Heavy Rain — Carson City (c), Nevada

2024-02-18 to 2024-02-20 · near Carson City, Carson City (c), Nevada

Event narrative

A CoCORAHS station (NV-CC-23) located 1.0 mi W of Carson City, NV, and a trained spotter located 2.0 mi N of Stewart, NV, reported a 24 hr rainfall storm total of 1.33 inches and 1.23 inches.

Wider weather episode

This comparatively weaker winter storm opened up another active weather pattern that tracked through the Sierra and western Nevada late in the evening February 17-18. This storm brought higher elevation snowfall that was heavy at times above 7000 feet. This storm also included the possibility of an additional several feet of snowfall. Mainly spillover rainfall fell over lower western Nevada valleys that included periods of gusty winds as well.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1166652. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.