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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.

Flash Flood

San Diego, CA · Jan 22, 2024

Historic flooding occurred on January 22nd. Heavy rainfall occurred between 8 am and noon across western San Diego county. The heaviest rainfall occurred between 9 am and 11 am in the east side of the city of San Diego in Encanto and Lemon Grove to Spring Valley.

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Flash Flood

San Diego, CA · Jan 22, 2024

Historic flooding occurred on January 22nd. Heavy rainfall occurred between 8 am and noon across western San Diego county. The heaviest rainfall occurred between 9 am and 11 am in the east side of the city of San Diego in Encanto and Lemon Grove to Spring Valley.

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Flash Flood

San Diego, CA · Jan 22, 2024

Historic flooding occurred on January 22nd. Heavy rainfall occurred between 8 am and noon across western San Diego county. The heaviest rainfall occurred between 9 am and 11 am in the east side of the city of San Diego in Encanto and Lemon Grove to Spring Valley.

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Flash Flood

San Diego, CA · Jan 22, 2024

Historic flooding occurred on January 22nd. Heavy rainfall occurred between 8 am and noon across western San Diego county. The heaviest rainfall occurred between 9 am and 11 am in the east side of the city of San Diego in Encanto and Lemon Grove to Spring Valley.

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Flash Flood

San Diego, CA · Jan 22, 2024

Historic flooding occurred on January 22nd. Heavy rainfall occurred between 8 am and noon across western San Diego county. The heaviest rainfall occurred between 9 am and 11 am in the east side of the city of San Diego in Encanto and Lemon Grove to Spring Valley.

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Flash Flood

San Diego, CA · Jan 22, 2024

Historic flooding occurred on January 22nd. Heavy rainfall occurred between 8 am and noon across western San Diego county. The heaviest rainfall occurred between 9 am and 11 am in the east side of the city of San Diego in Encanto and Lemon Grove to Spring Valley.

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Flash Flood

San Diego, CA · Jan 22, 2024

Historic flooding occurred on January 22nd. Heavy rainfall occurred between 8 am and noon across western San Diego county. The heaviest rainfall occurred between 9 am and 11 am in the east side of the city of San Diego in Encanto and Lemon Grove to Spring Valley.

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Flood$10K damage

Tulare, CA · Dec 2, 2012

The third in the series of storms that began affecting central California in late November reached the Hanford warning/forecast area on December 2nd.

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Flood

Merced, CA · Jan 20, 2024

An upper level trough pushed into northern California during the evening of January 19. Moisture associated with this system produced a period of light to moderate precipitation in central California between the early morning of January 20 and the afternoon of January 21.

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Flood

Mariposa, CA · Jan 22, 2024

Following the departure of a storm which brought light to moderate precipitation to the area between the morning of January 20 and the early afternoon of January 21, a second system moved through central California between the late evening of January 21 and the afternoon of…

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Flood

Merced, CA · Jan 22, 2024

Following the departure of a storm which brought light to moderate precipitation to the area between the morning of January 20 and the early afternoon of January 21, a second system moved through central California between the late evening of January 21 and the afternoon of…

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Flood

Tulare, CA · Jan 3, 2024

A large upper level low pressure system dropped southeast over the Great Basin on January 3 which pushed a cold front across central California.

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Flood

Kern, CA · Jan 3, 2024

A large upper level low pressure system dropped southeast over the Great Basin on January 3 which pushed a cold front across central California.

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Flood

Kern, CA · Jan 22, 2024

Following the departure of a storm which brought light to moderate precipitation to the area between the morning of January 20 and the early afternoon of January 21, a second system moved through central California between the late evening of January 21 and the afternoon of…

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Flood

Merced, CA · Feb 19, 2024

A large slow moving upper low pressure system off the northern California Coast pulled up a deep fetch of moisture of tropical origin which pushed into central California during the late afternoon of February 18 through the evening of February 19.

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Flood

Kern, CA · Feb 21, 2024

A frontal boundary associated with an upper trough pushed through central California between the afternoon of February 20 and the morning of February 21.

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Flood

Kern, CA · Feb 21, 2024

A frontal boundary associated with an upper trough pushed through central California between the afternoon of February 20 and the morning of February 21.

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Flood

Kern, CA · Feb 21, 2024

A frontal boundary associated with an upper trough pushed through central California between the afternoon of February 20 and the morning of February 21.

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Flood

Kern, CA · Feb 4, 2024

A deep fetch of tropical moisture pushed into central California during the late evening of February 3 and spread inland during the morning of February 4 ahead of a strong low pressure center off the Southern California coast.

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Flood

Kern, CA · Feb 21, 2024

A frontal boundary associated with an upper trough pushed through central California between the afternoon of February 20 and the morning of February 21.

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Flood

Kern, CA · Feb 21, 2024

A frontal boundary associated with an upper trough pushed through central California between the afternoon of February 20 and the morning of February 21.

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Flood

Fresno, CA · Feb 4, 2024

A deep fetch of tropical moisture pushed into central California during the late evening of February 3 and spread inland during the morning of February 4 ahead of a strong low pressure center off the Southern California coast.

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Flood

Merced, CA · Feb 19, 2024

A large slow moving upper low pressure system off the northern California Coast pulled up a deep fetch of moisture of tropical origin which pushed into central California during the late afternoon of February 18 through the evening of February 19.

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Flood

Tulare, CA · Feb 19, 2024

A large slow moving upper low pressure system off the northern California Coast pulled up a deep fetch of moisture of tropical origin which pushed into central California during the late afternoon of February 18 through the evening of February 19.

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