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  2. List of California floods - Wikipedia

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    The resulting flooding in the Central Valley and other low-lying areas forced over 120,000 people from their homes and caused over $2 billion in property damage alone. 48 out of California's 58 counties were declared disaster areas with many streamflow gauge stations in these areas recording return intervals of over 100 years. It would take ...

  3. Category:Disasters in California - Wikipedia

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    This category includes articles on disasters in the United States State of California Wikimedia Commons has media related to Disasters and accidents in California . Subcategories

  4. Category:Natural disasters in California - Wikipedia

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  5. January 1982 California floods - Wikipedia

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    In a three-day period on January 3–5, 1982, significant flooding occurred in the San Francisco Bay area due to a significant storm system which impacted the area. . Widespread rainfall amounts of over 6 inches (150 mm) fell, triggering flooding, with portions of Marin County receiving up to 16 inches (410 mm) of rain and the San Lorenzo Valley receiving up to 25 inches

  6. Los Angeles flood of 1938 - Wikipedia

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    It caused $78 million of damage ($1.69 billion in 2023 dollars), [2] making it one of the costliest natural disasters in Los Angeles' history. [3] In response to the floods, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other agencies began to channelize local streams in concrete, and built many new flood control dams and debris basins.

  7. Thomas Fire - Wikipedia

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    By this point, the Thomas Fire had become the 7th most destructive wildfire in California history. [21] During the evening of December 22, the Thomas Fire expanded to 273,400 acres (110,600 ha), with containment remaining at 65% for the second day, surpassing the Cedar Fire of 2003 to become California's largest wildfire in modern history. [18]

  8. List of California tornadoes - Wikipedia

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    Damage caused by the 1983 Los Angeles tornado This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. The U.S. state of California experiences several tornadoes every year, with at least 488 twisters [nb 1] recorded since 1891. Among these are four fire whirls, a type of tornado that develops ...

  9. Category:Floods in California - Wikipedia

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    1939 California tropical storm; Christmas flood of 1964; 1997 California New Years Floods; 1997 Merced River flood; Los Angeles County flood of 2005; 2017 California floods; January 2018 Western United States floods; 2022–2023 California floods