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Flash Flood — Washoe, NV

Jul 9, 2015

Property Damage
$25K
Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

Persistent moderate to high atmospheric moisture combined with daytime heating to produce thunderstorms (many with heavy rainfall) early in the month. Periods of slow-moving thunderstorms combined with the heavy rain to bring flash flooding to western Nevada. One of the top flash flooding events in the past 25 years affected Douglas County (Johnson Lane area) on the 8th and 9th.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 594499). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Washoe, NV

This event is one of many recorded floods in Washoe County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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