Flash Flood — Storey, Nevada

2025-08-27 · near Gold Hill, Storey, Nevada

Event narrative

Storey County Sheriffs office reported flooding across roadways around Gold Hill on SR-342 south of Virginia City.

Wider weather episode

A high amount of atmospheric moisture in the region interacted with a short-wave trough, allowing for widespread heavy precipitation. This was day five of an extended push of monsoon moisture that produced heavy rain, localized flooding, strong outflow winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1280752. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.