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Flash Flood — Tuolumne, CA

Jul 25, 2019

Tropical moisture pushed up into central California along the west side of a large high pressure center which was positioned over the four corners region on July 24 and July 25. As the atmosphere destabilized in the afternoon, thunderstorms developed over the higher elevations of the Southern Sierra Nevada each day. While the thunderstorms on the afternoon of the July 24 were localized for the most part, measurable precipitation was more widespread on the afternoon of July 25 when scattered thun

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 832053). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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