Jun 3, 2025
An area of low pressure that moved in from the eastern Pacific combined with abundant low-level moisture with precipitable water values exceeding 1, which is near record levels for early June, to result in pockets of showers and thunderstorms across portions of southeast CA during the afternoon and evening hours on the 3rd. An area of heavy rainfall developed along west-central Imperial County along Fish Creek Wash, resulting in amounts exceeding 1 in less than an hour, leading to flash flooding
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1261509). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Imperial County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.