Heavy Rain — Del Norte, California

2019-09-18 · near Klamath Glen, Del Norte, California

Event narrative

Sixteen buildings at Humbolt State University suffered minor damage due to heavy rain.

Wider weather episode

A relatively vigorous upper-level trough impacted the Pacific Northwest during mid September. Cold air aloft associated with the upper trough yielded an unstable airmass supportive of strong showers and a few thunderstorms. Training showers and storms produced heavy rainfall near Humboldt Bay resulting in localized urban flash flooding in and around the city of Arcata.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 848515. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.