Flash Flood in Mineral County, Nevada

Flash Flood July 5, 2015 · Mineral County, Nevada

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Nevada DOT reported a flash flood and rock slide along state route 360. The time of the flash flood is approximate and based on radar.

The wider storm

Persistent moderate to high atmospheric moisture combined with daytime heating to produce thunderstorms (many with heavy rainfall) early in the month. Periods of slow-moving thunderstorms combined with the heavy rain to bring flash flooding to western Nevada.

Began near Basalt (38.0280, -118.2915).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 591491. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

Tornadoes near your address

See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.