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Flash Flood — Monterey, CA

Feb 13, 2000

Widespread rain with twenty four hour accumulations of more than 5 inches occured over the area on Feb 13 into February 14th. Urban and small stream flooding occured in nost counties of the area. Many roads including Hwy 1 and Hwy 116 were closed. Hwy 129 was closed by a mudslide in Santa Cruz County. 29 people were evacuated in Pescadero due to high waters. . A number of houses in Daly City had to be abandoned and eventually distroyed due to mudslides which were a result of the consecutive ye

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5134645). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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