Heavy Rain — Washoe, Nevada

2023-06-11 · near Washoe City, Washoe, Nevada

Event narrative

The public located 5.0 mi NNW of Spanish Springs, NV, a mesonet station (WRUN) located 6.7 mi N of Washoe City, NV, a mesonet station (CW1177-Reno) located 3.0 mi ESE of Stead, NV, and a mesonet station (DESN2-Desert Springs) located 4.0 mi NW of Spanish Springs, NV, reported total rainfall amounts of 0.7 inches, 0.79 inches, 0.92 inches, and 1.02 inches respectively.

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 1140127. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.