Weather Alert in Nevada
Flash Flood Warning issued August 24 at 4:43PM PDT until August 24 at 7:45PM PDT by NWS Elko NV
AREAS AFFECTED: Eureka, NV
DESCRIPTION: FFWLKN The National Weather Service in Elko has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... The Sheep Creek Canyon Fire burn scar in... Northern Eureka County in north central Nevada... * Until 745 PM PDT. * At 443 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Sheep Creek Canyon Fire Burn Scar. Between 0.1 and 0.3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.25 to 0.5 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow moving through the Rodeo Creek and Sheep Creek Basins. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms in and around the Sheep Creek Canyon Fire Burn Scar. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flooding of areas in and around the Sheep Creek Canyon Fire Burn Scar. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... mainly rural areas of Northern Eureka County
INSTRUCTION: Move away from recently burned areas. Life-threatening flooding of creeks, roads and normally dry arroyos is likely. The heavy rains will likely trigger rockslides, mudslides and debris flows in steep terrain, especially in and around these areas.
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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that
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A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front
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storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen.
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