Debris Flow — Alpine, California

2018-05-24 · near Loope, Alpine, California

Event narrative

California Highway Patrol reported multiple debris flows near and south of the intersection of California Highway 4 and California Highway 89 that occurred after heavy rainfall. These debris flows occurred within the area of the Washington Fire burn scar. No damage estimates were available.

Wider weather episode

Another low pressure system moved slowly from the central California coast to western Nevada on the 24th and 25th. This system produced two periods of showers and thunderstorms where rainfall totals were maximized across much of eastern California from Alpine County northward to Lassen County and western Nevada from Douglas County northward to the Oregon border. The first period occurred during the late afternoon and evening hours of the 24th, and the second occurred during the morning of the 25th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 763349. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.