National Weather Service: Flood watch again goes up Monday for Carson City region
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for Carson City, Carson Valley, the greater Reno area and Virginia City effective Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning.
A moderate to strong atmospheric river will bring heavy rain with high snow levels Monday. Moderate to heavy rain along with higher elevation snow melt will contribute to increasing flows on rivers and streams, with an enhanced flooding potential into Tuesday morning.
The highest risk of flooding is along creeks, streams, and poor drainage areas Monday into Tuesday morning. The greatest threats will be along creeks and streams that drain the foothills and the Carson Range such as Steamboat Creek, Dry Creek and Eagle Valley Creek. Low lying areas in the Carson Valley could also see flooding issues. While the Truckee and Carson Rivers will see appreciable rises they are expected to remain below flood stage at this time.
Small creeks and streams are the most susceptible to flooding. Excessive rainfall may also generate rock and mud slides in steep terrain. Persons in the watch area should take time to clear any blocked drains in anticipation of the heavy rain.
Persons living along small creeks and streams should monitor the latest weather information at weather.gov/reno and be prepared to take action should flooding occur.
Travel will likely be impacted over the holiday weekend by the continuing series of storms. Both heavy travel periods for the Presidents' holiday weekend, Friday and Monday, are expected to be impacted by storms.
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.
Friday's storm is considered a small to moderate winter storm with snow in the Sierra that could cause travel delays. Saturday into early Sunday will be slight to 50 percent chances of rain for the Carson City, Carson Valley and Dayton areas. The Monday storm is much stronger and could cause very long delays and closures of roads in the Sierra due to very heavy snow and rain.