Debris Flow — Lake, California

2014-12-11 · near Lakeport, Lake, California

Event narrative

A slide at Lakeside Heights over topped the K-railing that was placed at the base of the slope and extended out into Hill Road, blocking an access to Sutter Lakeside Hospital.

Wider weather episode

An atmospheric river event beginning early December 11th brought periods of heavy rainfall, flooding from overly saturated grounds and high river/stream water levels, and heavy snow above 7000 ft. Windy conditions persisted through the event, causing trees and tree branches to fall down and localized power outages affecting hundreds of thousands of homes across Northern California. Snowfall of 1 to 2 feet caused travel problems at Sierra passes. Winds were reported to reach as high as 50-60 mph in the valley/foothill region, and over 100 mph in the mountains.

On December 22, Governor Brown declared a state of emergency for heavy rain, flooding and wind damage in counties including Tehama, Lake, Shasta, and Yolo.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 553856. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.