AREAS AFFECTED : LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES; GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA; MONO; MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES; GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA; GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible due
to thunderstorms.
* WHERE...Portions of California, including the following areas,
Greater Lake Tahoe Area, Lassen-Eastern Plumas-Eastern Sierra
Counties and Mono County and western Nevada, including the
following areas, Greater Lake Tahoe Area, Greater Reno-Carson
City-Minden Area and Mineral and Southern Lyon Counties.
* WHEN...Until 10 PM PDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
This includes the Davis, Conner, Bear, Mill, Inn, and Tamarack
burn scars. Flooding may also occur in poor drainage and urban
areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Heavy rainfall over the last several days has saturated the
ground within the region allowing for additional rainfall
today to cause flash flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood