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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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Tulare, CA · Jan 9, 2017

A series of systems fed by a continued influx of very moist air was pushed into the central California interior through an atmospheric river set-up for several days.

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Fresno, CA · Jan 9, 2017

A series of systems fed by a continued influx of very moist air was pushed into the central California interior through an atmospheric river set-up for several days.

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Tulare, CA · Jan 7, 2017

A series of systems fed by a continued influx of very moist air was pushed into the central California interior through an atmospheric river set-up for several days.

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Madera, CA · Jan 9, 2017

A series of systems fed by a continued influx of very moist air was pushed into the central California interior through an atmospheric river set-up for several days.

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Tulare, CA · Jan 7, 2017

A series of systems fed by a continued influx of very moist air was pushed into the central California interior through an atmospheric river set-up for several days.

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Fresno, CA · Jan 8, 2017

A series of systems fed by a continued influx of very moist air was pushed into the central California interior through an atmospheric river set-up for several days.

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San Francisco, CA · Jan 16, 2020

A potent cold front swept through the region on January 16th bringing widespread rain, gusty winds, low elevation snow, and thunderstorms. This system brought widespread roadway flooding, downed trees, small hail, and snow as low as 2400 ft in elevation.

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Alameda, CA · Jan 16, 2020

A potent cold front swept through the region on January 16th bringing widespread rain, gusty winds, low elevation snow, and thunderstorms. This system brought widespread roadway flooding, downed trees, small hail, and snow as low as 2400 ft in elevation.

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Marin, CA · Jan 16, 2020

A potent cold front swept through the region on January 16th bringing widespread rain, gusty winds, low elevation snow, and thunderstorms. This system brought widespread roadway flooding, downed trees, small hail, and snow as low as 2400 ft in elevation.

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San Francisco, CA · Jan 16, 2020

A potent cold front swept through the region on January 16th bringing widespread rain, gusty winds, low elevation snow, and thunderstorms. This system brought widespread roadway flooding, downed trees, small hail, and snow as low as 2400 ft in elevation.

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Alameda, CA · Jan 16, 2020

A potent cold front swept through the region on January 16th bringing widespread rain, gusty winds, low elevation snow, and thunderstorms. This system brought widespread roadway flooding, downed trees, small hail, and snow as low as 2400 ft in elevation.

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San Mateo, CA · Jan 16, 2020

A potent cold front swept through the region on January 16th bringing widespread rain, gusty winds, low elevation snow, and thunderstorms. This system brought widespread roadway flooding, downed trees, small hail, and snow as low as 2400 ft in elevation.

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Contra Costa, CA · Jan 16, 2020

A potent cold front swept through the region on January 16th bringing widespread rain, gusty winds, low elevation snow, and thunderstorms. This system brought widespread roadway flooding, downed trees, small hail, and snow as low as 2400 ft in elevation.

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Alameda, CA · Jan 16, 2020

A potent cold front swept through the region on January 16th bringing widespread rain, gusty winds, low elevation snow, and thunderstorms. This system brought widespread roadway flooding, downed trees, small hail, and snow as low as 2400 ft in elevation.

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San Francisco, CA · Jan 16, 2020

A potent cold front swept through the region on January 16th bringing widespread rain, gusty winds, low elevation snow, and thunderstorms. This system brought widespread roadway flooding, downed trees, small hail, and snow as low as 2400 ft in elevation.

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San Mateo, CA · Jan 16, 2020

A potent cold front swept through the region on January 16th bringing widespread rain, gusty winds, low elevation snow, and thunderstorms. This system brought widespread roadway flooding, downed trees, small hail, and snow as low as 2400 ft in elevation.

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Alameda, CA · Jan 16, 2020

A potent cold front swept through the region on January 16th bringing widespread rain, gusty winds, low elevation snow, and thunderstorms. This system brought widespread roadway flooding, downed trees, small hail, and snow as low as 2400 ft in elevation.

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Santa Cruz, CA · Jan 16, 2020

A potent cold front swept through the region on January 16th bringing widespread rain, gusty winds, low elevation snow, and thunderstorms. This system brought widespread roadway flooding, downed trees, small hail, and snow as low as 2400 ft in elevation.

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San Mateo, CA · Jan 16, 2020

A potent cold front swept through the region on January 16th bringing widespread rain, gusty winds, low elevation snow, and thunderstorms. This system brought widespread roadway flooding, downed trees, small hail, and snow as low as 2400 ft in elevation.

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Santa Cruz, CA · Jan 16, 2020

A potent cold front swept through the region on January 16th bringing widespread rain, gusty winds, low elevation snow, and thunderstorms. This system brought widespread roadway flooding, downed trees, small hail, and snow as low as 2400 ft in elevation.

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Sonoma, CA · Jan 16, 2020

A potent cold front swept through the region on January 16th bringing widespread rain, gusty winds, low elevation snow, and thunderstorms. This system brought widespread roadway flooding, downed trees, small hail, and snow as low as 2400 ft in elevation.

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San Francisco, CA · Jan 16, 2020

A potent cold front swept through the region on January 16th bringing widespread rain, gusty winds, low elevation snow, and thunderstorms. This system brought widespread roadway flooding, downed trees, small hail, and snow as low as 2400 ft in elevation.

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Alameda, CA · Jan 16, 2020

A potent cold front swept through the region on January 16th bringing widespread rain, gusty winds, low elevation snow, and thunderstorms. This system brought widespread roadway flooding, downed trees, small hail, and snow as low as 2400 ft in elevation.

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San Mateo, CA · Jan 16, 2020

A potent cold front swept through the region on January 16th bringing widespread rain, gusty winds, low elevation snow, and thunderstorms. This system brought widespread roadway flooding, downed trees, small hail, and snow as low as 2400 ft in elevation.

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