Local brief
Flood Watch: Eureka County, NV, as Tropical Storm Rachel moves in (through 5 a.m. PT Monday)
The National Weather Service has Eureka County, Nevada, 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 Elko, NV has a Flood Watch for parts of Eureka County from 11 p.m. PT Saturday, Oct. 10 until 5 a.m. PT Monday, Oct. 12. NWS says it covers portions of north central and northeast Nevada, including the following areas, in north central Nevada, Southern Lander and Southern Eureka. In northeast Nevada, Northern Elko and Southwest Elko. Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall and debris flows are possible. In addition, flash flooding is possible over recently burned areas like the former Oxley Fire, Antelope Fire, California Creek Fire, and Master Fire. Other burn scar locations in the watch area could also be affected.
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 Elko NV Flood Watch via api.weather.gov (https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e193c38c68f6ab011937aa31402ba2c947441a66.001.1); NOAA National Hurricane Center (https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIATCPEP3.shtml). Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words. More Eureka County notices: https://noticenearby.com/nv/eureka
Source: the public notice on this register NN-ENV-nv-eureka-tropical-storm-rachel-2026-10-1 · NWS Elko NV · National Hurricane Center.
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