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Heavy Rain in Sierra County, California
Heavy Rain April 6, 2018 – April 7, 2018 · Sierra County, California
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Mesonet station D9436, 1 mile southwest of Sierraville (elevation 5100 feet) reported 1.75 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 6 April 0711PST to 7 April 0711PST.
The wider storm
A very warm and wet atmospheric river approached the west coast of the CONUS on the 5th, which brought gusty winds and significant rains to the Sierra and eastern California the 6th through the 7th. Rainfall totals during this event ranged from 1 to 2 inches in much of northeast California and the lower elevations of the northern Sierra. In the higher elevations, up to 4 inches of rain was reported. In Mono County, liquid totals were mainly less than two-thirds of an inch in the valleys, but the higher elevations of the Sierra saw from 1.50 inches to as much as 3 inches.
Began near Sierraville (39.5800, -120.3800).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 754093. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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