Heavy Rain — Tuolumne, California

2018-07-20 · near Tuolumne Meadows, Tuolumne, California

Event narrative

Tuolumne Meadows received 0.98 inches of rainfall was measured in a one hour period.

Wider weather episode

A southerly flow aloft brought some high level moisture into Central California on July 20. The moisture was sufficient enough for thunderstorms to develop over the higher elevations of the southern Sierra Nevada in the afternoon as the airmass became unstable with daytime heating. A few of the thunderstorms produced locally heavy rainfall over Yosemite National Park.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 759281. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.