Jan 22, 2024
Following the departure of a storm which brought light to moderate precipitation to the area between the morning of January 20 and the early afternoon of January 21, a second system moved through central California between the late evening of January 21 and the afternoon of January 22. This system produced three quarters to an inch and a half of rainfall over Merced County and a half inch to an inch of liquid precipitation the the Sierra Nevada with the snow level around 8000 feet. Much of the
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1148864). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Merced County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.