3,441 first-hand accounts of flood events in California, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A weak inverted trough moving across southwest Arizona and southeast California along with daytime heating resulted in the development of isolated thunderstorms over Joshua Tree National Park.
Read the full account →A weak inverted trough moving across southwest Arizona and southeast California along with daytime heating resulted in the development of isolated thunderstorms over Joshua Tree National Park.
Read the full account →A developing Pacific storm approached California on June 4th. Cold air pushed into the San Joaquin Valley, plunging temperatures to well below normal.
Read the full account →A developing Pacific storm approached California on June 4th. Cold air pushed into the San Joaquin Valley, plunging temperatures to well below normal.
Read the full account →June was certainly a month of extremes that produced near record heat in the San Joaquin Valley, many days of unseasonably cool weather, and even a day of record shattering rainfall.
Read the full account →By February 12th, satellite loops showed a series of storms over the eastern Pacific. Computer forecast models indicated that the storm forecast to arrive around the 17th would be a very cold system with snow levels dropping into the foothills.|The first cold front moved into…
Read the full account →By February 12th, satellite loops showed a series of storms over the eastern Pacific. Computer forecast models indicated that the storm forecast to arrive around the 17th would be a very cold system with snow levels dropping into the foothills.|The first cold front moved into…
Read the full account →Dry conditions prevailed over the area through March 15th, with gusts of 45-60 mph at times in the mountain and desert areas of Kern County. The weather pattern then changed sharply, transitioning to a 12-day period which saw periods of heavy precipitation and below normal…
Read the full account →Dry conditions prevailed over the area through March 15th, with gusts of 45-60 mph at times in the mountain and desert areas of Kern County. The weather pattern then changed sharply, transitioning to a 12-day period which saw periods of heavy precipitation and below normal…
Read the full account →Dry conditions prevailed over the area through March 15th, with gusts of 45-60 mph at times in the mountain and desert areas of Kern County. The weather pattern then changed sharply, transitioning to a 12-day period which saw periods of heavy precipitation and below normal…
Read the full account →Dry conditions prevailed over the area through March 15th, with gusts of 45-60 mph at times in the mountain and desert areas of Kern County. The weather pattern then changed sharply, transitioning to a 12-day period which saw periods of heavy precipitation and below normal…
Read the full account →Dry conditions prevailed over the area through March 15th, with gusts of 45-60 mph at times in the mountain and desert areas of Kern County. The weather pattern then changed sharply, transitioning to a 12-day period which saw periods of heavy precipitation and below normal…
Read the full account →Dry conditions prevailed over the area through March 15th, with gusts of 45-60 mph at times in the mountain and desert areas of Kern County. The weather pattern then changed sharply, transitioning to a 12-day period which saw periods of heavy precipitation and below normal…
Read the full account →Dry conditions prevailed over the area through March 15th, with gusts of 45-60 mph at times in the mountain and desert areas of Kern County. The weather pattern then changed sharply, transitioning to a 12-day period which saw periods of heavy precipitation and below normal…
Read the full account →Dry conditions prevailed over the area through March 15th, with gusts of 45-60 mph at times in the mountain and desert areas of Kern County. The weather pattern then changed sharply, transitioning to a 12-day period which saw periods of heavy precipitation and below normal…
Read the full account →An upper-level trough dropped out of the Gulf of Alaska and approached the California coast on April 6th. This feature brought cooler temperatures, with Fresno down 6 degrees from the 5th, and Bakersfield down 4 degrees.
Read the full account →In what was described by local residents as the worst flooding in 14 years, severe thunderstorms pounded Needles with damaging winds and torrential rain.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system moving down the Pacific Coast tapped into sub-tropical moisture, bringing heavy rain and strong winds from the night of December 26th through the 27th. A wind advisory was issued for the immediate coastline and coastal mountains and East Bay Hills.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system moving down the Pacific Coast tapped into sub-tropical moisture, bringing heavy rain and strong winds from the night of December 26th through the 27th. A wind advisory was issued for the immediate coastline and coastal mountains and East Bay Hills.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system moving down the Pacific Coast tapped into sub-tropical moisture, bringing heavy rain and strong winds from the night of December 26th through the 27th. A wind advisory was issued for the immediate coastline and coastal mountains and East Bay Hills.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system moving down the Pacific Coast tapped into sub-tropical moisture, bringing heavy rain and strong winds from the night of December 26th through the 27th. A wind advisory was issued for the immediate coastline and coastal mountains and East Bay Hills.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system moving down the Pacific Coast tapped into sub-tropical moisture, bringing heavy rain and strong winds from the night of December 26th through the 27th. A wind advisory was issued for the immediate coastline and coastal mountains and East Bay Hills.
Read the full account →Residential streets and apartments flooded in Fontana and the I-10 freeway partially flooded. Streets flooded in Colton, Rancho Cucamonga, Rialto, and San Bernardino. Heavy rain caused a rockslide that partially blocked Highway 189 near Twin Peaks.
Read the full account →A nearly stationary frontal band hung over parts of the Bay Area bringing intense rainfall for several hours. The hardest hit areas were the coastal sections of Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo Counties.
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