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Flood — Orange, CA

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.

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