Heavy Rain in Lyon County, Nevada

Heavy Rain October 1, 2023 · Lyon County, Nevada

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A mesonet station (CW2857-Fernley) located 2.0 mi WSW of Fernley, NV reported a total rainfall amount of 0.50 inches.

The wider storm

An area of low pressure that was moving slowly east across northern California into the Great Basin late September into the early October brought increased shower and thunderstorm chances to northeast California, the Sierra Front and eastern Sierra to include parts of western Nevada. This included high elevation snow showers over parts of the Sierra.

Began near Fernley (39.5889, -119.2847).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1143347. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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