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Posted on: July 25, 2013

[ARCHIVED] * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR. CNTL DOUGLAS COUNTY IN WESTERN NV. WEST CNTL LYON COUNTY IN WESTERN NV.

THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN RENO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR.
CNTL DOUGLAS COUNTY IN WESTERN NV.
WEST CNTL LYON COUNTY IN WESTERN NV.

* UNTIL 600 PM PDT

* AT 355 PM PDT.NATL WEATHER SVC DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MOUNT COMO
AND ARTESIA LAKE THIS INCLUDES THE BISON WILDFIRE BURN AREA.PINE
NUT MOUNTAINS.FISH SPRINGS COMMUNITY NEAR JACOBSON LANE.

HEAVY RAIN IS MOVING TOWARD THE BISON WILDFIRE BURN AREA WITH A HALF
INCH OR GREATER OF RAIN ACCUMULATION EXPECTED IN UNDER AN HOUR. THIS
WILL LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF & DEBRIS FLOW FROM THE BURN
SCAR.

FLASH FLOODING & DEBRIS FLOWS NEAR RECENTLY BURNED AREAS ARE
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS & CAN DESTROY STRUCTURES & WASHOUT BRIDGES
AND ROADS. DEBRIS FLOWS OFTEN CONTAIN MASSIVE BOULDERS.BURNED
TREES.& LARGE AMOUNTS OF SEDIMENT & ASH MOVING AT HIGH RATES OF
SPEED. PEOPLE LIVING BELOW BURNED AREAS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION
TO PROTECT LIFE & PROPERTY.

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