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Heavy Rain in Kings County, California

Heavy Rain January 21, 2017 · Kings County, California

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Trained Spotter reported a 24 hour rainfall total of 0.45 inches near Lemoore in Kings County.

The wider storm

A nearly stationary cold low pressure system from the Pacific Northwest moved into central California and tropical moisture being fed from the Pacific with a continued atmospheric river set-up, brought thunderstorms and heavy rainfall to the Sierra Nevada Mountains and Foothills and parts of the San Joaquin Valley over several days. Small pea-sized hail was also reported with some of the thunderstorms.

Began near Cimarron (36.2900, -119.7900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 675416. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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