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Flood — El Dorado, CA

Oct 22, 2023

Scattered rain showers brought widespread rain to interior Northern California. Isolated thunderstorms brought locally heavy rain to portions of the Sacramento metro area, with rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches of rainfall reported, locally higher. The heaviest rain occurred in the late afternoon and evening, causing local road flooding.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1144025). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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