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Flood — Sacramento, California

January 1, 2023 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$134.0M
Area
Sacramento

Event narrative (NOAA)

Sacramento County completed a preliminary estimate of a total of $133 million from public storm damage from January 1 through January 17, and a total of almost $700,000 in private property damage. There was extensive levee damage and flooding along the Cosumnes River from Rancho Murieta to Wilton. There was also widespread flooding of streams, creeks, and roadways across the county. Large numbers of trees were reported down from strong wind events, with widespread power outages and reports of damage to homes and cars.

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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