Heavy Rain — Lake, California

2022-12-29 to 2022-12-30 · near Summit, Lake, California

Event narrative

Heavy rain caused large boulders to move onto the westbound lane of HWY 20 near Blue Lakes.

Wider weather episode

Deep-layer westerly flow occurring along a zonally oriented quasi-stationary frontal boundary yielded a multi-day atmospheric river event across Northwest California during late December. Widespread impacts due to heavy rain and strong winds were observed across the region.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1068345. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.