Fig. 4

Zoomed in time periods during the 2-month deployment at Tahoma Creek along with weather data. a, b Distance recorded by the laser rangefinder, c, d relative humidity, and e, f rainfall from a, c, e August 1-10, 2023 (blue shaded region in Fig. 3), and b, d, f August 28 - September 6, 2023 (gray shaded region in Fig. 3). g Converted change in height recorded by the laser rangefinder (black) with air temperature at the Paradise weather station (orange) between July 26 and August 16, 2023 (orange shaded region in Fig. 3). The red vertical arrow denotes the August 15th debris flow. Note that the y-axis in g was intentionally truncated to highlight the diurnal patterns leading up to the debris flow