Flash Flood in Shasta County, California

Flash Flood October 25, 2014 · Shasta County, California

Deaths

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 19 year old man and a 19-year-old women were driving in a vehicle that was swept off a small bridge over Lack Creek. Both were found drowned, their car about three quarters of a mile down stream. About 3.12 inches of rain fell nearby, measured by a RAWS station at Shingletown over 24 hours. Of that, 2.87 inches of rain fell in the 5 hours before the accident.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms developed in the afternoon bringing locally heavy rain, and hail. There were also strong, gusty winds at times.

Began near Inwood (40.4900, -122.0000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 541265. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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