Flash flood watch issued for Tamarack Fire region Monday

A flash flood watch has been issued for the the Sierra Front 1-9 p.m. on Monday for slow-moving thunderstorms and heavy rainfall over steep terrain, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

"Recently burned areas from the Tamarack Fire between U.S. 395 and Highway 89 in and around the communities of Spring Valley and Holbrook Junction could be most impacted by locally heavy rainfall and flooding," forecasters said.

The Tamarack Fire stopped growing at 66,744 acres, as of Monday morning’s situation report.

More than 1,600 firefighters are working the fire as three-dozen hand crews and 121 engines took advantage of the slow-down to overhaul hot spots.

Containment on the fire reached 45 percent, mostly along Highway 88 and Highway 395 where the fire burned most recently.