Flash Flood — Storey, Nevada

2019-07-26 · near Gold Hill, Storey, Nevada

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 849472. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.