Flash Flood — Inyo, California

2023-08-19 · near Darwin, Inyo, California

Event narrative

Water and debris flooded Highway 190 between mile markers 45 and 46.

Wider weather episode

Eastern Pacific Hurricane Hilary made landfall on the Baja Peninsula early on the morning of the 20th and reached Southern California as a tropical storm that afternoon. The cyclone brought widespread flash flooding to southeast California, along with isolated high winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1137032. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.