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Flood — Mariposa, CA

Jan 5, 2019

A Pacific low pressure system pushed into northern California during the morning of January 5. This system pushed a precipitation band through central California during the afternoon and evening of January 5 which produced a quarter to half of an inch of rain across much of the San Joaquin Valley and the Kern County Mountains and half an inch to an inch of liquid precipitation across the southern Sierra Nevada and an estimated 12 to 18 inches of snow fell above 7000 feet from SNOTEL observations

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 792028). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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