Sep 9, 2017
The month picked up where August left off, with an active monsoon pattern bringing periods of showers and thunderstorms to the mountains and deserts. The storms were confined to the deserts where intense isolated strong/severe thunderstorms on the 7th, 8th and 9th produced damage and impacts. Flash flooding was especially intense in Palm Springs and Cathedral City on the 9th, where structures throughout the city were flooded and roads were covered in debris. At Palm Springs High School 31 classr
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 722857). 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.