Heavy Rain in Mariposa County, California

Heavy Rain May 14, 2018 · Mariposa County, California

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Report on Twitter that a hiker on the cables of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park slipped and fell off of the cables during a thunderstorm. The hiker was found dead from the fall the next day after a search and rescue was performed.

The wider storm

Isolated thunderstorms developed over the higher elevations of the Southern Sierra Nevada during the afternoon of May 21. A hiker on the cables of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park slipped and fell off of the cables during a thunderstorm while the surface was wet at around 330 pm PST. The nearest weather station reported 0.32 inches of rainfall between 300 pm PST and 400 pm PST.

Began near Yosemite Natl Park (37.7460, -119.5333).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 748170. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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