Feb 26, 2004
A winter storm moving southeast from the Gulf of Alaska, picked up tropical moisture before it moved onshore. The warmer air mass caused the snow level to remain high during most of the precipitaion event, so that measured snow fall was less than eight inches in the mountains. However strong winds did occur in the mountains and heavy rain fell over much of Southern California. Most roads along the foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains, both on the north and south side were closed due to floo
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5394674). 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.