Heavy Rain — Carson City (c), Nevada

2018-05-24 to 2018-05-25 · near Carson City, Carson City (c), Nevada

Event narrative

Mesonet station CRSC1, 1 mile northeast of Carson City reported 0.96 inches of rainfall in a 24-hour period from 24 May 0919PST to 25 May 0919PST.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 762642. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.