Jan 9, 2023
A major winter storm brought strong winds with moderate to heavy rain bringing renewed flooding of already elevated waterways. There was flooding of roadways, urban areas, rivers, streams and creeks, with rockslides and mudslides also reported. There were dangerous mountain travel conditions with snow levels around 4000 feet and 3 to 5 feet of storm total snowfall above 6000 feet. Winds gusted up to 60-70 mph in the Central Valley. In the mountains there were gusts up to 80 to 115 mph, which co
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1078816). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Placer County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.