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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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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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Flood

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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Flood

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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Flood

Santa Clara, 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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Flood

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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Flood

Monterey, 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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Flood

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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Flood

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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Flood

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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Flood

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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Flood

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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Flood

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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Flood

Santa Clara, 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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Flood

Santa Clara, 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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Flood

Santa Clara, 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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Flood

Santa Clara, 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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Flood

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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Flood

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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Flood

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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Flood

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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Flood

Monterey, 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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Flash Flood

Humboldt, CA · Sep 18, 2019

A relatively vigorous upper-level trough impacted the Pacific Northwest during mid September. Cold air aloft associated with the upper trough yielded an unstable airmass supportive of strong showers and a few thunderstorms.

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Flash Flood

Humboldt, CA · Sep 18, 2019

A relatively vigorous upper-level trough impacted the Pacific Northwest during mid September. Cold air aloft associated with the upper trough yielded an unstable airmass supportive of strong showers and a few thunderstorms.

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Flood

Santa Clara, CA · Dec 17, 2018

A powerful west to northwest swell impacted the central coast from Dec 16th to Dec 20th prompting a High Surf Warning and a High Surf Advisory along the coast. This was also accompanied by an upper level low that produced gusty winds and heavy rainfall.

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