Red Flag Warning

A small brush fire reported near the intersection of Goni Road and Arrowhead Drive actually turned out to be farther away, with the location being the intersection of Mark Way and Emerson, Carson City fire officials report tonight.
The roughly 20 foot by 20 foot fire, caused by wind that knocked tree branches into a power line which caused a spark, was extinguished shortly after crews arrived, said Dan Shirey, battalion chief in operations for the Carson City Fire Department.

Gusty winds and low humidity expected for Carson City and much of Northern Nevada this afternoon has prompted the National Weather Service in Reno to issue a Red Flag fire weather warning.
Low pressure expected through Saturday will bring increasing afternoon and evening winds that will produce very dry, fire-prone weather conditions, the weather service states.

Pea and marble-sized hail fell on Carson City shortly before 5 this afternoon. The weather pattern should continue through this evening, according to www.carsonweather.com and the National Weather Service in Reno.
According to the weather service, thunderstorms will produce abundant dry lightning for the lower elevations of northeastern California and western Nevada. Thunderstorms may have some moderate to locally heavy rain in the cores but fast storm motions will provide abundant dry lightning strikes on storm peripheries and the threat of numerous new fire starts.

The power is back on, traffic lights are now working and cleanup continues tonight after a freakish thunderstorm brought heavy wind gusts, lightening and rain through a portion of Carson City.

A flash flood warning issued for Carson City has expired but continues through 6:15 p.m. in central Douglas County, according to the National Weather Service in Reno. Rain and heavy winds have punched the region, with reports of power outages in east and west Carson City.

In addition, the westbound lane of Highway 50 going up to Spooner Summit is closed, with Nevada Highway Patrol diverting traffic. No word yet on the cause for the closure.

A power line snapped and a transformer is down in the area of Spear and Nevada streets near Division. Carson City fire crews and the Carson City Sheriff's Office closed portions of traffic in the area. The downed power lines did not arc and were not live on the ground, according to fire personnel on the scene.

Low humidity and a threat of dry thunderstorms has prompted the National Weather Service in Reno to issue a Red Flag warning through 6 p.m. Sunday for the Carson City region. Go to and bookmark www.carsonweather.com for the latest.
A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions will occur. The affected areas are: Carson City, Douglas, Storey, Southern Washoe, Eastern Lyon counties; Mineral and southern Lyon counties; northern Washoe county.

A Red Flag warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for the Carson City and Douglas County region through 9 p.m. on Sunday. Go to and bookmark www.carsonweather.com for the latest.
The warning went into effect at around 3 this afternoon because of gusty winds and low humidity. Earlier today, a small brush fire was reported at the Carson Rifle and Pistol Range, located at 4000 Flint Road. The fire was extinguished.

The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a red flag fire weather warning for the Carson City region. A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions will occur. The warning was issued at 1:53 this afternoon and will expire at 9 p.m. on Monday. For the very latest go to and bookmark www.carsonweather.com.