3,441 first-hand accounts of flood events in California, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A strong low pressure system slowly moved across central California on December 10 and 11 providing the area with moderate to heavy precipitation.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system slowly moved across central California on December 10 and 11 providing the area with moderate to heavy precipitation.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system slowly moved across central California on December 10 and 11 providing the area with moderate to heavy precipitation.
Read the full account →A strong upper low pressure system moved through California on December 27. This system had abundant moisture associated with it as it pulled up a deep fetch of moisture of tropical origin.
Read the full account →A strong upper low pressure system moved through California on December 27. This system had abundant moisture associated with it as it pulled up a deep fetch of moisture of tropical origin.
Read the full account →A strong upper low pressure system moved through California on December 27. This system had abundant moisture associated with it as it pulled up a deep fetch of moisture of tropical origin.
Read the full account →A strong upper low pressure system moved through California on December 27. This system had abundant moisture associated with it as it pulled up a deep fetch of moisture of tropical origin.
Read the full account →A strong upper low pressure system moved through California on December 27. This system had abundant moisture associated with it as it pulled up a deep fetch of moisture of tropical origin.
Read the full account →A strong upper low pressure system moved through California on December 27. This system had abundant moisture associated with it as it pulled up a deep fetch of moisture of tropical origin.
Read the full account →A strong upper low pressure system moved through California on December 27. This system had abundant moisture associated with it as it pulled up a deep fetch of moisture of tropical origin.
Read the full account →A large upper trough moved slowly through California on December 30 and 31. This system had a deep fetch of tropical moisture associated with it which resulted in a period of moderate to heavy precipitation along with widespread flooding across much of the area on December 31.
Read the full account →A large upper trough moved slowly through California on December 30 and 31. This system had a deep fetch of tropical moisture associated with it which resulted in a period of moderate to heavy precipitation along with widespread flooding across much of the area on December 31.
Read the full account →A large upper trough moved slowly through California on December 30 and 31. This system had a deep fetch of tropical moisture associated with it which resulted in a period of moderate to heavy precipitation along with widespread flooding across much of the area on December 31.
Read the full account →A large upper trough moved slowly through California on December 30 and 31. This system had a deep fetch of tropical moisture associated with it which resulted in a period of moderate to heavy precipitation along with widespread flooding across much of the area on December 31.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system slowly moved across central California on December 10 and 11 providing the area with moderate to heavy precipitation.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system slowly moved across central California on December 10 and 11 providing the area with moderate to heavy precipitation.
Read the full account →A strong upper low pressure system moved through California on December 27. This system had abundant moisture associated with it as it pulled up a deep fetch of moisture of tropical origin.
Read the full account →A strong upper low pressure system moved through California on December 27. This system had abundant moisture associated with it as it pulled up a deep fetch of moisture of tropical origin.
Read the full account →A strong upper low pressure system moved through California on December 27. This system had abundant moisture associated with it as it pulled up a deep fetch of moisture of tropical origin.
Read the full account →A large upper trough moved slowly through California on December 30 and 31. This system had a deep fetch of tropical moisture associated with it which resulted in a period of moderate to heavy precipitation along with widespread flooding across much of the area on December 31.
Read the full account →A large upper trough moved slowly through California on December 30 and 31. This system had a deep fetch of tropical moisture associated with it which resulted in a period of moderate to heavy precipitation along with widespread flooding across much of the area on December 31.
Read the full account →A large upper trough moved slowly through California on December 30 and 31. This system had a deep fetch of tropical moisture associated with it which resulted in a period of moderate to heavy precipitation along with widespread flooding across much of the area on December 31.
Read the full account →A large upper trough moved slowly through California on December 30 and 31. This system had a deep fetch of tropical moisture associated with it which resulted in a period of moderate to heavy precipitation along with widespread flooding across much of the area on December 31.
Read the full account →A large upper trough moved slowly through California on December 30 and 31. This system had a deep fetch of tropical moisture associated with it which resulted in a period of moderate to heavy precipitation along with widespread flooding across much of the area on December 31.
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