3,441 first-hand accounts of flood events in California, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A prolonged period with significant precipitation occurred on the 13th until the 17th due to a series of systems that brought abundant moisture.
Read the full account →A prolonged period with significant precipitation occurred on the 13th until the 17th due to a series of systems that brought abundant moisture.
Read the full account →A prolonged period with significant precipitation occurred on the 13th until the 17th due to a series of systems that brought abundant moisture.
Read the full account →A secondary wave of precipitation brought additional rain, wind and light mountain snow from November 16th through November 17th. This led to additional flooding impacts in the Valley and foothills.
Read the full account →A secondary wave of precipitation brought additional rain, wind and light mountain snow from November 16th through November 17th. This led to additional flooding impacts in the Valley and foothills.
Read the full account →A secondary wave of precipitation brought additional rain, wind and light mountain snow from November 16th through November 17th. This led to additional flooding impacts in the Valley and foothills.
Read the full account →A secondary wave of precipitation brought additional rain, wind and light mountain snow from November 16th through November 17th. This led to additional flooding impacts in the Valley and foothills.
Read the full account →A secondary wave of precipitation brought additional rain, wind and light mountain snow from November 16th through November 17th. This led to additional flooding impacts in the Valley and foothills.
Read the full account →A secondary wave of precipitation brought additional rain, wind and light mountain snow from November 16th through November 17th. This led to additional flooding impacts in the Valley and foothills.
Read the full account →A secondary wave of precipitation brought additional rain, wind and light mountain snow from November 16th through November 17th. This led to additional flooding impacts in the Valley and foothills.
Read the full account →An rapidly intensifying low pressure system impacted the Bay Area and Central Coast on November 13, with the associated frontal systems and atmospheric river resulting in numerous flooding impacts and strong winds across the region.
Read the full account →An rapidly intensifying low pressure system impacted the Bay Area and Central Coast on November 13, with the associated frontal systems and atmospheric river resulting in numerous flooding impacts and strong winds across the region.
Read the full account →An rapidly intensifying low pressure system impacted the Bay Area and Central Coast on November 13, with the associated frontal systems and atmospheric river resulting in numerous flooding impacts and strong winds across the region.
Read the full account →An rapidly intensifying low pressure system impacted the Bay Area and Central Coast on November 13, with the associated frontal systems and atmospheric river resulting in numerous flooding impacts and strong winds across the region.
Read the full account →An rapidly intensifying low pressure system impacted the Bay Area and Central Coast on November 13, with the associated frontal systems and atmospheric river resulting in numerous flooding impacts and strong winds across the region.
Read the full account →An rapidly intensifying low pressure system impacted the Bay Area and Central Coast on November 13, with the associated frontal systems and atmospheric river resulting in numerous flooding impacts and strong winds across the region.
Read the full account →An Atmospheric River in the middle of November brought light mountain snow, widespread rainfall with roadway flooding, gusty winds, and thunderstorms from November 12th through November 14th.
Read the full account →15 foot swell in association with a relatively high tide produced waves as high as 40 feet which broke trough the seawall in Capitola and flooded low lying streets and businesses. A number of boats were ripped from their moorings and washed ashore or sunk.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms along the Elsinore Convergence Zone caused significant mudslides on Soboba Road between Lake Park Drive and Gilman Springs Road. At least 19 vehicles were trapped due to 8 separate mudslides triggered by heavy rain.
Read the full account →Subtropical moisture from the remnants of Hurricane Linda brought widespread showers to most of the area, deserts included. The first isolated thunderstorm developed on the 6th in San Diego County as a moisture surge in monsoon warm upper level flow arrived.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system made its way through Northern and Central California accompanied by deep tropical moisture and very strong winds. Heavy rain combined with the wind to cause numerous trees, tree limbs and pole/telephone powers to fall.
Read the full account →Extremely heavy rainfall, estimated at 3 to 5 inches in two hours, inundated 19 homes, 32 businesses, and 3 government buildings. The roofs of two buildings collapsed under the weight of the accumulated water; miraculously, no one was injured.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure drew subtropical moisture northward over the region, producing widespread moderate rainfall from the 21st to the 22nd of December. Accumulating rainfall fell from the coast to the deserts. Minor urban flooding was reported.
Read the full account →Pacific Street in Oceanside washed out into the ocean after the San Luis Rey River flooded the crossing. The road was unable to handle the volume of water flowing under it, and caused the river to dam up behind the road.
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