Local brief
Flood Watch: Inyo County, CA, as Tropical Storm Rachel moves in (through 5 a.m. PT Monday)
The National Weather Service has Inyo County, California, under a Flood Watch until 5 a.m. PT Monday, Oct. 12, tied to Tropical Storm Rachel. Never drive into floodwater.
The National Weather Service office in Las Vegas, NV has a Flood Watch for parts of Inyo County from 5 p.m. PT Saturday, Oct. 10 until 5 a.m. PT Monday, Oct. 12. NWS says it covers portions of southeast California, including the following areas, Death Valley National Park and Western Mojave Desert and south central Nevada, including the following area, Esmeralda and Central Nye County. Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
Power outages: Southern California Edison is considering a Public Safety Power Shutoff for 496 customers on 5 circuits in the county; check your address at sce.com/psps. The full county table is in the Power outages section of the Rachel paper.
At 11 a.m. PT Saturday, Oct. 10, the National Hurricane Center (NHC Intermediate Advisory 54A) placed Tropical Storm Rachel about 490 miles south-southwest of San Diego, California, moving northeast at 22 mph with top sustained winds near 60 mph. A northeastward to north-northeastward motion with a further increase in forward speed is expected through Sunday. On the forecast track, the center of Rachel is expected to approach northern Baja California today and move onshore tonight.
What to do: Never drive or walk into water on a road; turn around, don't drown. Washes, dips and low-water crossings can flood in minutes. If you live below a recent burn scar or a steep slope, be ready to leave quickly if heavy rain starts.
Follow Rachel advisory by advisory, with every county watch and warning: https://noticenearby.com/papers/tropical-storm-rachel-2026
Sources: NWS Las Vegas NV Flood Watch via api.weather.gov (https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6572c16a5a4940ab3ea35f8cc6dbe46064aa3f15.002.1); NOAA National Hurricane Center (https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIATCPEP3.shtml). Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words. More Inyo County notices: https://noticenearby.com/ca/inyo
Source: the public notice on this register NN-ENV-ca-inyo-tropical-storm-rachel-2026-10-10 · NWS Las Vegas NV · National Hurricane Center.
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