Heavy Rain — Lassen, California

2018-05-16 to 2018-05-17 · near Madeline, Lassen, California

Event narrative

Mesonet station BDOC1, 6 miles east of Madeline (elevation 5927 feet) reported 0.93 inches of rainfall from 16 May 1159PST to 17 May 0659PST.

Wider weather episode

A broad area of upper level low pressure moved into the western part of the U.S. on the 16th and persisted through the 17th. Bands of moderate to heavy rain developed north of the main center of the low stretching across the northern Sierra and into far western Nevada on the 16th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 762123. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.