Heavy Rain — Shasta, California

1996-11-19 · near Redding, Shasta, California

Wider weather episode

Police determined that low visibility in the rain was the main factor as a driver missed a stop sign as he approached a road "T" and drove the car into a concrete abutment. The heavy rain also destroyed 60,000 books in the Shasta county library when the roof sprung a leak.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5578684. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.