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California Flood Stories

3,441 first-hand accounts of flood events in California, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

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San Francisco, CA · Nov 26, 2019

A rapidly intensifying and ultimately record setting low pressure system moved into northern California and the Pacific Northwest in late November.

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San Francisco, CA · Nov 26, 2019

A rapidly intensifying and ultimately record setting low pressure system moved into northern California and the Pacific Northwest in late November.

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Contra Costa, CA · Nov 26, 2019

A rapidly intensifying and ultimately record setting low pressure system moved into northern California and the Pacific Northwest in late November.

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Santa Clara, CA · Nov 26, 2019

A rapidly intensifying and ultimately record setting low pressure system moved into northern California and the Pacific Northwest in late November.

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Santa Cruz, CA · Nov 26, 2019

A rapidly intensifying and ultimately record setting low pressure system moved into northern California and the Pacific Northwest in late November.

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Santa Clara, CA · Nov 26, 2019

A rapidly intensifying and ultimately record setting low pressure system moved into northern California and the Pacific Northwest in late November.

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San Francisco, CA · Nov 26, 2019

A rapidly intensifying and ultimately record setting low pressure system moved into northern California and the Pacific Northwest in late November.

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Alameda, CA · Nov 26, 2019

A rapidly intensifying and ultimately record setting low pressure system moved into northern California and the Pacific Northwest in late November.

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Flash Flood

Riverside, CA · May 10, 2019

A closed upper low brought showers and thunderstorms to Southern California on May 10-11. Coastal areas received 0.10-0.25 inch of rain, valley areas received up to 0.50 inch of rain, and some mountain areas received up to an inch of rain.

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Flash Flood

San Bernardino, CA · Sep 28, 2022

Beginning around midday and continuing through afternoon, slow-moving isolated thunderstorms developed over Joshua Tree National Park, which sits at higher elevation.

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Sacramento, CA · Jan 14, 2023

A major winter storm in mid-January brought widespread rain, heavy mountain snow, gusty winds, flooding and significant mountain travel impacts. Thunderstorms developed on January 14, producing funnel clouds and a tornado in Sacramento County.

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Placer, CA · Jan 14, 2023

A major winter storm in mid-January brought widespread rain, heavy mountain snow, gusty winds, flooding and significant mountain travel impacts. Thunderstorms developed on January 14, producing funnel clouds and a tornado in Sacramento County.

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Sacramento, CA · Jan 15, 2023

A major winter storm in mid-January brought widespread rain, heavy mountain snow, gusty winds, flooding and significant mountain travel impacts. Thunderstorms developed on January 14, producing funnel clouds and a tornado in Sacramento County.

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San Joaquin, CA · Jan 15, 2023

A major winter storm in mid-January brought widespread rain, heavy mountain snow, gusty winds, flooding and significant mountain travel impacts. Thunderstorms developed on January 14, producing funnel clouds and a tornado in Sacramento County.

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Butte, CA · Jan 15, 2023

A major winter storm in mid-January brought widespread rain, heavy mountain snow, gusty winds, flooding and significant mountain travel impacts. Thunderstorms developed on January 14, producing funnel clouds and a tornado in Sacramento County.

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Placer, CA · Jan 13, 2023

A major winter storm in mid-January brought widespread rain, heavy mountain snow, gusty winds, flooding and significant mountain travel impacts. Thunderstorms developed on January 14, producing funnel clouds and a tornado in Sacramento County.

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Yolo, CA · Jan 13, 2023

A major winter storm in mid-January brought widespread rain, heavy mountain snow, gusty winds, flooding and significant mountain travel impacts. Thunderstorms developed on January 14, producing funnel clouds and a tornado in Sacramento County.

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Sacramento, CA · Jan 13, 2023

A major winter storm in mid-January brought widespread rain, heavy mountain snow, gusty winds, flooding and significant mountain travel impacts. Thunderstorms developed on January 14, producing funnel clouds and a tornado in Sacramento County.

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San Joaquin, CA · Jan 13, 2023

A major winter storm in mid-January brought widespread rain, heavy mountain snow, gusty winds, flooding and significant mountain travel impacts. Thunderstorms developed on January 14, producing funnel clouds and a tornado in Sacramento County.

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Amador, CA · Jan 13, 2023

A major winter storm in mid-January brought widespread rain, heavy mountain snow, gusty winds, flooding and significant mountain travel impacts. Thunderstorms developed on January 14, producing funnel clouds and a tornado in Sacramento County.

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Butte, CA · Jan 14, 2023

A major winter storm in mid-January brought widespread rain, heavy mountain snow, gusty winds, flooding and significant mountain travel impacts. Thunderstorms developed on January 14, producing funnel clouds and a tornado in Sacramento County.

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Sutter, CA · Jan 14, 2023

A major winter storm in mid-January brought widespread rain, heavy mountain snow, gusty winds, flooding and significant mountain travel impacts. Thunderstorms developed on January 14, producing funnel clouds and a tornado in Sacramento County.

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Sacramento, CA · Jan 14, 2023

A major winter storm in mid-January brought widespread rain, heavy mountain snow, gusty winds, flooding and significant mountain travel impacts. Thunderstorms developed on January 14, producing funnel clouds and a tornado in Sacramento County.

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Tehama, CA · Jan 14, 2023

A major winter storm in mid-January brought widespread rain, heavy mountain snow, gusty winds, flooding and significant mountain travel impacts. Thunderstorms developed on January 14, producing funnel clouds and a tornado in Sacramento County.

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