Debris Flow — Monterey, California

2017-05-19 to 2017-05-21 · near Gorda, Monterey, California

Event narrative

Heavy winter rain caused a deep rooted debris flow to occur that covered highway 1. This slide has no estimated time for removal and has damage estimates well in to the millions.

http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/05/31/big-sur-coast-has-grown-13-acres-from-new-landslide/. https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2017-05-23/massive-slide-covers-stretch-of-iconic-california-highway.

Wider weather episode

Continued issues arise from heavy rains and winds of winter storms.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (35.8632, -121.4309)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 700789. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.