Jan 30, 2015
A vigorous Pacific low pressure system spread copious amounts of moisture northward and into southeastern California during the morning hours on January 30th. As a result, widespread showers occurred over eastern Riverside county, and they produced locally heavy rainfall. Isolated embedded thunderstorms enhanced the locally heavy rainfall totals. The heavy rain led to flooding just west of the lower Colorado River valley, between Blythe and Parker. The flooding led to the closure of highway 95 i
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 555446). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Riverside County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.