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Flood — Fresno, CA

Jan 16, 2023

The strong storm that brought widespread precipitation and additional flooding to the area on January 14 was followed by another storm which moved through the area between the afternoon of January 15 and the afternoon of January 16. While precipitation amounts from this storm were significantly less across most of the area than with the previous two storms which impacted the area over the previous week, this system produced a period of damaging wind gusts in the San Joaquin Valley during the mor

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1065822). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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