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Flood — Orange, CA

Jan 10, 2001

This was a two day storm event that began late in the day on January 10 with strong winds and contained several moderate to heavy rain bands. Wind blew two trees onto vehicles and ripped off a roof in the Apple Valley. Along the Orange County Coast mooring lines in Newport Harbor were snapped and a 60 foot boat was blown into a 34 foot sailboat, causing significant damage to both vessels. In Costa Mesa, two large pine trees were snapped in half. In San Diego County, tree limbs were broken in th

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5229058). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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