Flood in Modoc County, California

Flood April 9, 2019 – April 11, 2019 · Modoc County, California

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A spotter 1WSW Alturas reported standing water on US395. The north fork of the Pit River was running high and the south fork was at bankfull. Water was everywhere. The emergency manager of Modoc county also reported widespread flooding.

The wider storm

Two days of very heavy rainfall (compared to April normals) combined with snowmelt led to areal flooding in northeast California.

Began near Alturas (41.4907, -120.5483).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 806681. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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