Two low pressure systems brought a combination of strong winds and significant rain and high elevation snow on the 14th and 15th.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS REV wrote it up.
Two low pressure systems brought a combination of strong winds and significant rain and high elevation snow on the 14th and 15th.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 13, 6:47 PM PST, 5 hours 13 minutes earlier.
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 high wind, 1 strong wind, 1 debris flow. Local standard time, as filed.
High winds along Highway 395 between Susanville and Doyle caused the overturning of two semis between 0230PST and 0300PST. Power lines were downed due to fallen tree limbs in Susanville.
Strong winds blowing from west to east across June Lake caused very choppy waters on the 15th. Five males (none wearing life jackets) were in a boat which capsized, causing the death of three of the males. Two of the men reached shore and were treated and released. The three victims were found by divers on the morning of the 18th.
Wind gust recorded at the Surprise Valley RAWS.
A combination of steep terrain (cliff face) and significant rain caused a large rockfall onto Tioga Pass Road (CA 120), causing the shutdown of the road. The time of the rockfall is estimated and based around the time of the heavy rainfall.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Wind, Mono | 2016-10-15 | 46 | Male | Boating | Direct |
| Strong Wind, Mono | 2016-10-15 | 21 | Male | Boating | Direct |
| Strong Wind, Mono | 2016-10-15 | 14 | Male | Boating | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in California in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in California, October 2016
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 671396, 663221, 671397, 663212.