Jan 12, 2017
A series of systems fed by a continued influx of very moist air was pushed into the central California interior through an atmospheric river set-up for several days prior and a colder low pressure system moved into central California. This created thunderstorms that produced heavy rainfall for parts of the San Joaquin Valley. Reports of road ponding/flooding was reported along with a few reports of funnel clouds.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 675369). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Fresno County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.