


Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Elko, NV
Issued by NWS Elko, NV
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712 WGUS55 KLKN 242343 FFWLKN NVC011-250245- /O.NEW.KLKN.FF.W.0001.250824T2343Z-250825T0245Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 $$ 86