Heavy Rain — Churchill, Nevada

2018-04-06 to 2018-04-07 · near Bango, Churchill, Nevada

Event narrative

Mesonet station AU485, 5 miles east-northeast of Lahontan Reservoir (elevation 4098 feet) reported 0.62 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 6 April 0939PST to 7 April 0939PST.

Wider weather episode

A very warm and wet atmospheric river approached the west coast of the CONUS on the 5th, which brought gusty winds and significant rains to the Sierra and western Nevada the 6th through the 7th. In the foothills of western Nevada, rainfall amounts ranged from about a third of an inch to as much as three-quarters of an inch. The valleys of the basin and range country in western Nevada saw generally less than half an inch, but the higher elevations received up to an inch or more.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 754098. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.