Lyon County officials spend much of today worried about the potential overflow of a retention basin, but by late this afternoon the threat had passed.

Lyon County officials spent much of Tuesday worried about the potential overflow of a retention basin, but by late afternoon the threat had passed.

Lyon County officials spent much of Tuesday worried about the potential overflow of a retention basin, but by late afternoon the threat had passed.

An alert of a Dam Failure in Lyon County was not accurate, but unfortunately unavoidable.

The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for Reno, Carson City and surrounding cities in place until 11:30 a.m. today. Weather officials say runoff will cause flooding of small creeks and streams and could leave low-lying spots like underpasses and drainage areas under water. In the Sierra, forecasters have issued a winter storm warning through 4 p.m. today. Dangerous driving conditions should be expected on mountain passes.

The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for Reno, Carson City and surrounding cities in place until 11:30 a.m. today. Weather officials say runoff will cause flooding of small creeks and streams and could leave low-lying spots like underpasses and drainage areas under water. In the Sierra, forecasters have issued a winter storm warning through 4 p.m. today. Dangerous driving conditions should be expected on mountain passes.

A flood warning is in effect for low lying areas... Avalanche warning for much of the Sierra