Flash Flood — Esmeralda, Nevada

2015-07-09 · near Dyer, Esmeralda, Nevada

Event narrative

Water and debris flowed over Highway 264 between mile markers 12 and 15.

Wider weather episode

An unseasonable upper level low moving in from the Pacific helped trigger thunderstorms over eastern California and adjacent areas of western Nevada. Isolated severe weather and flash flooding occurred.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 582400. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.