Flood — Siskiyou, California

2017-02-09 to 2017-02-10 · near Hamburg, Siskiyou, California

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 670094. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.