Heavy Rain — Solano, California

2009-10-13 to 2009-10-14 · near (suu)travis Afb, Solano, California

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 197768. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.