Flash Flood Warning for Lander, NV
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- Lander
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FFWLKN The National Weather Service in Elko has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... The New Pass burn scar in... Southwestern Lander County in north central Nevada... * Until 315 PM PDT. * At 1220 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the New Pass Burn Scar. Between 0.4 and 0.5...
What the bulletin says to do
Move away from recently burned areas. Life-threatening flooding of creeks, roads and normally dry arroyos is likely. The heavy rains will likely trigger rockslides, mudslides, and debris flows in steep terrain, especially in and around these areas.
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Bulletin details
FFWLKN The National Weather Service in Elko has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... The New Pass burn scar in... Southwestern Lander County in north central Nevada... * Until 315 PM PDT. * At 1220 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the New Pass Burn Scar. Between 0.4 and 0.5 inches of rain has fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 2.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation, and other loose materials. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms in and around the New Pass Burn Scar. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flooding of areas in and around the New Pass Burn Scar. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... mainly rural areas of Southwestern Lander County
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 13 at 12:20PM PDT until August 13 at 3:15PM PDT by NWS Elko NV
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Elko NV. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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