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Flash Flood — Imperial, CA

Aug 9, 2018

Thunderstorms with locally heavy rain developed over the far eastern portions of Imperial County during the late evening hours on August 9th. Some of the storms generated rainfall rates in excess of one inch per hour which led to some flash flooding near the lower Colorado River Valley and over far northeast portions of the county. Shortly before midnight the California Highway Patrol reported flooding along Highway 78, about 12 miles to the southwest of Palo Verde and just to the west of the Ci

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 773440). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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