Flash Flood — Lyon, Nevada

2017-07-24 · near Silver Spgs Arpt, Lyon, Nevada

Event narrative

A mud and debris flow caused the closure of the Ramsey Weeks Cutoff between Highway 50 and Alternate US 50 on the afternoon of the 24th.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure near the northern California coast and daytime heating combined to bring strong to severe thunderstorms to the western Nevada Basin and Range on the 24th and 25th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 715761. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.