Dec 31, 2005
Widespread flooding affected the county during the severe winter storm. Approximately 2 to 4 inches of rain fell in less than a 24 hour period, causing urban and small stream flooding. The most severe flooding occurred in San Leandro, Alameda, Oakland and Berkeley. Much of the damage was done to Public Property, mainly City and County facilities. An Oakland man was killed falling down his stairs during a storm related power outage. The flooding continued into the first few days of January 2006..
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5482520). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Alameda County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.