The Aug. 22, 2023, R-C Morning Report

Genoa, Nev. — A flood advisory has been issued for the Tamarack burn area through 9:15 a.m. today.  Markleeville road crews are reporting some washouts on Airport Road.

Doppler radar is showing heavy rain that could also affect Holbrook Junction. National Weather Service radar shows the storm is heading north and residents are already reporting heavy rain.

CalTrans reopened Highway 395 south of Bishop on Monday afternoon after about 24 hours. There's still some standing water on the highway after flooding from Hilary closed it on Sunday.

A tour of the Minden Branch for pretty much anyone will take place after the 10 a.m. meeting of the Library Board of Trustees. County Manager Jenifer Davidson is on the agenda to talk about the Strategic Plan. The library is located at 1625 Library Lane.

The deadline to file a claim over part of a Facebook settlement over privacy is Friday. Eligible claimants were Facebook users between May 24, 2007, and Dec. 22, 2022, and who wasn’t?

I signed up myself after checking several sources, but you’re responsible for your own safety, online and IRL. Here’s the site: www.facebookuserprivacysettlement.com/#home Good luck.

Rain totals 5:50-6:50 a.m. are around .16 inches in Ruhenstroth and .15 inches in Fish Springs. Those gauges may not have caught up to the current storm, though. Markleeville got .24 inches since 7 a.m. Monday, but those soils are pretty saturated already.

There could be additional showers and thunderstorms before 11 a.m. tapering off after 2 p.m. Today’s high will be a cool 75 degrees with the wind picking up out of the west at 10-15 mph.

Kurt Hildebrand is editor of The Record-Courier. Contact him at khildebrand@recordcourier.com or 775-782-5122.