Heavy Rain in Alpine County, California

Heavy Rain March 13, 2018 – March 14, 2018 · Alpine County, California

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mesonet station MNPC1, 1 mile southeast of Monitor Pass recorded 0.70 inches of rain from 13 March 1600PST to 14 March 0400PST.

The wider storm

A slow moving upper level low dug into the western CONUS the 13th and moved inland over northern California and Nevada by the 17th. Shortwaves embedded in this low initially brought rain and high elevation snow to the Sierra Nevada and eastern California. Colder air beneath the upper low allowed snow levels to fall, bringing widespread snow to the Sierra and eastern California by the 16th.

Began near Loope (38.6683, -119.6087).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 748463. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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