Jan 1, 2006
Flooding from heavy rains in late December continued into the early morning of January 1st. Hardest hit areas in the County were Fairfax, San Anselmo, Novato, Inverness, Ross and Mill Valley. Across the County, 1600 homes, 240 businesses and 225 Government agencies were affected by the flood. San Anselmo was under 2 feet of water with an estimated 150 of its 230 businesses damaged at a price tag of around $40 million.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5486533). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Marin County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.