Flash Flood — Lyon, Nevada

2023-06-11 · near Dayton, Lyon, Nevada

Event narrative

A county official reported flash flooding that caused hazardous road conditions in the Dayton, NV area.

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 1140126. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.