Debris Flow — Tulare, California

2024-07-22 · near Roads End, Tulare, California

Event narrative

NWS Incident Meteorologist reported burn scar debris flooding on Chimney Basin Rd. south of Kennedy Meadows. Field operations estimated 0.25 inches of rainfall triggered this event.

Wider weather episode

Southeast flow around a high pressure center over southern Nevada brought some upper level tropical moisture to central California. With instability increasing over the Sierra Nevada during the afternoon scattered thunderstorms broke out, and some of them produced locally heavy rainfall.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1185086. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.