Feb 8, 2014
After an exceptional period with little to no rainfall, much needed rain fell across the Bay Area February 6th through the 9th. In fact, the lack of rainfall lead to the largest deficit of rain in recorded history for the Bay Area.||The first storm system began to develop on Wednesday (Feb 5) as a shortwave trough moved toward the West Coast. The shortwave trough deepened through the day allowing for a surface low to develop Wednesday Night off the coast. The resulting surface low increased low
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 504307). 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.