Flood in Siskiyou County, California

Flood February 9, 2017 – February 10, 2017 · Siskiyou County, California

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Scott River near Fort Jones exceeded flood stage (15.0 feet) at 09/0945 PST. The river crested at 17.90 feet at 09/0530 PST. The river fell below flood stage at 10/2215 PST. The Scott River road was closed by flood waters at milepost 7 as of 09/0850 PST. Flooding and a mudslide was also reported in parts of Dunsmuir. Some areas of that city were evacuated.

The wider storm

Heavy rain combined with snow melt caused flooding along the Scott River in northern California.

Began near Hamburg (41.8000, -123.0300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 670094. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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