[EDIS] flash flood watch remains in effect from tuesday afternoon through tuesday evening
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE..
.BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA... SCHURZ...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...VERDI... GARDNERVILLE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA... GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA AND MONO. IN WESTERN NEVADA...GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA...GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA AND MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING * THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY IN A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY...WHICH WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH AN HOUR. * RECENTLY BURNED AREAS FROM THE ANGORA FIRE NEAR SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...AND THE HAWKENS FIRE NEAR SOUTHWEST RENO...ARE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO FLASH FLOODING. IN THESE AREAS AS LITTLE AS A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN PER HOUR COULD CAUSE RAPID RUNOFF AND DEBRIS FLOWS.
Instruction:
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS... CREEKS AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR...OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.
Area: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
Affected Counties or parts of: Modoc, Plumas, Placer, Mono, Lassen, El Dorado, Nevada, Sierra, Alpine,
Sent: 2007-07-23T15:14:48-07:00
Original Sender: KREV@nwws.oes.ca.gov
From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
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