The March 14, 2023, R-C Morning Report

Genoa, Nev. — Douglas is bracing for the second atmospheric river in five days. Schools and county offices are closed today. The operative word there is “offices.” The road crews are out clearing blockages, the courts will be working, and first responders will be first responding. The school board meeting for today is canceled.

Planning commissioners met briefly on Tuesday and continued their meeting until 10 a.m. Monday. They've got a lot on the agenda, including the VHR ordinance and Virginia Ranch. 

A wind advisory is in effect until 11 p.m., with 20-35 mph south winds gusting up to 50 mph. With the wind comes the possibility of falling tree branches and power outages, so save often.

We’re in the flood advisory through 11 p.m., which shows an improvement over the watch issued on Monday morning, which wasn’t going to expire until Wednesday night.

As of 6:30 a.m., the National Weather Service radar is showing the brunt of the storm stopping at the Sierra crest. There are a few bands developing in the lee of the mountains. Rain isn’t expected to arrive in Carson Valley until around 8 a.m.

There aren’t any road controls in Douglas, so far this morning. That might change in a hurry when the storm arrives, so be prepared if you’re out and about.

The forecast calls for the snow level to rise from 6,800 feet to 8,300 feet by this afternoon. Even if we don’t get a drop of rain, that’s going to fill up everything. The forecast calls for up to .75 inches of rain. I don’t know how much rain we’ll see, but it’s definitely going to be breezy with winds out of the south at 20-30 mph, gusting to 50 mph.

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