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Flash Flood — Pershing, NV

May 25, 2018

Another low pressure system moved slowly from the central California coast to western Nevada on the 24th and 25th. This system produced two periods of showers and thunderstorms where rainfall totals were maximized across much of eastern California from Alpine County northward to Lassen County and western Nevada from Douglas County northward to the Oregon border. The first period occurred during the late afternoon and evening hours of the 24th, and the second occurred during the morning of the 25

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 763331). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Pershing, NV

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

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