THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
WEST CENTRAL CHURCHILL COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEVADA...
* UNTIL 715 PM PDT
* AT 412 PM PDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO A
CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING WEST TOWARDS FALLON. THIS WILL
CAUSE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IN AND AROUND THE FALLON
AREA. EXPECT STREETS TO BECOME QUICKLY FLOODED DUE TO TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL. MUD AND DEBRIS MAY COVER ROADWAYS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
FALLON...STILLWATER...JUNCTION U.S 50 AND NV 116 (STUART RD)...
FALLON STATION...JUNCTION U.S 50 AND NV 117 (SHECKLER CUTOFF)...
JUNCTION U.S 95 AND NV 120 (PASTURE RD) AND FALLON MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER IN
URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL
ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES.
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