Thunderstorm produces rain some hail around Carson City; snow showers possible tonight
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 05/04/2023 - 1:03pm
Rain and thunderstorms with some hail have moved into the greater Carson City, Carson Valley areas and surrounding counties Thursday as a weather system has reached western Nevada and Sierra.
Some minor street flooding has begun to develop around Carson City streets, according to the Carson City Sheriff's Office.
The National Weather Service says scattered rain, snow pellet showers have or will develop any given location around the Carson City region. Rain-snow lines will hover near 6,000-7,000 feet Thursday, falling overnight, where heavier showers could bring snow as low as 4,500-5,500 feet at times.
The forecast for tonight and into Friday is there is a strong signal for the heavier showers to focus across north central Nevada, especially for Pershing County north of Lovelock. Elsewhere, shower activity will be more isolated in nature, according to the weather service.
Yet another round of rain and snow showers arrives Saturday with the main focus in the Sierra and northeast California.
The weather service advises roadway snow accumulation tends to be difficult this late into the season, but is still possible in heavier bands of snow and during the overnight hours. If you have travel plans through the Sierra, check with CalTrans and/or NDOT for the latest on road conditions.
Breezy southwest to west afternoon winds are expected each day today through the weekend. The greater concern is stronger winds from any thunderstorms that may develop, particularly across the west-central Nevada Basin and Range today.
High temperatures will remain 5-15 degrees below normal through the weekend, but at this point low temperatures in lower elevation valleys should remain above freezing. The one time frame to potentially watch is Saturday night into Sunday morning when typically colder valleys could fall near the freezing mark, with a 10% chance of dipping below freezing. Hard freezes are anticipated for all mountain valleys.
