Flooding

With active flooding throughout Carson City, Devon Starks at Sportsman's Warehouse sent us this photo with a note attached to it: "When the parking lot floods at Sportsman's Warehouse in Carson City, we make the best of it!"

UPDATE 11:18AM: Due to continued weather-related incidences, the Dayton Urgent Care and the Topsy Lane Walmart Clinic are also closed. Please refer to alternate locations below (the Market Street and Grant Street Walmart Clinics and the Minden Emergent Care) for your medical needs.We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Please stay-tuned for further updates. We will let you know when these facilities are open.

With flooding reported at some of the school campuses and around town, the Carson City School District announced just before 8 a.m. that all schools now CLOSED Friday due to heavy flooding.

Late last night the district had announced that schools were on a two-hour delay. However due to the nature of flooding overnight, the district decided to close all campuses. See the photos and video by Jeff Moser below.

The Carson River in and around Carson City could reach major flooding levels by early Saturday morning, the National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno forecasts.

As of 4:15 a.m. Friday morning, the river in Carson City was measured at 9.2 feet, reaching flood stage when it crests at 10 feet.

The NWS forecasts the Carson River is expected to rise above 11 feet by Saturday, staging the river at major flood levels for the second time in a month.

UPDATE: 8AM ALL SCHOOLS CANCELED IN CARSON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
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Schools in the Carson City School District will be on a 2-hour delay Friday, Feb. 10, due to possible flooding and unsafe walking conditions in some areas for students.

UPDATE: Carson City activated its Emergency Operations Center. Staff is now expecting rain tonight through Friday morning, with a low around 39. Winds could gust up to 45 miles per hour.
The City’s storm drain system is beyond capacity and water is running out of some of the storm drains and manholes and there is water over many of the roadways. Please avoid flooded areas and stay away from the river.

Lyon County Manager Jeff Page provides this photo of a tree that fell due to high winds in Dayton near the Subway. The Lyon County Road Department reports Route 95A between Yerington and Schurz is reopening as well as connecting roads. Rain is falling in the Virginia and Pinenut Ranges and Lyon County is preparing for additional flood issues throughout the county.

UPDATE 5:07PM: As of 5 p.m. NV Energy reports 318 customers are without power in Carson City, 8,102 in Douglas County, 97 customers in Lyon County and 1,624 customers in Washoe County.
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UPDATE 320PM: As of 3:15 p.m. there were 318 customers without power in Carson City, 5,493 without power in Douglas County, 172 customers in Lyon County and 1,760 customers in Washoe County. Six customers were without power in Storey County.
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High winds from the current storm system have caused multiple outages Thursday throughout the Carson City, Carson Valley and Washoe Valley areas, according to NV Energy.

I just keep telling myself that the spring flowers will be amazing this year, but honestly, I’m growing weary of all this rain. Several of our hiking and bike trails have been affected, the sports fields are a muddy mess, and we are still in danger of more flooding.

Carson City staff is expecting rain from the arriving storm to continue through Thursday. There will be periods of heavy rain and high winds with gusts between 70 to 80 miles per hour.

Another strong Pacific storm is making its way into the Sierra and western Nevada this Thursday bringing heavy rain, localized flooding, potentially damaging winds and high elevation snow, according to the National Weather Service.

CARSON CITY — Due to flooding that occurred this morning, a 100-foot section of Combs Canyon Road, an 1/8 of a mile south of the Lakeview Road intersection will be closed to one lane of travel.

UPDATE 3:42PM: Opal Avenue, Topaz Avenue and Tahoe Avenue in Silver Springs are currently impassible. Crews cannot do any repair work until the water stops flowing.
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Lyon County is experiencing localized flooding ​throughout Central Lyon County. The following roads are closed by Lyon County:

​— River Road at Cardelli Road
— Fort Churchill Road from Riverview Elementary School to the Nevada Automotive Test Center
— Break-A-Heart from Highway 50 to Fort Churchill Road

Carson City Public Works crews are mitigating flood prone areas Tuesday and will address concerns accordingly. The storm drain system is operating at capacity, resulting in water in roadways and localized intersection flooding. When the storm drains are at maximum capacity water can be observed flowing outwardly.

This is a normal response. All personnel are at their full ability assisting citizens.

UPDATE 3:35PM: The National Weather Service has extended the Flood Warning until 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Heavy rainfall early Tuesday around Carson City, Douglas, Lyon and Storey counties has prompted a Flood Warning by the National Weather Service.

UPDATE 4:40PM: Residents of Carson City are encouraged to sign up for CodeRED, a free emergency notification service provided to all residents which will notify you of emergency information through phone calls, text messages, emails, social media and the CodeRED Mobile Alert app.

After periods of clouds and isolated showers this weekend, rain is expected to return to Carson City late Sunday into Monday morning, the National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno reports, accompanied by a high wind watch with gusts as high as 45 miles per hour (mph) and sustained winds between 15-25 mph by Monday afternoon.

After a brief break, active weather will return to the Carson City and Sierra regions Thursday bringing mountain snow, valley rain and gusty winds, according to the National Weather Service.

Following his re-election for a third and final term, Carson City Mayor Robert Crowell is optimistic about what's ahead for the Nevada state capital in 2017.

He delivered his State of the City speech Monday night to dozens inside the Bob Boldrick Theater at the Carson City Community Center, reviewing the city's successes and challenges from 2016 while also reassuring residents about the future.

The new year keeps rolling along, and tonight we’ll hear from Mayor Bob Crowell what we can expect in the upcoming months. The State of the City address, "Carson City - A Community Working Together," will be presented in the Community Center’s Bob Boldrick Theater and is open to all. One thing we can expect is an influx of legislative staff, lobbyists, and lawmakers flooding Carson City. The next Legislative session begins in one week, so expect a little more traffic on the roads and our new downtown crosswalks to get a lot more use.

MONDAY:

Carson Now reader Valence Duarte submitted photos and asked what we knew about ongoing repairs around the city's parks following flooding earlier this month, especially around Empire Ranch and Fifth Street. We asked the city to respond to the question and got a followup by Jennifer Budge, CPRP director for Carson City Parks and Recreation.

CARSON CITY— The Carson River Coalition invites you to the 2017 Carson River Watershed Management Forum. The Carson River Watershed is truly “A Lifeline Connecting Our Communities.”

CARSON CITY— The Carson River Coalition invites you to the 2017 Carson River Watershed Management Forum. The Carson River Watershed is truly “A Lifeline Connecting Our Communities.”

CARSON CITY— The Carson River Coalition invites you to the 2017 Carson River Watershed Management Forum. The Carson River Watershed is truly “A Lifeline Connecting Our Communities.”

CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada Department of Transportation has again reopened State Route 207, also known as Kingsbury Grade, following repairs to flood-related erosion.

It’s hard to find someone that wasn’t impacted by our recent weather. From heavy rains and flooding to serious snow and ice, everyone in our community was affected in some form. The animals, homeless pets especially, were among those.

Though not as intense as last week, a series of storms will move into the Carson City and Sierra regions bringing wind, rain and snow to western Nevada tonight through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

Last Wednesday's rain storm brought high amounts of precipitation to northern Nevada, and while many were watching the river flows, it was flash flooding that caused damage to homes, barns, and infrastructure in central Lyon County. About 300-400 homes were affected by the flash floods in Dayton, alone.

After a brief break from rain and snow, a series of winter storm systems will return to the Carson City region and Sierra this week, according to the National Weather Service.

Another round of precipitation is forecast to arrive in Northwestern Nevada starting Wednesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno reports, and last at least through Saturday with a chance of rain or snow showers.