NWS Las Vegas NVFF.W 0031August 14, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Lincoln, NV
The National Weather Service office in Las Vegas issued a flash flood warning for Lincoln in Nevada, which was in force until 4:00 p.m. local time on August 14. It was the 31st flash flood warning the NWS office in Las Vegas issued in 2026. Nevada had 15 flash flood warnings in August 2026, against 20 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Nevada's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Las Vegas NV
- Area
- Lincoln
- State
- Nevada
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:55 p.m. PDT, August 14, 2026
- Expires
- 4:00 p.m. PDT, August 14, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KVEF FF.W 0031
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.
The notice as issued
FFWVEF The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Lincoln County in south central Nevada... * Until 400 PM PDT. * At 1255 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Caliente.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.