A week ago, the National Weather Service issued a flood watch in the Sierra Nevada that was in place through May 30. Even though the weather has warmed up quite a bit in the region, the NWS warned that slow moving rain showers and thunderstorms moving through the Northern Nevada region will create flash flooding. Excessive snow and water runoff from the mountaintops this past … [Read more...]
Historic snowfall greets the new year in Northern Nevada
Northern Nevada region set a daily snowfall record on December 31 by receiving nine inches of total average snowfall along with 2.2 inches of liquid precipitation. The rain preceding the snow made the roads icy and slick, creating unsafe driving conditions and avalanche danger. “It was a pretty intense storm, pretty impactful,” says National Weather Service Forecaster Justin … [Read more...]
City: Keep Sandbags for Now
The National Weather Service and the City of Sparks are asking businesses and residents to keep flood mitigation measures in place, to include sandbags, for the foreseeable future. “With the unsettling winter weather we have had so far, we want to encourage our businesses and residents to continue to monitor the news and weather, and keep any flood prevention programs in … [Read more...]