Heavy Rain — Lassen, California

2018-05-16 to 2018-05-17 · near Eagle Lake Resort, Lassen, California

Event narrative

Mesonet station GORC1, 9 miles northwest of Spaulding (elevation 6215 feet) reported 0.66 inches of rainfall from 16 May 1204PST to 17 May 0504PST.

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 762272. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.