The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory for Carson City, Douglas, Lyon, Storey and Washoe counties through 11:45 a.m. on Thursday.
“River or stream flows are elevated,” the NWS said in a statement posted at weather.gov. “Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.
“At 9:04 a.m., Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen.
“Some locations that will experience flooding include... Reno, Carson City, Gardnerville, Sparks, Gardnerville Ranchos, Johnson Lane, Carson City Airport, New Washoe City, Washoe City, Pleasant Valley, Indian Hills, Galena, Damonte, Caughlin Ranch, Hidden Valley, Reno-Tahoe International Airport, Kingsbury, Lemmon Valley-Golden Valley, Washoe Lake Campground and Lakeview.
“Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
“The heavy rains could trigger minor debris flows in steep terrain, especially in and around burn scar areas."
