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Heavy Rain in Sierra County, California

Heavy Rain September 20, 2022 · Sierra County, California

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mesonet stations SMDC1 Stampede (2.0 ESE of Stampede Reservoir) and DOGC1 Dog Valley (1.0 mi NNW of Dog Valley) reported heavy rainfall amounts of 0.66 and 0.79 inches respectively.

The wider storm

A cool and wet pattern will persist through mid-week as an upper level low remains stalled off the central California coast. An anomalously deep low pressure system yield periods of light to moderate precipitation with a few isolated thunderstorms through Wednesday before the low ejects 19-20 Sept before ejecting northeast 21-22 Sept into the northern Rockies.

Began near Peavine (39.4700, -120.0900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1055648. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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