Debris Flow in Alpine County, California

Debris Flow July 6, 2015 · Alpine County, California

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

CALTRANS reported a debris flow in the area of Wolf Creek Road and highway 4, which is in the Washington Fire burn scar area. A debris flow also occurred on highway 89 south of Markleeville. A National Weather Service employee noted about 3 feet of dirt piled up on the sides of the road the day after the flow.

The wider storm

Persistent moderate to high atmospheric moisture combined with daytime heating to produce thunderstorms (many with heavy rainfall) early in the month.

Began near Loope (38.6200, -119.7400).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF0 El Dorado County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 593270. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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