Santa Clara storm history

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.

Heavy rain caused the flood control channel of the Gilroy creek near Forest Street to rise to near capacity. Just before noon firefighters and police arrived at the scene where they pulled a 43-year-old male from the water. His death was determined to be from drowning.

As an arrest warrant was being served at a home in Campbell, a man ran into his backyard and hopped over a fence, where a cement drainage ditch was running at full capacity. The man tried to jump over the ditch but got caught in the water and dragged downstream. The Police Office…

Damage dollar amounts is a low estimate. Impacts are not fully known, but any individual car crash would likely exceed this amount.

Damage dollar amounts is a low estimate. Impacts are not fully known, but any individual car crash would likely exceed this amount.

Heavy rain caused San Francisquito Creek to flood and briefly overtop a levee in East Palo Alto. Numerous other seeps and areas where water bubbled through the levee were also noted in the area. Homes on Verbena Drive nearest the levee were evacuated. Officials placed sandbags on…

The PG&E station on Mount Umunhum reported a gust of 90 mph.

Vehicles were stuck in floodwaters on State Routh 85 southbound at Santa Teresa Boulevard.

The connector between southbound Highway 17 to southbound Interstate 280 was flooded.

The PG&E station on Black Mountain reported a gust of 75 mph.

The PG&E station on Monte Bello Road West reported a gust of 67 mph.

Water was reported rushing over the roadway at the intersection of Bolsa Road and State Route 25.

Two to three inches of standing water due to a plugged drain were reported on northbound Highway 85 just south of Fremont Avenue.

Roadway flooding reported on southbound State Route 17 right before the offramp onto Hamilton Avenue, with the offramp reported as almost completely flooded.

Slow lane of southbound Interstate 280 was blocked west of Saratoga Avenue.

San Jose Airport recorded a new daily record rainfall of 0.72 inches for November 22.

Around 1 foot of water was reported on westbound California Highway 237 just east of Zanker.

The right turn lane from Ferguson Road to California Route 152 was flooded.

Pea-sized hail and lightning reported on southbound US Highway 101 near Bailey Ave via social media.

Approximate location. Pea sized hail was reported in the Lexington Hills/Redwood Estates area.

Vehicle stuck in floodwaters blocking the slow lane of the offramp from southbound California Route 85 to Fremont Avenue.

Roadway flooding reported at southbound California Route 85 between El Camino and Fremont Avenue.

Water in all lanes of northbound Interstate 280 just south of El Monte Road.

Flooding in the middle of the roadway of northbound Interstate 280 north of California Highway 85.

Flooding was reported in the number 3 and 4 lanes of northbound Interstate 280 just south of California Highway 87.

Number 2 and 3 lanes of southbound California Highway 87 just north of California Highway 85 flooded with about 6 inches of water 100 feet before connector ramp.

About 3 feet of water flooded the offramp from northbound California Highway 17 to Bear Creek Road.

The number 3 and 4 lanes of southbound Interstate 680 were flooded just south of McKee Rd.

Four people were rescued by a swift water rescue team from the Guadalupe River in San Jose near Autumn Parkway and Coleman Avenue.

Three inch tree limbs were broken, and power lines were downed.

Flooding was reported on the onramp from the Alameda to Interstate 880.

Southbound US Highway 101 at the truck scales near San Martin was reported to be breaking apart in the slow lane.

The onramp from El Monte Road to northbound Interstate 280 and some of the interstate lanes were flooded.

Flooding was reported on southbound Interstate 280 north of California Highway 87 and on the ramp to Highway 87.

Standing water approximately 6 inches deep was reported on the offramp from Northbound Interstate 280 to Bird Avenue.

Flooding in the right lane of the Interstate 280 Northbound/El Monte Road onramp.

Flooding reported on the ramp from Southbound California Highway 87 to Northbound Interstate 280, with 1 foot of water over the roadway.

US Highway 101 was shut down south of Gilroy due to flooding on the roadway.

CHP reported flooding on North Winchester Boulevard offramp for Interstate 280, closing the road.

Major flooding closed US Highway 101 in both directions in the city of Gilroy, with the closure from Mesa Road to California State Route 25. The closure lasted for around 6 hours before traffic could be reopened.

The right hand side, and part of the number 2 (right) lane of the connector between Southbound Interstate 880 and Northbound Interstate 280 in western San Jose, was flooded.

Roadway flooding northbound 280 & 87 due to heavy rain.

Roadway flooding due to heavy rain at the southbound 280 offramp to Alum Rock offramp.

Image on social media showing small hail near the San Jose Airport.

Roadway flooding at I-280 S and SR-87 connector, approximately 8 inches of water in road.

Roadway flooding at I-880 S and Stevens Creek Blvd off ramp.

Roadway flooding at US-101 N and Burnett.