Flash Flood in Lincoln County, Nevada

Flash Flood July 19, 2018 · Lincoln County, Nevada

$150K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

There was flash flooding in the Pioche and Panaca areas, including an eight mile stretch of Highway 322 east of Pioche. Highway 93 was starting to wash out near mile marker 113. At Cathedral Gorge State Park, a guardrail was taken out by flood water, and the campground was inundated with four feet of water.

The wider storm

After a brief break, another push of monsoon moisture fueled another outbreak of thunderstorms across the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin. Many storms produced severe weather and flash flooding.

Began near Pioche (37.9525, -114.4789).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 774102. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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