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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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El Dorado, CA · Dec 31, 2022

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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Sacramento, CA · Dec 31, 2022

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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San Joaquin, CA · Dec 31, 2022

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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Sacramento, CA · Dec 31, 2022

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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El Dorado, CA · Dec 31, 2022

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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Stanislaus, CA · Dec 31, 2022

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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El Dorado, CA · Dec 31, 2022

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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Stanislaus, CA · Dec 31, 2022

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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El Dorado, CA · Dec 31, 2022

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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El Dorado, CA · Dec 31, 2022

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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Amador, CA · Dec 31, 2022

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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Amador, CA · Dec 27, 2022

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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Sacramento, CA · Dec 31, 2022

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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El Dorado, CA · Dec 31, 2022

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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San Joaquin, CA · Dec 31, 2022

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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Calaveras, CA · Dec 31, 2022

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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Sacramento, CA · Dec 31, 2022

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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Sacramento, CA · Dec 31, 2022

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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Kern, CA · Mar 4, 2022

A low pressure system dropped southward off the California coast on March 3 then turned inland and moved across southern California during the morning of March 4 spreading moderate to locally heavy precipitation into the south San Joaquin Valley with localized street flooding…

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Kern, CA · Aug 1, 2022

Mid level tropical moisture from Hurricane Frank which was situated off the Baja coast spread northward into southern and central California on August 1. This moisture interacted with a very warm and unstable airmass which was present over the region at the time.

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Kern, CA · Aug 1, 2022

Mid level tropical moisture from Hurricane Frank which was situated off the Baja coast spread northward into southern and central California on August 1. This moisture interacted with a very warm and unstable airmass which was present over the region at the time.

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Sacramento, CA · Dec 27, 2022

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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El Dorado, CA · Dec 31, 2022

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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Placer, CA · Dec 31, 2022

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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