Carson City area weather: Strong storm to bring wind, heavy rain and potential for flooding
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 02/19/2017 - 11:21am
This story has been updated with new information about the storm. Go here for the latest version.
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A powerful winter storm associated with a strong atmospheric river will bring gusty winds and very heavy precipitation to the Carson City, Carson Valley and Dayton areas and deep snow to the upper Sierra tonight through late Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
A Flood Watch is in effect for late Sunday night through Tuesday morning for portions of western Nevada, including the following areas: Greater Reno area and Carson City, Carson Valley and Dayton areas.
The weather service expects precipitation to be 1 to 2.5 inches into the valleys of western Nevada, lower valleys of northeast California, and Mono County near Highway 395.
Higher rainfall amounts greater then 3 inches are expected in the foothills west of Highway 395, including areas west of Reno and Carson City and around Washoe Valley. This storm will also bring moderate to heavy amounts of rainfall between 0.50 to 1 inch into northwest and west central Nevada, except lesser amounts south of Highway 50 into Mineral County, according to the weather service.
Flood watches remain in effect for the Sierra zones and the Western Nevada Sierra Front, as heavy rainfall will cause flooding, mudslides, rock slides, and increases to the mainstem rivers and smaller creeks and streams.
Carson City sandbag locations will be restocked by Public Works and residents can fill sandbags at the following locations:
• Winnie Lane/Foothill Drive
• Ormsby Road/Washington Street
• Third Street Parking Lot: 202 S. Curry Street
• Fire Station 52: 2400 East College Parkway
• City Corporate Yard: 3505 Butti Way
• Ross Gold Park: 280 East Appion Way
For a real time flood map of Carson City go here. Go to carson.org/flood for citywide flood updates. A Flood Hotline has been designated for flood related reporting and questions, which are not life-threatening. The number is 887-2355 and officials recommend the public to use this number instead of 9-1-1 for non-emergency flood calls.
The Lyon County Road Department have in previous floods implemented sandbag locations. All sandbags must be filled by 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.
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.
Anyone planning travel in the Sierra is strongly urged to arrive at their destinations today, as main highways are likely to become impassible due to very heavy snow in higher elevations and heavy rain capable of producing large mud and rock slides in lower elevations. Expect a myriad of major weather impacts with this storm.
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