3,441 first-hand accounts of flood events in California, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A moderate strength trough of low pressure swept through the SoCal Bight with gusty winds, mountain snow and heavy rainfall. Rainfall totals of 1-2 inches occurred over the coast and valleys, with isolated amounts of 6-8 inches along favored coastal slopes.
Read the full account →The high pressure ridge over the region began to rebuild once again by July 17th. The flow aloft remained southwesterly, and skies remained generally clear until the 18th.
Read the full account →A flood warning was issued for the Pit River at Canby at 09/1100 PDT based on an unofficial but locally recognized flood stage of 8.5 feet. The river exceeded this stage at 09/2345 PDT and crested at 8.55 feet at 10/0445 PDT and again at 10/0700, 10/0800, and 10/0815.
Read the full account →A strong trough and associated Pacific cold front swept into Southern California from the west, bringing strong winds, heavy snow and rain. The storm was noteworthy for the strong prefrontal southerly winds that produced significant tree damage over the coast and valleys.
Read the full account →After a wet start to the month, a series of 3 storms traversed the region between the 19th and 24th of January. The storms produced flooding rains, extreme mountain snowfall, and strong winds from the coast to the deserts.
Read the full account →After a wet start to the month, a series of 3 storms traversed the region between the 19th and 24th of January. The storms produced flooding rains, extreme mountain snowfall, and strong winds from the coast to the deserts.
Read the full account →A strong trough and associated Pacific cold front swept into Southern California from the west, bringing strong winds, heavy snow and rain. The storm was noteworthy for the strong prefrontal southerly winds that produced significant tree damage over the coast and valleys.
Read the full account →Scattered monsoon thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening hours across portions of Imperial County on August 3rd and is typical with monsoon storms, they produced gusty and damaging outflow winds along with locally heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →An atmospheric river event beginning early December 11th brought periods of heavy rainfall, flooding from overly saturated grounds and high river/stream water levels, and heavy snow above 7000 ft.
Read the full account →Two strong storms brought a range of significant weather impacts to northern interior California. The first storm was very wet and warm, the second not quite as wet but cooler with lower snow levels. Both storms brought strong, damaging winds.
Read the full account →Two strong storms brought a range of significant weather impacts to northern interior California. The first storm was very wet and warm, the second not quite as wet but cooler with lower snow levels. Both storms brought strong, damaging winds.
Read the full account →An east west oriented atmospheric river impacted San Diego County and northern Baja on the 27th and 28th of February, resulting in a prolonged period of moderate to heavy rain.
Read the full account →An east west oriented atmospheric river impacted San Diego County and northern Baja on the 27th and 28th of February, resulting in a prolonged period of moderate to heavy rain.
Read the full account →An east west oriented atmospheric river impacted San Diego County and northern Baja on the 27th and 28th of February, resulting in a prolonged period of moderate to heavy rain.
Read the full account →An east west oriented atmospheric river impacted San Diego County and northern Baja on the 27th and 28th of February, resulting in a prolonged period of moderate to heavy rain.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms with very heavy rain moved through an area near the McKinney wildfire in the evening. Rainfall was estimated to be between 1 and 3 inches in an hour. This created a debris flow down Humbug Creek, on the eastern edge of the fire.
Read the full account →Widespread rain with twenty four hour accumulations of more than 5 inches occured over the area on Feb 13 into February 14th. Urban and small stream flooding occured in nost counties of the area. Many roads including Hwy 1 and Hwy 116 were closed.
Read the full account →A powerful Pacific storm tapped into a subtropical moisture source to produce heavy rain and flash flooding across Southwestern California. Overall, rainfall totals ranged from 4 to 8 inches over coastal areas to between 10 and 20 inches in the mountains.
Read the full account →A low pressure system from the East brought a surge of subtropical monsoon moisture into the region. These ingredients set off periods of showers and thunderstorms, with areas of flash flooding affecting the San Diego, Riverside and San Bernardino County mountains, as well as…
Read the full account →Monsoon moisture from the southeast, as well as the remnants of Tropical Storm Ivo, set off thunderstorms along and east of a line from Big Bear, south to Tecate, Mexico each afternoon/evening.
Read the full account →The high pressure ridge over the region began to rebuild once again by July 17th. The flow aloft remained southwesterly, and skies remained generally clear until the 18th.
Read the full account →Isolated to scattered monsoon thunderstorms developed across portions of eastern Riverside County during the afternoon hours on July 25th. Some of the stronger storms produced locally heavy rains that were sufficient to cause an episode of flash flooding to the east of Joshua…
Read the full account →Late evening monsoon thunderstorms developed across far eastern Riverside County on September 1st, and some of the stronger storms generated locally heavy rainfall with peak rain rates that exceeded one inch per hour.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms developed over the lower deserts of far southeast California and far southwest Arizona during the afternoon hours on September 26th.
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