Expires:201106292154;Remove:201106292154;694544 WGUS65 KREV 292124 FFAREV FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO, NV 224 PM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE WEST WALKER RIVER BELOW TOPAZ LAKE AFFECTING DOUGLAS AND LYON COUNTIES NEVADA ...THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE WALKER RIVER BELOW WEBER DAM AFFECTING MINERAL COUNTY NEVADA FOR THE WEST WALKER BELOW TOPAZ LAKE... THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE INCLUDED... SMITH...WELLINGTON AND MASON. FOR THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER BELOW WEBER DAM... THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE INCLUDED... SCHURZ. FOR THE WEST WALKER RIVER BELOW TOPAZ LAKE... CONTINUED MELT OF THE LARGE SNOWPACK IN THE UPPER WALKER BASIN... COMBINED WITH RAINFALL FROM THE STORM ON WEDNESDAY...HAS RESULTED IN HIGH FLOWS ON THE WEST WALKER RIVER ABOVE TOPAZ LAKE. THESE FLOWS MAY CAUSE TOPAZ LAKE TO FILL BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...AND DIVERSIONS FROM THE WEST WALKER RIVER INTO TOPAZ LAKE WOULD END AT THAT TIME. A SIGNIFICANT RISE COULD OCCUR ON THE WEST WALKER RIVER BELOW TOPAZ LAKE BEGINNING THURSDAY MORNING...WITH MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE IN THE SMITH AND WELLINGTON AREA BEGINNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT...THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A FLOOD WARNING ON THE WEST WALKER RIVER BELOW TOPAZ LAKE. ON THE MAINSTEM WALKER RIVER BELOW WEBER RESERVOIR... IF AN INCREASE IN RESERVOIR RELEASES IS REQUIRED LATER THIS WEEK...MINOR FLOODING IN AND AROUND SCHURZ IS POSSIBLE BY THIS WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE LIVING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS SHOULD TAKE CARE IN AND NEAR THE WATER. WATER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND WATER CAN BE FAST FLOWING AND DEEP. ALL VALUABLES...INCLUDING LIVESTOCK AND FARM EQUIPMENT...SHOULD BE MOVED AWAY FROM AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. IF STRUCTURES ARE LOCATED NEAR CURRENT RIVER LEVELS SANDBAGGING MAY BE NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS AS RUSHING WATER CAN EASILY SWEEP A CAR AWAY. THE NEXT FORECAST UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED THURSDAY AFTERNOON. && NVC005-019-292154- /O.CAN.KREV.FL.A.0006.000000T0000Z-110629T2130Z/ /HOYN2.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 224 PM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE WEST WALKER RIVER AT HOYE BRIDGE NEAR WELLINGTON * AT 1:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AFTER NOON THURSDAY. * FORECAST...THE RIVER MAY TO RISE TO NEAR 8.0 FEET BY NOON THURSDAY. * IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. MINOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS...PASTURE...AND RURAL ROADS ON THE WEST WALKER RIVER FROM TOPAZ LAKE TO MASON...INCLUDING SMITH AND WELLINGTON. $$