elevation...it was very warm this morning and all day. Very different 1st day of winter solstice for sure at Lake Tahoe this year.

MadeinTahoe, OK here, but not sure if downtown escaped. I would think they did though. Heavy rain let up a while ago. Are you in Christmas Valley? NIN? No, more like Zappa, Tchaikovsky, and Rob Zombie. And Beethoven's fifth, ala Clockwork Orange. Yes, a warm winter day.

I made it home, but I think some salmon were spawning up the traffic lane next to me on the highway.

I just keep telling myself what a good wet winter brings the following summer -- lots of good paddling, creeks that flow all season, meadows that stay green...

eric,
SnowDude is a NIN fan . . . he saw them 3 times this year!

Me too. I only asked because the title of the post reminded me of the lyrics to one of their songs. JM21760: don't worry, I like all the stuff you listed too...

Come again another day....

Trent is my hero.

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/warnings.php?wf ... OD%20WATCH

It ain't stopping!

It's really not stopping!
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/rev/

We've had an inch of rain since this morning, the heavy stuff is forecast for tonight and tomorrow. Too dang warm! The wind is just driving the rain sideways. It's looking like the Northern Sierra will open early next summer, (9000' and below) and the Southern Sierra, (10,000' and above) will have a ton of dense snowpack. I have standing water in my back yard, unusual for the desert. After our 2 feet of snow, and all this rain, I'm guessing Carson City is over 100% for the water year already, that being about 11". At 4:30 PM, it's 48F here at 4750', heavy rain.