3,441 first-hand accounts of flood events in California, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A high impact mini atmospheric river impacted Southern California January 14th and 15th which brought heavy rain and snow to the region. Seal Beach reported 2 inches of rain in 2 hours, which caused extensive flash flooding.
Read the full account →A high impact mini atmospheric river impacted Southern California January 14th and 15th which brought heavy rain and snow to the region. Seal Beach reported 2 inches of rain in 2 hours, which caused extensive flash flooding.
Read the full account →A high impact mini atmospheric river impacted Southern California January 14th and 15th which brought heavy rain and snow to the region. Seal Beach reported 2 inches of rain in 2 hours, which caused extensive flash flooding.
Read the full account →A high impact mini atmospheric river impacted Southern California January 14th and 15th which brought heavy rain and snow to the region. Seal Beach reported 2 inches of rain in 2 hours, which caused extensive flash flooding.
Read the full account →The low pressure system which produced the precipitation across much of the area on May 9 and 10 continued to drop southward off the southern California coast on May 11.
Read the full account →An upper level low pressure system remained nearly stationary over southern California and continued to spread wrap around moisture into the area. This resulted in another afternoon of showers and thunderstorms on June 2.
Read the full account →An upper level low pressure system dropped slowly southward over central California on May 31. While widespread showers and thunderstorms developed that afternoon over the Sierra Nevada range and adjacent foothills as well as the west side hills of the San Joaquin Valley, no…
Read the full account →An upper level low pressure system dropped slowly southward over central California on May 31. While widespread showers and thunderstorms developed that afternoon over the Sierra Nevada range and adjacent foothills as well as the west side hills of the San Joaquin Valley, no…
Read the full account →An upper level low pressure system dropped slowly southward over central California on May 31. While widespread showers and thunderstorms developed that afternoon over the Sierra Nevada range and adjacent foothills as well as the west side hills of the San Joaquin Valley, no…
Read the full account →Monsoon thunderstorms developed around Joshua Tree National Park during the afternoon hours on July 25th, and some of the stronger storms produced locally heavy rainfall with peak rain rates in excess of one inch per hour.
Read the full account →A closed upper low pressure system, combined with remnant tropical cyclone moisture, brought heavy rain and mountain snow to southern California. Across the area, 1 to 4 inches of rain fell, which was heaviest on the 19th and 20th.
Read the full account →A closed upper low pressure system, combined with remnant tropical cyclone moisture, brought heavy rain and mountain snow to southern California. Across the area, 1 to 4 inches of rain fell, which was heaviest on the 19th and 20th.
Read the full account →A cold unstable upper level low pressure system from the northwest brought widespread heavy rain, thunderstorms and mountain snow to southern California over the Thanksgiving holiday.
Read the full account →A cold unstable upper level low pressure system from the northwest brought widespread heavy rain, thunderstorms and mountain snow to southern California over the Thanksgiving holiday.
Read the full account →An upper level high set up over the Four Corners region, allowing moisture to move into Southern California. Showers set up over the coast and valleys on July 22nd, and inland thunderstorms developed in the afternoon.
Read the full account →Tropical moisture pushed up into central California along the west side of a large high pressure center which was positioned over the four corners region on July 24 and July 25.
Read the full account →A strong Pacific low pressure system along the far southern California coast spread considerable moisture inland and into far southeast California on Thursday December 26th.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms developed across the lower deserts of Imperial County - from the Imperial Valley eastward to the lower Colorado River valley - during the afternoon and evening hours on September 25th.
Read the full account →A strong upper low pressure system pushed southward through the Pacific Northwest on May 25. Warm air advection ahead of this system produced instability over the San Joaquin Valley during the afternoon and evening of May 25 which resulted in the development of scattered…
Read the full account →A low pressure system moved over Southern California, bringing rain and high level mountain snow. Coast and valley areas received between 0.50 inch and 1 inch, with locally higher amounts up to 2 inches in the valleys.
Read the full account →A low pressure system moved over Southern California, bringing rain and high level mountain snow. Coast and valley areas received between 0.50 inch and 1 inch, with locally higher amounts up to 2 inches in the valleys.
Read the full account →A closed upper low pressure system, combined with remnant tropical cyclone moisture, brought heavy rain and mountain snow to southern California. Across the area, 1 to 4 inches of rain fell, which was heaviest on the 19th and 20th.
Read the full account →A powerful Pacific low pressure system developing across the desert southwest interacted with significant amounts of moisture to produce widespread rain across portions on Imperial County starting in the afternoon hours on November 28th.
Read the full account →A powerful Pacific low pressure system interacted with deep moisture to produce widespread moderate to heavy rain across eastern portions of Imperial County on November 28th. Isolated thunderstorms were embedded within the rain bands and they increased rain totals.
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