Heavy Rain in Sierra County, California

Heavy Rain January 16, 2019 – January 17, 2019 · Sierra County, California

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

CoCoRaHS station CA-SI-2 1 mile southwest of Sierraville reported 2.95 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 16 January 0700PST to 17 January 0700PST.

The wider storm

A strong shortwave slammed into the Sierra on the evening of the 16th and brought widespread heavy snow to the Sierra along with strong winds. The lower valleys of northeast California received moderate to heavy spillover rainfall from this second shortwave.

Began near Sierraville (39.5898, -120.3933).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 807012. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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