Flood — Eureka, Nevada

2023-03-10 to 2023-03-22 · near (p68)eureka, Eureka, Nevada

Event narrative

Across Diamond Valley, warm temperatures, rainfall and snowmelt caused flooding and road closures at El Paso Street, from 3rd to 4th Street. 4th Street, from El Centro to El Paso. El Dorado, from El Centro to El Paso. El Rancho, from El Centro to El Paso. El Gato, from El Centro to El Paso. 3rd Street, from El Centro to Desert Street. Eagle Street was also closed due to flooding from the north side of US-50 to 3rd street.

Wider weather episode

An AR event brought high winds and snow transitioning to rain, resulting in some snowmelt and extensive flooding in the area of Eureka, NV. An estimated $7 Million in damages occurred with the flooding. Damage coasts have been estimated, and split between the 7 entries from Eureka County. The Yomba Tribe, near the town of Austin, also experienced flooding estimated to be around $5.5 Million in damages.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1079731. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.