Flood — Inyo, California

2023-08-20 · near Death Vly Jct, Inyo, California

Event narrative

A large pool of standing water covered the intersection of Highways 190 and 127 for several hours.

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 1137045. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.