Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Elko, NV

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WGUS55 KLKN 242343
FFWLKN
NVC011-250245-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Elko NV
443 PM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025

The National Weather Service in Elko has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  The Sheep Creek Canyon Fire burn scar in...
  Northern Eureka County in north central Nevada...

* Until 745 PM PDT.

* At 443 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain over the Sheep Creek Canyon Fire Burn Scar. Between 0.1
  and 0.3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is
  0.25 to 0.5 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or
  expected to begin shortly.

Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow
moving through the Rodeo Creek and Sheep Creek Basins. The debris
flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms in and around
           the Sheep Creek Canyon Fire Burn Scar.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flooding of areas in and around the Sheep Creek Canyon
           Fire Burn Scar.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  mainly rural areas of Northern Eureka County

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move away from recently burned areas. Life-threatening flooding of
creeks, roads and normally dry arroyos is likely. The heavy rains
will likely trigger rockslides, mudslides and debris flows in steep
terrain, especially in and around these areas.

&&

LAT...LON 4088 11640 4090 11642 4095 11640 4095 11637
      4091 11633

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.25-0.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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