3,441 first-hand accounts of flood events in California, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Another Winter Storm brought heavy rain to Southern California. Mudslides and flash flooding occured in the burned aras of north and east San Diego County. Minor flooding occurred in Riverside County.
Read the full account →Monsoonal moisture over the Southwest United States supported thunderstorm development over the desert and mountains of Kern County. Numerous instances of inclement weather were reported with this activity ... and in some cases the severity was estimated.
Read the full account →The first significant rainfall of the season brought over an inch of rain to the coastal sections during the morning hours. Storm drains were quickly clogged by debris that had accumulated during the preceding months. Minor flooding occurred in Seal Beach and Sunset Beach.
Read the full account →An atmospheric river moved into the California bight on March 10th, bringing heavy rainfall and mountain snow to Southern California. A closed upper low moved into the region on March 12, bringing a southerly moisture surge, resulting in more heavy rain (especially in the…
Read the full account →An atmospheric river moved into the California bight on March 10th, bringing heavy rainfall and mountain snow to Southern California. A closed upper low moved into the region on March 12, bringing a southerly moisture surge, resulting in more heavy rain (especially in the…
Read the full account →An atmospheric river moved into the California bight on March 10th, bringing heavy rainfall and mountain snow to Southern California. A closed upper low moved into the region on March 12, bringing a southerly moisture surge, resulting in more heavy rain (especially in the…
Read the full account →An atmospheric river moved into the California bight on March 10th, bringing heavy rainfall and mountain snow to Southern California. A closed upper low moved into the region on March 12, bringing a southerly moisture surge, resulting in more heavy rain (especially in the…
Read the full account →An atmospheric river moved into the California bight on March 10th, bringing heavy rainfall and mountain snow to Southern California. A closed upper low moved into the region on March 12, bringing a southerly moisture surge, resulting in more heavy rain (especially in the…
Read the full account →An upper level low stalled off the coast of southern California on March 10. Moisture associated with this system pushed inland into the area during the day and combined with instability over Kern County to produce periods of heavy rainfall during the afternoon.
Read the full account →An atmospheric river (300-400 IVT) brought widespread heavy rain to Southern California on April 6th. A few showers lingered into April 7th, but it was low impact.
Read the full account →An atmospheric river (300-400 IVT) brought widespread heavy rain to Southern California on April 6th. A few showers lingered into April 7th, but it was low impact.
Read the full account →An atmospheric river (300-400 IVT) brought widespread heavy rain to Southern California on April 6th. A few showers lingered into April 7th, but it was low impact.
Read the full account →A powerful Pacific low pressure system spread considerable amounts of deep moisture into much of Imperial County during the day on March 12th and given impressive amounts of lift and instability, this resulted in widespread showers mixed with isolated to scattered thunderstorms.
Read the full account →An atmospheric river moved into the California bight on March 10th, bringing heavy rainfall and mountain snow to Southern California. A closed upper low moved into the region on March 12, bringing a southerly moisture surge, resulting in more heavy rain (especially in the…
Read the full account →An atmospheric river moved into the California bight on March 10th, bringing heavy rainfall and mountain snow to Southern California. A closed upper low moved into the region on March 12, bringing a southerly moisture surge, resulting in more heavy rain (especially in the…
Read the full account →An atmospheric river moved into the California bight on March 10th, bringing heavy rainfall and mountain snow to Southern California. A closed upper low moved into the region on March 12, bringing a southerly moisture surge, resulting in more heavy rain (especially in the…
Read the full account →An upper level low stalled off the coast of southern California on March 10. Moisture associated with this system pushed inland into the area during the day and combined with instability over Kern County to produce periods of heavy rainfall during the afternoon.
Read the full account →An upper level low stalled off the coast of southern California on March 10. Moisture associated with this system pushed inland into the area during the day and combined with instability over Kern County to produce periods of heavy rainfall during the afternoon.
Read the full account →An upper level low stalled off the coast of southern California on March 10. Moisture associated with this system pushed inland into the area during the day and combined with instability over Kern County to produce periods of heavy rainfall during the afternoon.
Read the full account →An upper level low stalled off the coast of southern California on March 10. Moisture associated with this system pushed inland into the area during the day and combined with instability over Kern County to produce periods of heavy rainfall during the afternoon.
Read the full account →A weak atmospheric river brought widespread precipitation and mountain snow to Southern California ahead of a storm system. Moisture transport with the atmospheric river was 200-300 IVT.
Read the full account →An unsettled pattern continued over central California between March 20 and March 29 with a mean upper trough over the state and several impulses moving through the area.
Read the full account →A low pressure system dropped southward off the northern California coast on May 17 than moved inland across central California on May 18. As a result, precipitation spread southward across the area north of Fresno County during the evening of May 17 and became widespread across…
Read the full account →A low pressure system dropped southward off the northern California coast on May 17 than moved inland across central California on May 18. As a result, precipitation spread southward across the area north of Fresno County during the evening of May 17 and became widespread across…
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