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Flash Flood — San Bernardino, California
August 3, 2014 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
CHP reported a flooded wash with multiple cars stuck in the area. 4 inches of rain recorded in gauge within 2 hours on the steep slope of big Mt Baldy. A hiker parked their car in the small town of Mt Baldy and hiked to the top. Hail and lightning caused them to go back down the mountain early. They used the dry creek to go back|down and were swept away in a flash flood over 10 feet, per NWS Storm Survey of high water marks on trees. The hiker's car was found the next|day during the NWS Storm Survey. The car was destroyed and the person drowned somewhere along the middle or bottom of the creek, just on the San Bernardino County side. LA County Fire department led the search and rescue. Since Mt Baldy|town, where the car was parked, is in San Bernardino County they ended up having a unifie
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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.