Nov 4, 2016
A broad area of high pressure was located through the central part of the country with easterly winds tapping low level moisture from the Gulf of Mexico. Upper level moisture was tapped from an upper low moving out of the Baja region. These two features combined to create unusually high amounts of moisture in the atmosphere for early November and resulted in some localized rainfall amounts over 4 inches in Grant County which resulted in flash flooding. A few severe storms were also able to de
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 666453). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Sierra County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.