Flood — Modoc, California

2017-02-07 to 2017-02-12 · near Lookout, Modoc, California

Event narrative

The Pit River at Canby exceeded flood stage (8.5 feet) at 07/1145 PST. It exceeded moderate flood stage (9.0 feet) at 08/1515 PST and major flood stage (10.0 feet) at 09/1400 PST. The river crested at 10.61 feet from 10/0130 to 01/0230 PST. The river fell below major flood stage at 11/0300 PST, below moderate flood stage at 12/0045 PST and flood stage at 12/1000 PST.

Wider weather episode

Heavy rain combined with snow melt caused flooding along the Pit River in northeast California.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (41.1900, -121.0900)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 670088. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.