Flash Flood — Inyo, California

2023-08-19 to 2023-08-20 · near Keeler, Inyo, California

Event narrative

The intersection of Highways 190 and 136 was washed out. The road remained closed and intermittently flooded for over a day.

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 1137041. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.