With how much snow we've gotten this winter, it's not a question of if but when Northern Nevada will see flooding, according to the Reno National Weather Service.

According to NWS, if we have warmer and wetter storms in April and May, that will help melt the snowpack and lead to high flooding concerns early this spring. If we stay relatively dry through spring, we will move onto more thunderstorms and potential flash flooding concerns we see in the summertime.

NWS also says with the higher sun angle, we are actually seeing snow melting even with temperatures below freezing because the ground is heating up more rapidly.

Historically, the area sees lower elevation snow start to give way in May. In June, the mid and upper elevations will begin to melt, and we'll most likely see our highest flooding concerns around this time, especially in areas with high snowpack.

"Into July, I'm sure we're going see above normal flows continuing. And the flows are going to be extended much later into the summer than what we would see in a typical year because we do have such a huge snowpack," said Dawn Johnson, Senior Meteorologist at the Reno National Weather Service.

The best case scenario would be what is called a 'goldilocks' scenario, where the snowpack melts in small even increments, but that's not likely to happen because of how much snow we have.

The greatest flooding areas are expected to be the Walker River, Mono Creeks and the Carson River. The Truckee River could also run high this year in late spring or early summer.

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