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April precipitation ‘too little, too late’ for ideal Nevada water supply
NRCS says April rain came too late to offset record-low snowpack, and May through July streamflows could approach new minimum records in northern Nevada.
NEVADA/LAKE TAHOE – Forecasters expect below normal (median) spring and summer streamflows across Nevada following a winter with rapid melt, reducing the April 1 snowpack to near 2015 record lows in the Eastern Sierra and record low snowpack across northern Nevada. April broke the March dry spell with precipitation that was twice the normal monthly amount in the Eastern Sierra. Cooler temperatures created significant gains in snow water along th…