Jun 5, 1996
Between three and four inches or rain caused flooding of numerous mobile homes at the West Hill Mobile Home Park and flooded the basements and lower floors of several houses in town. In one neighborhood, the fire department evacuated seven people because of the rapidly rising water. Several cars also became stranded in high water and dogs caught out in the storm drowned. Power outages occured when a transformer became covered with water.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5550988). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lyon County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.