Jan 26, 2010
The San Francisco and Monterey Bay area experienced the southern fringe of a cold front on Monday and Tuesday as short wave troughs moved through the atmosphere. Strong winds and brief heavy rain caused trees to come down and enhanced the already saturated soil to produce local flooding.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 213830). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Sonoma County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.