Heavy Rain — Lassen, California

2019-07-25 · near Crest, Lassen, California

Event narrative

RAWS, 5 miles south-southeast of Ravendale (elevation 5450 feet) reported 0.87 inches of rainfall in a 2-hour period from 25 July 1559PST to 1759PST.

Wider weather episode

Moisture from the eastern Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California moved northward around the periphery of high pressure centered over the Four-Corners region of the Rockies the 24th into the 25th. This moisture, coupled with the weak flow and increased instability in the lower to middle portions of the atmosphere, resulted in storms producing heavy rains.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 849454. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.