Flash Flood — Douglas, Nevada

2015-07-08 · near Douglas Co Arpt, Douglas, Nevada

$2.0M

Property damage

Event narrative

Very heavy rainfall caused water to overflow washes and overwhelm drainage infrastructure in the Johnson Lane area. Water damage to 141 properties, including major damage to 4 homes and minor damage to 7 homes, was reported by Douglas County Emergency Management officials. Damages are estimated and may include some costs from flooding on July 9 (total damage 2.2M between the two days).

Wider weather episode

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. One of the top flash flooding events in the past 25 years affected Douglas County (Johnson Lane area) on the 8th and 9th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 593508. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.