Flash Flood — Siskiyou, California

2022-08-02 · near Hotlum, Siskiyou, California

Event narrative

Heavy convective precipitation combined with glacial melt from the Whitney Glacier on Mount Shasta to create a debris flow down Whitney Creek, downstream from the Lava Fire scar. This resulted in the closure of US97 between 1700 PDT and 2100 PDT.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1038744. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.