3,441 first-hand accounts of flood events in California, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
An atmospheric river took aim at Southern California for several days starting early on February 4th, with impacts lasting through February 9th.
Read the full account →An atmospheric river took aim at Southern California for several days starting early on February 4th, with impacts lasting through February 9th.
Read the full account →A cold upper low moved through the region in early March bringing widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms to the Greater Bay Area. This system caused roadway flooding, debris flows, lightning, and small hail.
Read the full account →A cold upper low moved through the region in early March bringing widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms to the Greater Bay Area. This system caused roadway flooding, debris flows, lightning, and small hail.
Read the full account →A cold upper low moved through the region in early March bringing widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms to the Greater Bay Area. This system caused roadway flooding, debris flows, lightning, and small hail.
Read the full account →A cold upper low moved through the region in early March bringing widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms to the Greater Bay Area. This system caused roadway flooding, debris flows, lightning, and small hail.
Read the full account →A weak atmospheric river brings heavy rain to Orange, northern Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. San Bernardino County saw the heaviest rainfall, with reports of 4 to 10 inches. Multiple reports of flooding were received with several swiftwater rescues.
Read the full account →A weak atmospheric river brings heavy rain to Orange, northern Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. San Bernardino County saw the heaviest rainfall, with reports of 4 to 10 inches. Multiple reports of flooding were received with several swiftwater rescues.
Read the full account →A weak atmospheric river brings heavy rain to Orange, northern Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. San Bernardino County saw the heaviest rainfall, with reports of 4 to 10 inches. Multiple reports of flooding were received with several swiftwater rescues.
Read the full account →A weak atmospheric river brings heavy rain to Orange, northern Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. San Bernardino County saw the heaviest rainfall, with reports of 4 to 10 inches. Multiple reports of flooding were received with several swiftwater rescues.
Read the full account →A weak atmospheric river brings heavy rain to Orange, northern Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. San Bernardino County saw the heaviest rainfall, with reports of 4 to 10 inches. Multiple reports of flooding were received with several swiftwater rescues.
Read the full account →A weak atmospheric river brings heavy rain to Orange, northern Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. San Bernardino County saw the heaviest rainfall, with reports of 4 to 10 inches. Multiple reports of flooding were received with several swiftwater rescues.
Read the full account →A weak atmospheric river brings heavy rain to Orange, northern Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. San Bernardino County saw the heaviest rainfall, with reports of 4 to 10 inches. Multiple reports of flooding were received with several swiftwater rescues.
Read the full account →A weak atmospheric river brings heavy rain to Orange, northern Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. San Bernardino County saw the heaviest rainfall, with reports of 4 to 10 inches. Multiple reports of flooding were received with several swiftwater rescues.
Read the full account →A weak atmospheric river brings heavy rain to Orange, northern Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. San Bernardino County saw the heaviest rainfall, with reports of 4 to 10 inches. Multiple reports of flooding were received with several swiftwater rescues.
Read the full account →A weak atmospheric river brings heavy rain to Orange, northern Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. San Bernardino County saw the heaviest rainfall, with reports of 4 to 10 inches. Multiple reports of flooding were received with several swiftwater rescues.
Read the full account →A weak atmospheric river brings heavy rain to Orange, northern Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. San Bernardino County saw the heaviest rainfall, with reports of 4 to 10 inches. Multiple reports of flooding were received with several swiftwater rescues.
Read the full account →A weak atmospheric river brings heavy rain to Orange, northern Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. San Bernardino County saw the heaviest rainfall, with reports of 4 to 10 inches. Multiple reports of flooding were received with several swiftwater rescues.
Read the full account →Scattered rain showers brought widespread rain to interior Northern California. Isolated thunderstorms brought locally heavy rain to portions of the Sacramento metro area, with rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches of rainfall reported, locally higher.
Read the full account →Scattered rain showers brought widespread rain to interior Northern California. Isolated thunderstorms brought locally heavy rain to portions of the Sacramento metro area, with rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches of rainfall reported, locally higher.
Read the full account →Scattered rain showers brought widespread rain to interior Northern California. Isolated thunderstorms brought locally heavy rain to portions of the Sacramento metro area, with rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches of rainfall reported, locally higher.
Read the full account →The series of atmospheric rivers continued across Southern California in early January of 2023. Widespread rain and high-elevation snow occurred, leading to several instances of rock and mud slides, as well as a swiftwater rescue near Palm Springs.
Read the full account →A very moist and unstable airmass resulted in widespread afternoon thunderstorms over the mountains of San Diego, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties. Additional thunderstorms erupted on the Elsinore Convergence Zone in the Inland Empire.
Read the full account →Several rounds of heavy rain occurred across northwest California from October 21st to October 25th. The first round of heavy rainfall was associated with a frontal passage, and that event yielded rainfall rates sufficient for debris flows occurring across the River Complex burn…
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