Heavy Rain in Stanislaus County, California

Heavy Rain January 4, 2008 · Stanislaus County, California

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A strong Pacific storm resulted in a new daily rainfall record of 1.21 inches at Modesto on January 5th. This broke the old record of 0.79 inches set in 1995.

The wider storm

A powerful Pacific storm brought widespread winds gusting to 60 mph and in some areas to more than 80 mph across interior Northern California, causing extensive damage and numerous power outages. Rainfall and liquid equivalent amounts ranged from 2 to 3 inches in the northern Central Valley and 4 to 11 inches in the mountains of Shasta County. Snowfall totals of 3 to 11 feet were reported in the northern Sierra Nevada Mountains, with winds up to and possibly exceeding 100 mph coupled with heavy snow bringing blizzard conditions.

Began near (mod)modesto Arpt (37.6300, -120.9500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 79076. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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