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Debris Flow in Alpine County, California
Debris Flow May 24, 2018 · Alpine County, California
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
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.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Loope (38.6388, -119.7244).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 763349. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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