Thunderstorms

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Containment grew to 56 percent along the Washington Fire line south of Markleeville overnight, allowing for a reduction in firefighters Tuesday from 1,111 to 860, according to Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center. The fire has burned 17,787 acres.

A big warm up will once again take place this week with high temperatures in the 95-110 degree range in western Nevada and in the 85-95 degree range in the Sierra Tuesday through Friday, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

NV Energy was able to restore power to much of Carson City and Douglas County overnight, following severe thunderstorms around the region with strikes and surges affecting transformers and stations.

As of 11 this morning there was one outage affecting 8 customers in Carson City and four outages affecting 20 customers in Douglas County. Nearly 12,000 customers were affected Saturday.

Hot weather with lightning is expected to continue again Sunday for much of Western Nevada and Sierra, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

GARDNERVILLE, Nev. — The Washington Fire, located 3 miles south of Markleeville, California has burned 17,622 acres and is 29 percent contained as of Saturday morning. The primary objective of suppression efforts remains the protection of the community of Markleeville.

Thunderstorms are forecasted that could bring stronger winds and lightning, which could hamper firefighter’s efforts.

GARDNERVILLE, Nev. — Firefighters on the Washington Fire, 3 miles south of Markleeville, California continued to optimize lower wind conditions to increase containment.

Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch reports significant progress was made Thursday towards containing the western flank of the fire south of Markleeville. The fire, named after the Lady Washington Mine near the origination point, has burned 16,490 acres and is now 15 percent contained.

UPDATE 2:20PM: The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning from 1 to 9 p.m. Saturday for much of eastern Sierra and western Nevada in anticipation of thunderstorms and strong outflow winds.
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As record temperatures are anticipated for the region this weekend, moisture will begin to filter across the Sierra with isolated thunderstorms possible as early as Friday, according to the National Weather Service in Reno. Strong outflow winds and dry lightning strikes are possible with these storms Friday and Saturday.

GARDNERVILLE, Nev. — UPDATE 7:30 a.m., Thursday: Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch reports firefighters made progress for the second consecutive day Wednesday on the 17,205-acre Washington Fire eight miles south of Markleeville, Calif.

Firefighters upped the containment of the fire to 10 percent on the sixth day of suppression efforts. The primary tactical priority continues to be preventing the fire from reaching Markleeville. The next priorities are to contain the fire in the Wolf Creek and Monitor Pass areas.

The National Weather Service advises that it is highly confident of a potentially historic heat wave beginning Thursday through at least Sunday, June 28. Residents and visitors can expect temperatures to reach high temperatures from 100 to 107, with the potential to tie or break all-time record highs throughout the region.

UPDATE 10AM TUESDAY: Washington Fire swells to 16,544 acres. Crews are working to construct a containment line south of Highway 89 and north of Highway 4 to prevent the fire from spreading toward Markleeville. Smoke continues to waft into Carson Valley and Carson City.
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GARDNERVILLE, Nev. — UPDATE 5 a.m., Tuesday, June 23: Smoke from the Washington Fire in Alpine County drifted over Carson Valley early Tuesday morning, plunging air quality into the “very unhealthy” range, according to the Nevada Division of Environmental protection.

UPDATE: Washington Fire near Markleeville in Alpine County, Calif., grows to nearly 15,000 acres, zero percent containment. Go here for updated story.
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Line of Thunderstorms slams through Northern Nevada. Shots taken in the Silver Springs area on Wednesday night with Nikon gear. Double-click on each photo to enlarge.

The National Weather Service is tracking a line of thunderstorms that are moving south. The storms extend from the California state line to east of Fallon.
There’s an Urban and Stream Flood Advisory until 10:45 p.m. for the following areas: Southern Washoe County, North Central Lyon County, Northwestern Churchill County and Storey County. This may change if the storm continues on its southerly path.
Heavy rain was being reported at 9:30 p.m. from Silver Springs to Fallon, according to the weather service.

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UPDATE: From the Carson City Parks and Recreation Department: Due to standing water, and poor playing conditions created from the thunderstorms and rain last night, games have been canceled for tonight, June 10, 2015. Tonight’s games will be made up at the end of the season, and Monday’s games will be played according to schedule.
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The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Flash Flood Watch for much of Western Nevada and the Sierra for Wednesday. This includes, Carson City, Douglas, Lyon and Storey counties as well as the Lake Tahoe Basin.

A plume of moisture from Tropical Storm Blanca will combine with a potent trough bringing the potential for widespread rain and localized flash flooding to the region, according to the weather service.

A potent trough will approach the Sierra Tuesday bringing the potential for severe thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

Storms are expected throughout the region with the strongest storms along the Highway 395 corridor from Bridgeport, Calif., to the Oregon border. The strongest storms will be capable of producing winds in excess of 60 mph, large hail over an inch in diameter, very frequent lightning and brief very heavy rates of rain or small hail.

Widespread thunderstorms are expected throughout the Sierra and western Nevada today. The biggest impact will be locally heavy rain with possible street ponding and flooding.

Low pressure will reach California Thursday, then track over Nevada this weekend. This will bring increasing chances for showers and thunderstorms Thursday through this weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

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Thunderstorms have begun to develop today around the Sierra that may head into the Carson City and Carson Valley areas by this afternoon, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a Special Weather Statement.

Thunderstorms with locally heavy rain and small hail are possible through tonight, according to the National Weather Service in Reno. The good news is the heavy stuff is expected to leave the area by tonight with less of a chance for storms this weekend.

Showers and thunderstorms will continue to develop Friday afternoon and move slowly across the Sierra into much of Western Nevada with some water ponding on area roads and gusty outflow winds up to 40 mph possible.

Showers and isolated thunderstorms are moving into the Lake Tahoe, Carson City and Carson Valley region this afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. The unsettled weather is expected to continue through this afternoon and early evening.

A band of thunderstorms bringing rain showers has moved into the Carson City region this afternoon, prompting a special weather statement by the National Weather Service in Reno. The storms may produce brief heavy downpours and small hail of up to a half-inch diameter.

Rain may turn to snow in the higher elevations, especially above 8,000 feet, which may cause slick or slushy roads over higher passes such as Mount Rose, Sonora and Tioga.

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Another spring storm will impact the Sierra and western Nevada this week with much colder temperatures, rain in the Carson City region, and high elevation snow. A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for the Lake Tahoe Basin and a Winter Storm Warning for the west slope of the Sierra, according to the National Weather Service.

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Another spring storm will bring snow to higher elevations in the Sierra Thursday through Friday and rain to the Carson City, Carson Valley and Dayton areas, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

Expect winter driving conditions and possible chain controls over Sierra passes, especially at night or during heavier snow showers. Higher elevation routes including Sonora, Tioga, Ebbetts and Monitor passes may be closed later this week and possibly into the weekend.