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Flood — Santa Clara, California

December 31, 2022 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths

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Area

Santa Clara

Event narrative (NOAA)

A 56-year old man was found drowned in fast moving water on January 1 in Upper Penitencia Creek in San Jose after the creek overflowed the previous night.

Other notable flood events in California

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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.