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Heavy Rain — Sonoma, California

May 5, 2009 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
$50K
Area
Sonoma

Event narrative (NOAA)

Heavy rain caused many trees throughout Sonoma County to fall resulting in closed roads, damaged homes, injuries and even a death of a five-year-old boy. An oak tree fell onto an occupied car on Bennett Valley Road killing the child and injuring his father. Another oak tree crashed down on a house in Boyes Hot Springs along Poplar Avenue. And, yet another oak tree fell across Highway 12 in Schellville closing the highway to traffic between Watmaugh and Highway 121 for almost three hours.

Other notable heavy rain events in California

San Bernardino · February 10, 20002 killedPlacer · January 18, 19982 killedShasta · November 19, 19962 killedSan Diego · January 11, 20051 killedOrange · February 10, 20001 killedSan Diego · February 25, 20031 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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