Heavy Rain — Carson City (c), Nevada

2020-11-18 · near Carson City, Carson City (c), Nevada

Event narrative

Reporting 0.65 inches of rain in last 12 hours.

Wider weather episode

Powerful Pacific jet stream, rain shadowing, and mountain waves yielded some of the highest winds the region has seen in a few years. Still dry vegetation and high winds contributed to several major wildfires near Reno, NV and Walker, CA. A brief period of spillover rain and snow occurred that night into the morning of Nov 18.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 932480. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.