Flash Flood in Trinity County, California

Flash Flood August 2, 2022 · Trinity County, California

$2K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A thunderstorm set up over the a portion of the 2021 River Complex Burn Scar and caused a debris flow as reported by Trinity County OES on Coffee Creek on 2 August. The debris flow caused Coffee Creek Road to be unpassable. A Flash Flood Warning was issued shortly after 03/0110Z.

The wider storm

Monsoonal moisture surged northward into Northern California and a persistent low offshore brought the threat for thunderstorms the first several days of August. The 2nd of August was the peak for the thunder. A handful of special weather statements were issued over the course of several days. One storm set up over the River Complex Burn Scar from 2021 on August 2nd shortly before 6 p.m. A Flash Flood Warning was issued and a debris flow did occur on Coffee Creek.

Began near Carrville (41.1149, -122.9239).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1050415. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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