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Flash Flood — San Bernardino, California
August 26, 2003 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$50K
Area
San Bernardino
Event narrative (NOAA)
A flash flood from a stationary thunderstorm just south of Twentynine Palms swept a car off the road killing two people inside the car and a good Samaritan who tried to rescue them.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.