Debris Flow — Lassen, California

2023-06-08 · near Buntingville, Lassen, California

Event narrative

Lassen County Emergency Manager reported mudslide located 7.0 mi WNW of Honey Lake, CA, blocking southbound traffic along US-395 near Hicks Road within the Dixie Burn Scar.

Wider weather episode

A compact upper low shifting eastward out of region leaving a moist and unstable airmass. The anomalous higher PWATS (90-95th percentile) and CAPE favored scattered thunderstorms across the region with heavy rainfall cores capable of flash flooding, gusty and erratic outflow winds, small hail, and lightning.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1136135. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.