Heavy Rain in Solano County, California

Heavy Rain October 13, 2009 – October 14, 2009 · Solano County, California

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Travis Air Force Base recorded 4.75 inches of rain on the 13th. Vacaville recorded 4.23 inches, which was a 24 hour record record for that site. The heavy rain resulted in numerous storm drains becoming clogged which caused local street flooding.

Wind gusts up to 48 mph were recorded at Vacaville Airport on the 13th. Numerous trees, large tree branches, and power lines were reported down which resulted in power outages to at least 14,000 customers in Solano County.

The wider storm

The remnants of Super Typhoon Melor from the western Pacific Ocean combined with a Canadian upper level low pressure system to form a strong storm over Northern California. Numerous trees and large branches were knocked down, causing damage to cars, homes, and power lines which resulted in the loss of power to thousands of customers. Heavy rain caused minor flooding on roads and in small streams.

Began near (suu)travis Afb (38.2700, -121.9300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 197768. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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