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Flash Flood — Sacramento, California

January 1, 2023 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Sacramento

Event narrative (NOAA)

The California Highway Patrol on January 4 reported a fatality associated with the December 31 - January 1 flash flood due to levee breaks. A female body was found outside a vehicle near Dillard Road east of CA-99. This is one of three confirmed fatalities from this event.

Other notable flash flood events in California

San Bernardino · August 26, 20033 killedYuba · January 2, 19973 killedSan Bernardino · November 8, 20223 killedLos Angeles · February 23, 19983 killedOrange · February 23, 19982 killedInyo · August 15, 20042 killed

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.

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