Heavy Rain — Humboldt, California

2017-01-17 to 2017-01-18 · near Phillipsville, Humboldt, California

Event narrative

Two sinks in the roadway around mile post 4 on Highway 254, Avenue of the Giants.

Wider weather episode

Another series of strong storms brought more flooding rains and strong coastal and ridge tops winds to the region. More rock and land slides occurred on primary and secondary highways and trees once again fell during periods of strong winds closing roads and causing power outages.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 676530. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.