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Rain Providing Some Relief to Drought-Stricken Southern U.S.

A storm tracking across the southern U.S. will continue to bring areas of heavy thunderstorms with risks for severe weather and excessive rainfall from Texas to Florida through this weekend. While much of this rainfall will be beneficial to the drought, excessive rainfall may bring areas of flash and urban flooding. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Sat, May 2, 2026 at 7:12:29 pm PDT

Isolated thunderstorms are expected in parts of Northern and Central Nevada from 12 PM PDT Monday afternoon until 8 PM PDT Monday evening. A few of these thunderstorms could be strong. The primary thunderstorm hazards will be wind gusts near 45 mph and dangerous cloud to ground lightning strikes.
A storm system will impact Northern and Central Nevada Monday through Tuesday evening, resulting in periods of valley rain and mountain snow. Snow levels will start at around 9,000 feet Monday morning, before dropping to about 8,000 feet Monday night. The majority of this precipitation will fall Monday afternoon and Monday evening.

 

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