Flash Flood in Storey County, Nevada

Flash Flood July 26, 2019 · Storey County, Nevada

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A trained weather spotter reported mud and water over the railroad tracks at Gold Hill. A nearby mesonet in Virginia City reported 0.28 inches of rainfall from 26 July 1400PST to 1451PST. No damage was reported.

The wider storm

Moisture from the eastern Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California moved northward around the periphery of high pressure centered over the Four-Corners region of the Rockies the 24th into the 25th. This moisture, coupled with the weak flow and increased instability in the lower to middle portions of the atmosphere, resulted in storms producing heavy rains.

Began near Gold Hill (39.2944, -119.6567).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 849472. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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