Heavy Rain — Stanislaus, California

2009-10-13 to 2009-10-14 · near (mod)modesto Arpt, Stanislaus, California

Event narrative

Modesto Airport recorded 1.57 inches of rainfall on the 13th, which was a record for the date. This broke the old record of 0.76 inches set in 1962. The heavy rain caused minor street flooding, primarily as a result of clogged storm drains.

Strong, gusty winds peaking at 47 mph at Modesto Airport brought down hundreds of trees, large tree branches, and power lines resulting in power outages in Stanislaus County. Falling trees also badly damaged numerous cars and houses.

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 197861. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.