Flood — Nevada, California

2023-06-13 · near Boca, Nevada, California

Event narrative

The CHP Truckee reported flooding located 1.0 mi N of Boca Reservoir that included mud along with the fall of rocks/boulders up to 5 feet diameter onto Stampede Meadows Rd. near Boca Springs road.

Wider weather episode

An upper low that settled over southern NV/UT encouraged the return of greater thunderstorm coverage during this period with near severe storms bringing heavy rain and flash flood concerns to the region. These strong storm cells also brought along gusty, erratic winds, small hail, and plenty of lightning. Slightly below normal temperatures continued before returning to near normal the middle of upcoming week.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1140120. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.