3,441 first-hand accounts of flood events in California, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Tropical Cyclone Kay formed on September 4th, 2022 and made its closest approach to Southern California on the 9th and 10th, with the center of Kay coming within 120 miles of San Diego.
Read the full account →Tropical Cyclone Kay formed on September 4th, 2022 and made its closest approach to Southern California on the 9th and 10th, with the center of Kay coming within 120 miles of San Diego.
Read the full account →Tropical Cyclone Kay formed on September 4th, 2022 and made its closest approach to Southern California on the 9th and 10th, with the center of Kay coming within 120 miles of San Diego.
Read the full account →Tropical Cyclone Kay formed on September 4th, 2022 and made its closest approach to Southern California on the 9th and 10th, with the center of Kay coming within 120 miles of San Diego.
Read the full account →Tropical Cyclone Kay formed on September 4th, 2022 and made its closest approach to Southern California on the 9th and 10th, with the center of Kay coming within 120 miles of San Diego.
Read the full account →Tropical Cyclone Kay formed on September 4th, 2022 and made its closest approach to Southern California on the 9th and 10th, with the center of Kay coming within 120 miles of San Diego.
Read the full account →Tropical Cyclone Kay formed on September 4th, 2022 and made its closest approach to Southern California on the 9th and 10th, with the center of Kay coming within 120 miles of San Diego.
Read the full account →Tropical Cyclone Kay formed on September 4th, 2022 and made its closest approach to Southern California on the 9th and 10th, with the center of Kay coming within 120 miles of San Diego.
Read the full account →An upper-level trough combined with strong instability (SB CAPE of 2000+ J/KG) and high moisture content (PWAT of 1.7+ inches) to result in the development of strong to severe thunderstorms across portions of Riverside and Imperial Counties during the afternoon and early evening…
Read the full account →A very moist (PWATs 2.0+ inches) and unstable (MLCAPE 2000-3000 J/KG) air mass led to a very conducive environment for vigorous thunderstorm activity across portions of southeast California.
Read the full account →An upper-level trough combined with strong instability (SB CAPE of 2000+ J/KG) and high moisture content (PWAT of 1.7+ inches) to result in the development of strong to severe thunderstorms across portions of Riverside and Imperial Counties during the afternoon and early evening…
Read the full account →A very moist (PWATs 2.0+ inches) and unstable (MLCAPE 2000-3000 J/KG) air mass led to a very conducive environment for vigorous thunderstorm activity across portions of southeast California.
Read the full account →A very moist (PWATs 2.0+ inches) and unstable (MLCAPE 2000-3000 J/KG) air mass led to a very conducive environment for vigorous thunderstorm activity across portions of southeast California.
Read the full account →Two rounds of thunderstorms developed across portions of southeast California, one round during the very early morning hours, between midnight through 4 am local time and another round during the mid to late afternoon hours.
Read the full account →Two rounds of thunderstorms developed across portions of southeast California, one round during the very early morning hours, between midnight through 4 am local time and another round during the mid to late afternoon hours.
Read the full account →Two rounds of thunderstorms developed across portions of southeast California, one round during the very early morning hours, between midnight through 4 am local time and another round during the mid to late afternoon hours.
Read the full account →An upper-level trough combined with strong instability (SB CAPE of 2000+ J/KG) and high moisture content (PWAT of 1.7+ inches) to result in the development of strong to severe thunderstorms across portions of Riverside and Imperial Counties during the afternoon and early evening…
Read the full account →The third in a series of significant storms brought strong winds and heavy rain to the San Francisco and Monterey Bay areas. This storm, the strongest of the week, developed over the Pacific Ocean with a strong parent low pressure based in the Gulf of Alaska.
Read the full account →The warm, unstable airmass that arrived at the end of September remained over interior central California through the 3rd day of October. However, cooler air arrived as an upper level trough moved over the area on the 4th.
Read the full account →The warm, unstable airmass that arrived at the end of September remained over interior central California through the 3rd day of October. However, cooler air arrived as an upper level trough moved over the area on the 4th.
Read the full account →The stormy pattern from early October continued into the 6th and 7th of the month with more flooding and storms around the interior of Central California.||On October 6th, the showers continued over the Sierra and much of the San Joaquin Valley, including the west side.
Read the full account →A strong and very wet atmospheric storm brought extended periods of moderate to heavy rain and periods of strong winds to much of the region, along with heavy high-elevation snow.
Read the full account →A strong and very wet atmospheric storm brought extended periods of moderate to heavy rain and periods of strong winds to much of the region, along with heavy high-elevation snow.
Read the full account →A strong and very wet atmospheric storm brought extended periods of moderate to heavy rain and periods of strong winds to much of the region, along with heavy high-elevation snow.
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