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Flash Flood — El Dorado, CA

Jul 20, 2024

Mountain thunderstorms on the afternoon of July 20th brought locally heavy rain to portions of the Sierra Nevada. Caltrans Kyburz Maintenance responded to a mudslide near the Caldor Fire Burn Scar on Eastbound Highway 50 near Strawberry on this day. The slide did not impact traffic. No observations were available in the area but radar estimated rain amounts of around an inch in under an hour.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1209215). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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