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Flood — Santa Clara, California

January 20, 2010 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Santa Clara

Event narrative (NOAA)

As an arrest warrant was being served at a home in Campbell, a man ran into his backyard and hopped over a fence, where a cement drainage ditch was running at full capacity. The man tried to jump over the ditch but got caught in the water and dragged downstream. The Police Officers saw him try to keep his head above water, but he went under and drowned.

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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