Mar 10, 2023
A second winter storm impacted Southwestern California. The heaviest rainfall impacted San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties where rainfall totals ranged from 2 to 4 inches across the coast with 5 to 10 inches across the foothills and mountains. For Ventura and Los Angeles counties, rainfall totals ranged between 0.50 and 1.50 inches with local amounts up to 3 inches across the foothills. The heavy rainfall produced numerous reports of flooding across San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara count
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1090793). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Santa Barbara County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.