Flood watch canceled for Douglas County

Flooding from tropical storm Hilary closed Highway 395 from Bishop south to Pearsonville on Sunday night.

According to the California Highway Patrol, several routes in the Southern California desert have been closed as a result of the former hurricane, which made landfall on Sunday.

A flood watch issued for portions of Douglas County was canceled early Monday morning by the National Weather Service in Reno as what’s left of Hilary is expected to continue north across the Basin & Range this morning.

“As sunrise breaks across the skies to the east, most of the heavier widespread and steady rainfall will have pushed northwest into northeast California,” said Reno National Weather Service Meteorologist Amanda Young. “Therefore, looking out the window one will see scattered to broken low- and mid-level clouds overhead and north, with some lingering showers across the Carson range of the Sierra Front, and clearing skies to the south. Some flooding concerns will continue across the region until the bulk of tropical moisture exits north and northeast later this afternoon.”

On Sunday, Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo declared a state of emergency due to severe weather anticipated from Hilary.

Lombardo activated 100 Nevada National Guards troops on Friday evening to Southern Nevada.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency deployed staff, including an Incident Management Team, to Nevada on Saturday to further support the state’s response efforts.

As of 4 a.m., rain totals across Carson Valley topped out at just under a half-inch since a flood watch was issued at noon Sunday.

Unlike the thunderstorms that flashed across the region before Hilary’s arrival, the rain was more evenly distributed, with Pine View Estates recording .53 inches and Minden showing .23 inches as on Monday morning.

A weather gauge in Markleeville recorded .84 inches of rain since 4 p.m. Sunday. Gauges around Fredericksburg near the state line recorded .41-.44 inches for the same time span.