Flood in Inyo County, California

Flood June 2, 2017 – June 30, 2017 · Inyo County, California

$10.0M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Widespread flooding occurred in western Inyo County due to melting of exceptionally heavy winter snowpack in the Sierra. Numerous roads, bridges, culverts, and other structures were damaged. The event continued into July. The damage estimate for the entire event is given in this month.

The wider storm

After exceptionally heavy snow during the winter, warming temperatures led to significant snowmelt runoff in the Eastern Sierra and the Owens Valley. The episode continued into July. The total estimated damage from the episode was reported in this month.

Began near Laws (37.4477, -118.4093).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 707236. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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