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As Southern California recovers from last month’s devastating wildfires, heavy rain resulted in pockets of flooding, blocked roadways and mud piling up around recent burn scars.
SAN FRANCISCO – The second in a trio of atmospheric river storms blasted Northern California on Tuesday with heavy rain, damaging wind gusts, feet of mountain snow, and even severe thunderstorms ...
Offshore storms shoved waves toward communities along the California coast, bringing flooding, road closures and fright to nearly 20 people who were briefly swept away on a Ventura beach on Thursday.
The 1997 California New Years Floods resulted from a series of winter storms, from December 26 to January 3 of 1997, fed with tropical moisture by an atmospheric river. It impacted Northern California, resulting in some of the most devastating flooding since the Great Flood of 1862 .
Ice and snow accumulations were reported. Ice accumulations peaked at 1/6 of an inch, while snow accumulations were as high as 6.2 inches (16 cm) in Bakersville and near New Hartford. [18] Ice damage was reported in Middletown and Newtown, and 30,000 power outages were attributed to the ice, including 100 percent of power out in Bethany.
The Los Angeles County flood of 2005 was the first large flood in Los Angeles County since 1938.It affected communities near the Los Angeles River and areas ranging from Santa Barbara County in the north to Orange and San Diego Counties in the south, as well as Riverside and San Bernardino Counties to the east.
IN PICTURES: California flash flooding, high tides as storm rages on Tuesday 20 February 2024 19:20 , Katie Hawkinson Floodwaters rush down a street in Montecito, California on Monday (via REUTERS)
The photos don't take into account several February storms, including the epic snowfall over the weekend, which also are likely to help move the needle. Lake Shasta, shown above, is California's ...