Lake storm history
Storm events recorded in Lake, California between 1950 and 2025.
49
Total events
0
Tornadoes
2
Hail
23
Floods
1
Deaths
$8.8M
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
Flooding of Clear Lake brought the closure of multiple roads. Lakeshore Boulevard was closed due to flooding between Lange Street and Giselman Street, Other strees closed included Esplanade Street, K Street, Konoctie Avenue, and Lupoyoma Avenue. Clear Lake's level stayed in flood…
Flood Flood
Flooding at Scotts Valley Road has caused it to be closed, 2 miles west of North Lakeport, CA. Lat. 39.08N, Long. -122.95W.
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Rockslide from heavy rain with tree debris reported on highway 175 near Cobb, CA. Lat. 38.83N, Long. -122.72W.
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Heavy rain caused a slide on hwy 29, 1 mile north northwest of Kelseyville, CA. Lat. 38.97N, Long. -122.83W.
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Landslide took out a telephone poll off of Highway 20. Lat. 39.17N, Long. -122.97W.
Flood Flood
Flooding on Higway 29. Lat. 38.91N, Long. -122.61W.
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Mesa Drive closed due to a landslide approximately 1 mile west of Clearlake Oaks. Lat. 39.02N, Long. -122.68W.
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Spruce road EXT closed at USS Liberty Lane due to a slide. Lat. 38.80N, Long. -122.58W.
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A slide covered half of the hwy 175 near Adams, CA. Lat. 38.86N, Long. -122.72W.
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Slide covering half of the roadway at Whispering Pines. Lat. 38.81N, Long. -122.71W.
Flood Flood
Flooded road with 2 stalled vehicles 1 mile northwest of Finley, CA. Lat. 39.01N, Long. -122.89W.
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Debris flow 2 miles north northwest of Buckingham Park. Lat. 39.04N, Long. -122.78W.
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Bolder on hwy 281 caused an accident, 1 mile southwest of Clearlake Riviera. Lat. 38.95N, Long. -122.73W.
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Rocks in the roadway 2 miles northwest of Glenhaven, CA. LAT. 39.04N, LONG. -122.75W.
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Landslide reported by law enforcement at Soda Bay. LAT. 39.01N, LONG. -122.80W.
Flood Flood
Scott Valley Rd. flooded by Scott's Creek near Highway 20.
Flood Flood
Creek flooded onto the road at the intersection of Bell Creek Rd. and Adobe Hill Rd.
Lightning Lightning
Lightning struck a house shattering windows. No other damage was reported.
Flood Flood
Scott's Valley Road flooded following heavy rain of 3-5 inches across the county. The road may have flooded longer than described here due to poor drainage.
Flood Flood
Flooding 1 mile SSW of Sarasota Springs, at the intersection of SR20 and Scotts Valley Road (39.16N, 122.99W).
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Earth slides across HWY 20.
Flood Flood
Road closure due to flood waters.
Flood Flood
Water rescue occurred when a truck became trapped in flood waters near Scotts Creek.
Flood Flood
Clark Drive closed due to flooding.
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Heavy rain caused large boulders to move onto the westbound lane of HWY 20 near Blue Lakes.
Flood Flood
Highway 20 flooded near Pingree Road.
Hail Hail
Spotter reports dime to nickel size hail.
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A trained spotter reported that 5.75 inches of rain had fallen over 24 hours. The 2 day total was 6.68 inches.
Flood Flood
Clearlake Rd. had flooding reported.
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A weather spotter measured 13.90 inches of rain over 72 hours at Whispering Pines. elevation 3250 feet.
Flood Flood
Multiple reports of flood related problems with road closures in Lake County. Highland Springs Rd mudslide. Laurel Dell Rd closed from Scotts Vly Rd to Mid Lake Rd. Other road closures include parts of Argonaut Rd, Bell Rd, Clark Drive, Soda Bay Rd, Candyland, Dry Creek, Lakeshor…
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Heavy rain in Lake County over 2 inches 24hr elevation 3200 feet.
Flood Flood
Caltrans and law enforcement started receiving reports of washed out roads and flooding around 2:30 am. A full closure of Hwy 20 is in effect as of 1:40pm.
Flood Flood
Caltrans was reporting multiple areas of flooding near and around Kelseyville from 3:10am to 6:40am.
Flood Flood
Caltrans at Route 53 south, there is a full closure of Hwy 20 due to flooding.
The media reported that they received information from the California Highway Patrol that a vehicle was swept into Scotts Creek as they were trying to cross a flooded roadway. 3 people were rescued from the car.
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Emergency Manager relayed a report of a creek beginning to flood a barn near the Mendocino-Lake County border. The water was black from ash in the Mendocino Complex and higher than the resident had ever seen before.
Flood Flood
A home adjacent to Boggs Forest in Cobb, Ca. was damaged by water runoff.
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There were 11.25 of rain measured at Bear Canyon Road, in Anderson Springs. The duration of the heavy rain event was 72 hours.
Debris Flow Debris Flow
New Long Valley Road was closed for several hours in the morning following a rock and mud slide.
Debris Flow Debris Flow
A slide at Lakeside Heights over topped the K-railing that was placed at the base of the slope and extended out into Hill Road, blocking an access to Sutter Lakeside Hospital.
Flood Flood
Flooding was reported in Clearlake, bringing significant and widespread damage. Neighborhoods were evacuated. Roads were damaged. Extensive road repair and debris removal was required.
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Hail Hail
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |