Flash Flood in Lyon County, Nevada

Flash Flood July 8, 2015 · Lyon County, Nevada

$1K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Photographic evidence shows a vehicle stuck in flood waters on Prospect St. The occupant abandoned the vehicle and was rescued by fire department officials.

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

Began near Lux (39.0339, -119.0329).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 593509. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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