Heavy Rain in Lyon County, Nevada
Heavy Rain May 24, 2018 – May 25, 2018 · Lyon County, Nevada
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Mesonet station SMVN2, Smith Valley NOAWRC (elevation 4848 feet) reported 0.92 inches of rainfall in a 24-hour period from 24 May 0840PST to 25 May 0840PST.
The wider storm
Another low pressure system moved slowly from the central California coast to western Nevada on the 24th and 25th. This system produced two periods of showers and thunderstorms where rainfall totals were maximized across much of eastern California from Alpine County northward to Lassen County and western Nevada from Douglas County northward to the Oregon border. The first period occurred during the late afternoon and evening hours of the 24th, and the second occurred during the morning of the 25th.
Began near Wellington (38.7500, -119.3400).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 762641. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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