Two inches of rain falls in Pine Nut Mountains

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The National Weather Service in Reno issued a severe thunderstorm warning and flash flood warning for eastern Douglas County at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Two inches of rain has fell in the Pine Nut Mountains and flooding was expected for those living near Pine Nut and Buckeye creeks.

At 5:42 p.m. National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing golf-ball sized hail. These storms were located along a line extending from central Douglas County to south central Douglas County - or along a line extending from 12 miles east of Gardnerville to Topaz Lake and moving north at 5 mph.

A flash flood warning was also issued for the Waterfall fire burn area until 7 Saturday night.