3,441 first-hand accounts of flood events in California, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A low pressure system moving in from the Gulf of Alaska and drawing in moisture from the tropics combined to bring the first atmospheric river event of the winter season to the Greater Bay Area.
Read the full account →A low pressure system moving in from the Gulf of Alaska and drawing in moisture from the tropics combined to bring the first atmospheric river event of the winter season to the Greater Bay Area.
Read the full account →A low pressure system moving in from the Gulf of Alaska and drawing in moisture from the tropics combined to bring the first atmospheric river event of the winter season to the Greater Bay Area.
Read the full account →A potent winter storm brought mountain snow, valley rain, and gusty winds to interior northern California from December 6 through the 8th. One to two feet of snow fell for elevations above 5500 feet, bringing difficult driving conditions and chain controls to most of the…
Read the full account →A potent winter storm brought mountain snow, valley rain, and gusty winds to interior northern California from December 6 through the 8th. One to two feet of snow fell for elevations above 5500 feet, bringing difficult driving conditions and chain controls to most of the…
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 →An upper trough slowly moved across California during the weekend of December 7 and 8 producing widespread precipitation across the area. The heaviest precipitation occurred from Fresno County northward where several stations in the Sierra measured between 1 and 2 inches of…
Read the full account →A strong and very cold low pressure system dropped southward along the California coast on Christmas Day bringing some light precipitation inland into central California.
Read the full account →A potent winter storm brought mountain snow, valley rain, and gusty winds to interior northern California from December 6 through the 8th. One to two feet of snow fell for elevations above 5500 feet, bringing difficult driving conditions and chain controls to most of the…
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 strong and very cold low pressure system dropped southward along the California coast on Christmas Day bringing some light precipitation inland into central California.
Read the full account →A low pressure system moving in from the Gulf of Alaska and drawing in moisture from the tropics combined to bring the first atmospheric river event of the winter season to the Greater Bay Area.
Read the full account →A low pressure system moving in from the Gulf of Alaska and drawing in moisture from the tropics combined to bring the first atmospheric river event of the winter season to the Greater Bay Area.
Read the full account →A frontal system slowly moved east across central California on December 22 and 23. Strong winds ahead of the system impacted the Fort Tejon area as well as the west side hills of the San Joaquin Valley and the Bakersfield area where there were a few reports of minor wind…
Read the full account →A frontal system slowly moved east across central California on December 22 and 23. Strong winds ahead of the system impacted the Fort Tejon area as well as the west side hills of the San Joaquin Valley and the Bakersfield area where there were a few reports of minor wind…
Read the full account →A low pressure system moving in from the Gulf of Alaska and drawing in moisture from the tropics combined to bring the first atmospheric river event of the winter season to the Greater Bay Area.
Read the full account →A low pressure system moving in from the Gulf of Alaska and drawing in moisture from the tropics combined to bring the first atmospheric river event of the winter season to the Greater Bay Area.
Read the full account →A low pressure system moving in from the Gulf of Alaska and drawing in moisture from the tropics combined to bring the first atmospheric river event of the winter season to the Greater Bay Area.
Read the full account →A low pressure system moving in from the Gulf of Alaska and drawing in moisture from the tropics combined to bring the first atmospheric river event of the winter season to the Greater Bay Area.
Read the full account →A low pressure system moving in from the Gulf of Alaska and drawing in moisture from the tropics combined to bring the first atmospheric river event of the winter season to the Greater Bay Area.
Read the full account →A low pressure system moving in from the Gulf of Alaska and drawing in moisture from the tropics combined to bring the first atmospheric river event of the winter season to the Greater Bay Area.
Read the full account →A low pressure system moving in from the Gulf of Alaska and drawing in moisture from the tropics combined to bring the first atmospheric river event of the winter season to the Greater Bay Area.
Read the full account →A low pressure system moving in from the Gulf of Alaska and drawing in moisture from the tropics combined to bring the first atmospheric river event of the winter season to the Greater Bay Area.
Read the full account →A low pressure system moving in from the Gulf of Alaska and drawing in moisture from the tropics combined to bring the first atmospheric river event of the winter season to the Greater Bay Area.
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