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Flood — San Bernardino, California

December 19, 2010 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$97.0M
Area
San Bernardino

Event narrative (NOAA)

San Bernardino County was the hardest hit county in California in terms of amount of damage due to the heavy rain at the end of December. County officials put the total damage amount (including public and private property of all types and labor to repair damage) at approximately $97 million. Both state and federal money will be available to help those affected.|Highway 395 at Highway 18 completely flooded with several stalled vehicles. Eastbound Highway 138 just west of LA County line has mud, debris and water across all lanes. Highway 18, west of Sheep Creek road is closed, as well as Koala Road between Rancho and El Mirage, due to flooding.

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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