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Flood — Sacramento, CA

Mar 28, 2023

A strong winter storm brought moderate to heavy rain with with flooding of roadways, streams and creeks, with mudslides also reported. There was continued river flooding along the already elevated Sacramento, San Joaquin, Cosumnes, Mokelumne, and Tuolumne rivers. The storm brought dangerous mountain travel conditions with snow levels around down to 2000 feet, locally 1000 feet in Shasta County. Storm totals reached 1 to 3 feet of above 5000 feet. Winds gusted up to 35-50 mph in the Central Vall

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1087846). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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