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Flood in Santa Clara County, California
Flood December 31, 2022 · Santa Clara County, California
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
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.
The wider storm
An atmospheric river impacted the Bay Area on December 31st, resulting in significant rainfall across the San Francisco Bay Area. Initial forecasts called for the most intense rainband to progressively move south towards the Central Coast as the day went on. However, the morning of the 31st, a surface low developed west of San Francisco, and the river stalled over the Bay Area. This resulted in significant rainfall totals for many Bay Area sites. Most notably, downtown San Francisco received 5.46 inches of rain on the 31st, the second wettest day on record. The Oakland Museum received its wettest day since records began in 1970, with 4.75 inches of rain.
Began near Wayne (37.3680, -121.8806).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1080214. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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