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Flood in Placer County, California
Flood February 7, 2024 · Placer County, California
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
California Highway Patrol and Placer County OES reported a fatality of a driver that drove through standing water on a flooded road, lost control, and flipped the vehicle, coming to a rest in standing water on Nicolaus Road near Marcum Road.
The wider storm
A major winter storm moved in from the south on February 4th, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, thunderstorms and heavy mountain snow through February 7th. Damaging winds brought down trees and caused widespread power outages. Flooding and strong winds resulted in multiple fatalities. Chain controls were observed in the mountains. Heavy rain brought nuisance flooding on roads and urban areas and rises to rivers, creeks and streams, with generally 1 to 3 inches of storm total rain reported across the Valley and foothills.
Began near Lincoln Muni Arpt (38.8972, -121.4511).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1162900. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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