Jan 23, 2000
Persistant rains which measured for 34 continuous hours swelled Dry Creek over its banks in Rio Linda. Cherry Lane, 6th Street, as well as Curved Bridge Road were flooded. Twelve homeowners had water over their property. Two of them sustained interior flooding while another five sustained flooded garages. The Grant Joint Union High School District closed Rio Linda junior and senior high schools in fear that students wouldn't get home safely. Approximately 2,500 students were sent home early.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5131103). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Southern Sacramento Valley County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.