Heavy Rain in Lassen County, California

Heavy Rain December 1, 2019 – December 2, 2019 · Lassen County, California

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Denten Creek RAWS MWKC1 near Blairsden reported 2.84 inches of rainfall in a 48-hour period from 1 December 0000PST to 2 December 2359PST. Station elevation of 5149 ft MSL.

The wider storm

An atmospheric river associated with a midlatitude cyclone brought greater than 2 inches of rainfall to the Sierra Nevada and 1 to 2 feet of snowfall above 7000 feet in the Lake Tahoe Basin and in Mono County. Rainfall totals in northeast California and the lower valleys of northern Mono County ranged from around 0.50 inches up to nearly 1.50 inches. Freezing levels derived from WFO Reno soundings rose slowly throughout the event.

Began near Red Rock (39.7800, -120.5900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 869119. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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