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Eventdex · Heavy Rain

SACRAMENTO

197566 · 38.550, -121.470

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Event typeevent_typeHeavy Rain
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id197,566
Episode IDepisode_id34,132
Begin UTCbegin_utc2009-10-13T08:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2009-10-15T07:59:00+00:00
StatestateCALIFORNIA
County/zone typecz_typeC
County/zone namecz_nameSACRAMENTO
Latitudelat38.550
Longitudelon-121.470
End latitudeend_lat38.550
End longitudeend_lon-121.470
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceOfficial NWS Observations
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeThe remnants of Super Typhoon Melor from the western Pacific Ocean combined with a Canadian upper level low pressure system to form a strong storm over Northern California. Numerous trees and large branches were knocked down, causing damage to cars, homes, and power lines which resulted in the loss of power to thousands of customers. Heavy rain caused minor flooding on roads and in small streams.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeDowntown Sacramento recorded 3.04 inches of rain on the 13th, which was the second highest 24 hour rain amount to occur in the month of October and the 11th highest of all time. An additional 0.20 inches fell on the 14th. Other towns in the vicinity received two to three inches for the storm total.||Numerous storm drains clogged, causing local street flooding. The most notable was along the section of Interstate 5 going through downtown Sacramento, which caused travel problems for many hours. ||Several buildings were damaged from the heavy rain including a Filco store in Citrus Heights that suffered a roof collapse from water buildup. Minor flooding was also reported to have damaged nearby homes.||Peak wind gusts of 48 mph were recorded at Sacramento Executive Airport on the 13th. Hundreds of trees and large branches fell, damaging numerous cars and causing power outages for approximately 124,000 customers in the Sacramento area.
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