Heavy Rain — Carson City (c), Nevada

2018-03-20 to 2018-03-23 · near Carson City, Carson City (c), Nevada

Event narrative

Trained weather spotter in Carson City reported 2.35 inches of storm total rainfall from 20 March 1134PST to 23 March 1134PST. 0.81 inches of that rain fell from 22 March 1134PST to 23 March 1134PST.

Wider weather episode

The first part of this storm consisted of warm air advection precipitation that spread through the northern Sierra. The second part of this storm moved into the Sierra Nevada and western Nevada on the 21st and 22nd in the form of a fairly significant atmospheric river, tapping a deep plume of moisture moving in from the Eastern Pacific.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 748863. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.