Flood — Sacramento, California

2023-01-01 to 2023-01-17 · near (sac)sacramento Arpt, Sacramento, California

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

A series of atmospheric river systems impacted Interior Northern California and produced substantial flooding and wind damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1079144. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.