Nevada: Burning Man, Black Rock under flood watch this week

Tuesday, August 22, 2023 3:11 PM
  • Evan Haddad , Reno Gazette Journal

Burners heading out early to the playa will likely contend with heavy rain and showers until the middle of the week.

A flood watch remains in effect for the Burning Man area of the Black Rock Desert until 5 a.m. Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.

The forecast shows the Black Rock City region on Monday will likely get the worst weather resulting from Hilary, which was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone overnight. Hilary left thousands of Southern California residents without power Sunday as the storm took down power lines.