Flash Flood in Esmeralda County, Nevada

Flash Flood August 22, 2012 · Esmeralda County, Nevada

$50K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A four mile section of Highway 266 near Lida Summit was washed out.

The wider storm

Another surge of monsoon moisture led to an outbreak of thunderstorms over the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin. A low pressure system further enhanced the storms on the 22nd.

Began near Lida (37.4155, -117.6313).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 400918. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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