Heavy Rain — Lassen, California

2020-11-18 · near (sve)susanville Muni, Lassen, California

Event narrative

Reporting 2.12 inches of rain last 24 hours. 1.5 inches of rain reported near Spaulding also in Lassen County.

Wider weather episode

Powerful Pacific jet stream, rain shadowing, and mountain waves yielded some of the highest winds the region has seen in a few years. Still dry vegetation and high winds contributed to several major wildfires near Reno, NV and Walker, CA. A brief period of spillover rain and snow occurred that night into the morning of Nov 18.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (40.2998, -120.5264)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 932481. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.