Jun 25, 2024
The northern transport of moisture around the periphery of the ridge building over the Great Basin region, along with increased low level convergence ahead of an incoming upper trough, increased the showers and Thunderstorm chances across the Sierra from Mono County to the Lake Tahoe basin as well as east and north across western Nevada. The surge of monsoonal moisture pushed PWAT values upwards of 0.7-1.0 that were close to the 95th percentile for this time of the season. Storms were projected
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1189314). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Mineral County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.