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Heavy Rain in Sierra County, California
Heavy Rain November 15, 2017 – November 16, 2017 · Sierra County, California
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
CoCoRaHS observer reported 4.59 inches of rain from 15 November 0700PST to 16 November 0700PST.
The wider storm
The winter season's first strong atmospheric river moved slowly south near the Pacific Northwest coast between the 15th and the 16th before moving inland over northern California and Nevada on the 17th. The system brought high winds, significant snow, and rain to the Sierra Nevada and eastern California.
Began near Sierraville (39.5800, -120.3800).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 729291. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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