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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 Bernardino, CA · Mar 14, 2023

A strong atmospheric river produced widespread moderate to heavy rainfall across Southern California March 14-15. Rain amounts of 1 to 3 inches were observed across the coastal basin, with heavier amounts up to 4 inches reported in the mountains.

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Flash Flood

Riverside, CA · Mar 15, 2023

A strong atmospheric river produced widespread moderate to heavy rainfall across Southern California March 14-15. Rain amounts of 1 to 3 inches were observed across the coastal basin, with heavier amounts up to 4 inches reported in the mountains.

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Flood

Riverside, CA · Mar 15, 2023

A strong atmospheric river produced widespread moderate to heavy rainfall across Southern California March 14-15. Rain amounts of 1 to 3 inches were observed across the coastal basin, with heavier amounts up to 4 inches reported in the mountains.

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Flood

San Bernardino, CA · Mar 15, 2023

A strong atmospheric river produced widespread moderate to heavy rainfall across Southern California March 14-15. Rain amounts of 1 to 3 inches were observed across the coastal basin, with heavier amounts up to 4 inches reported in the mountains.

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Flood

Riverside, CA · Mar 15, 2023

A strong atmospheric river produced widespread moderate to heavy rainfall across Southern California March 14-15. Rain amounts of 1 to 3 inches were observed across the coastal basin, with heavier amounts up to 4 inches reported in the mountains.

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Flood

Fresno, CA · Mar 1, 2023

Showers continued across the area during the morning of March 1 behind the storm which had brought rain and snow to the area during the previous two days.

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Flood

Fresno, CA · Mar 1, 2023

Showers continued across the area during the morning of March 1 behind the storm which had brought rain and snow to the area during the previous two days.

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Flood

Fresno, CA · Mar 1, 2023

Showers continued across the area during the morning of March 1 behind the storm which had brought rain and snow to the area during the previous two days.

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Flood

Madera, CA · Mar 1, 2023

Showers continued across the area during the morning of March 1 behind the storm which had brought rain and snow to the area during the previous two days.

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Flood

Fresno, CA · Mar 1, 2023

Showers continued across the area during the morning of March 1 behind the storm which had brought rain and snow to the area during the previous two days.

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Flood

Fresno, CA · Mar 1, 2023

Showers continued across the area during the morning of March 1 behind the storm which had brought rain and snow to the area during the previous two days.

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Flood

Madera, CA · Mar 1, 2023

Showers continued across the area during the morning of March 1 behind the storm which had brought rain and snow to the area during the previous two days.

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Flood

Riverside, CA · Mar 15, 2023

A strong atmospheric river produced widespread moderate to heavy rainfall across Southern California March 14-15. Rain amounts of 1 to 3 inches were observed across the coastal basin, with heavier amounts up to 4 inches reported in the mountains.

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Flood

Orange, CA · Mar 15, 2023

A strong atmospheric river produced widespread moderate to heavy rainfall across Southern California March 14-15. Rain amounts of 1 to 3 inches were observed across the coastal basin, with heavier amounts up to 4 inches reported in the mountains.

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Flood

San Diego, CA · Mar 15, 2023

A strong atmospheric river produced widespread moderate to heavy rainfall across Southern California March 14-15. Rain amounts of 1 to 3 inches were observed across the coastal basin, with heavier amounts up to 4 inches reported in the mountains.

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Flood

San Diego, CA · Mar 15, 2023

A strong atmospheric river produced widespread moderate to heavy rainfall across Southern California March 14-15. Rain amounts of 1 to 3 inches were observed across the coastal basin, with heavier amounts up to 4 inches reported in the mountains.

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Flood

San Bernardino, CA · Mar 15, 2023

A strong atmospheric river produced widespread moderate to heavy rainfall across Southern California March 14-15. Rain amounts of 1 to 3 inches were observed across the coastal basin, with heavier amounts up to 4 inches reported in the mountains.

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Flood

San Bernardino, CA · Mar 15, 2023

A strong atmospheric river produced widespread moderate to heavy rainfall across Southern California March 14-15. Rain amounts of 1 to 3 inches were observed across the coastal basin, with heavier amounts up to 4 inches reported in the mountains.

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Flash Flood

Imperial, CA · Sep 23, 2022

An abundance of moisture (PWAT 1.5+) and moderate to high instability (MLCAPE of 1000-2000 J/KG) led to the development of terrain and diurnally induced thunderstorm activity across portions of southwest Arizona during the afternoon hours.

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Flood

Plumas, CA · Jun 13, 2023

An upper low that settled over southern NV/UT encouraged the return of greater thunderstorm coverage during this period with near severe storms bringing heavy rain and flash flood concerns to the region.

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Flood

Nevada, CA · Jun 13, 2023

An upper low that settled over southern NV/UT encouraged the return of greater thunderstorm coverage during this period with near severe storms bringing heavy rain and flash flood concerns to the region.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

San Bernardino, CA · Feb 22, 2004

From 12 to 25 inches of snow fell over the San Bernardino mountains, from Wrightwood to Forest Falls. Over the Riverside County Mountains and the San Diego County mountains, snowfall ranged from eleven to eighteen inches.

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Flood

Kings, CA · May 1, 2023

Continued increased releases at Pine Flat dam due to heavy snow melt runoff resulted in a continuation of flooding near the Kings River downstream of Pine Flat Dam through most of May.

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Flood

Tulare, CA · May 1, 2023

Continued increased releases at Pine Flat dam due to heavy snow melt runoff resulted in a continuation of flooding near the Kings River downstream of Pine Flat Dam through most of May.

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