Nov 8, 2002
The first strong cold front of the winter season moved slowly across Southwest California. Steady rain fell over a two day period. The heaviest amounts were in the mountains and ranged from over 10 inches in the San Bernardino Mountains to around 4 inches in the San Diego Mountains. Three men, living in a flood control channel in San Bernardino, suffered hypothermia after being trapped by runoff coming down from the mountains. Numerous rock slides were reported along roads traversing the San Ber
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5322807). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Orange County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.