Preparing for the flood: Sandbag locations spring up in Carson City, Lyon and Douglas counties

With one last dry day left ahead of the approaching atmospheric river weather system, emergency management officials in Carson City, Lyon and Douglas counties are urging residents to prepare now in anticipation of weekend flooding throughout the region.

Today is the day to complete flood preparations, before weather conditions worsen this weekend. A Flood Warning is now in effect for rivers in Nevada and California. Clear drains, gutters, and roofs of snow and debris. In Carson City, sandbags will be made available at the city's public works yard located at 3505 Butti Way. Bring a shovel. Go here for real-time maps of the Carson City area that will show areas of flooding.

A non-emergency flood related hotline has been established for citizens to call during the storm event. The phone number is 775-887-2355 and it is for all flood calls or questions that are non-life threatening emergencies.

More Carson City sandbag locations beginning noon Friday include:
— Third Street parking lot off of Curry
— Fire Station 52 at College Parkway
— Ross Gold Park on Snyder Avenue
— Ormsby Boulevard and West Washington Street

Lyon County has placed sand and sandbags at the following locations:
Lyon County has established locations throughout central Lyon County and Southern Lyon County. These locations are developed for the public to self-fill and transport to their homes and businesses.
Lyon County has placed sand and sandbags at the following locations. All sandbags must be filled by the users.

— Lyon County Animal Services – Hwy 50 (just East of Ramsey Cutoff).
— Stagecoach Community Center – 8105 Hwy 50.
— Dayton Utilities Keystone Property – 404 Keystone Dr.
— Fire Station 35 – 231 Corral Dr.
— Fire Station on Dayton Valley Rd – 460 Dayton Valley Rd.
— Dayton Utilities Yard (outside of the gate) – 200 Lakes Blvd
— Mound House Fire Station – 56 Red Rock Rd.
— Silver City Community Center – 385 High St.
— South Lyon County Sandbag Locations
— Fire Station 40 in Smith Valley – 1 Hardie Ln, Smith Valley.
— Mason Town Hall – 55 Bridge St, Mason.

Here is the current list of public sandbag fill sites within Douglas County:
— Sheridan Fire Station, 980 Sheridan Lane. Sand is located behind the station in the upper parking area
— Genoa Fire Station, 2298 Main Street; sand is located behind the station in the upper parking area
— Jacks Valley Fire Station, 3450 Jacks Valley Road, sand is located in the front parking lot, east side of station
— Johnson Lane Fire Station, 1450 Stephanie Lane. Sand is located in parking lot, west side of station
— Fish Springs Fire Station, 2249 Fish Springs Road. Sand is located in parking lot rear of building
— Ruhenstroth Fire Station, 2008 Pinto Circle. Sand is located in lower parking lot, west side of building
— Topaz Ranch Estates Community Center, 4001 Carter Drive. Sand is located in front parking lot.
— Fire District Warehouse, 941 Mitch Drive. Sand is located front parking lot, north side
— Zephyr Cove Park, Hwy 50 and Warrior Way. Sand is located at the upper parking lot

The atmospheric river will produce a period of intense rainfall across the Sierra and western Nevada that will lead to widespread flooding this weekend. Around 8-12 inches of rain is forecast along the Sierra crest with 5 to 10 inches possible west of Highway 395 and then 2 to 5 inches along and east of Highway 395, according to the National Weather Service.

Travel through the weekend over the Sierra is not advised. Check the latest forecast at weather.gov/Reno and check road conditions with Caltrans and NDOT.
For the latest weather discussion go here. For weather updates for Carson City, see CarsonWeather.com.

We will update as more information becomes available.