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Flood — San Diego County Coasts, California

February 21, 2005 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$75K
Area
San Diego County Coasts

Event narrative (NOAA)

The San Diego River rose above flood stage early in the afternoon on the 21st, crested at 11.46 feet at 5:15 PM that evening, and fell back below flood stage an hour later. The river washed out a low water crossing in the Mission Valley area and caused flooding in the typical trouble spots around the Fashion Valley Mall. A man described as a transient was swept away on the 22nd when he tried to wade across the rain-swollen river. His body was recovered two weeks later.

Other notable flood events in California

San Diego · December 16, 20023 killedRiverside · March 8, 20002 killedTulare · January 16, 19982 killedX W Sierra/Ne Yuba/W Nevada/W Placer T X W/W El Dorado/W Amador T X W/C Calaveras/Sw Tuolumne T X Sw · February 3, 19982 killedFresno · May 1, 20232 killedPlacer · November 23, 20242 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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